Six sisters who grew up together in Farmington, Missouri, have now lived so long that their combined ages this year set a Guinness World Record.
Their ages on March 6 totaled 570 years and 43 days, setting the global record for six living siblings. The Guinness record-keepers confirmed the record on May 30 and notified the sisters.
From left, sisters Norma Jacob, Lorene Kollmeyer, Maxine Cole, Doris Griffith, Margaret Norton and Elma Jennings stand together in July 2021. The sisters recently set a Guinness World Record for the highest combined ages of six living siblings.
The oldest, Norma, is 101. The next, Lorene, turns 99 on July 13.
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From left, Margaret Norton, Stanley Overall, Doris Griffith and Elma Jennings in 1941 at their family home in Farmington.
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From left, Doris Hawkins, Norma Jacob, Margaret Norton and Elma Jennings on Norma’s 100th birthday on Feb. 5, 2023.
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From left, Norma Jacob, Lorene Kollmeyer, Maxine Cole, Doris Griffith, Margaret Norton and Elma Jennings vacation together in 1994 in Branson.
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Norma Jacob, the oldest sister, on her 101st birthday on Feb. 5.
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Doris Griffith in 1946 in Farmington.
Doris Griffith, the fourth oldest sister, pictured October at the Missouri Theatre in Columbia.
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