▁in ▁Columbia , ▁Mississippi . ▁His ▁fun eral ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁Mission ary ▁Church ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁an ▁un mark ed ▁grave ▁in ▁the ▁Ple asant ▁Valley ▁Church ▁C emetery ▁in ▁nearby ▁Fox worth , ▁Mississippi . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Mar ion ▁County ▁Historical ▁Society ▁provided ▁a ▁marker . ▁ ▁M age e ' s ▁pur port ed ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 3 0 ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁verified , ▁as ▁persons ▁born ▁into ▁sla very ▁typically ▁lack ed ▁birth ▁certific ates . ▁History ▁professor ▁Max ▁G riv no , ▁who ▁has ▁studied ▁M age e ' s ▁life , ▁character ized ▁the ▁claimed ▁age ▁as ▁" possible ▁... ▁but ▁extremely ▁unlikely ," ▁not ing ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁" only ▁one ▁documented ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁person ▁living ▁into ▁their ▁ 1 2 0 s ." ▁ ▁S ources ▁Bob bie ▁E . ▁Bar be e ▁and ▁Le ah mon ▁L . ▁Re id , ▁" Why ▁ 1 2 5 - Year - Old ▁Hus band ▁S ues ▁for ▁Div or ce ", ▁ ▁Jet ▁Magazine , ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁pp .   4 6 – 4 9 ▁" G er ont ology : ▁Secret ▁of ▁Long ▁Life ", ▁Time ▁Magazine , ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁" Fun eral ▁Services ▁H eld ▁T ues day ▁For ▁The ▁Last ▁American