Original: At the time of her death at age 116 years 347 days, she was and still is the sixth-oldest fully documented and officially validated person to have ever lived (fifth-oldest if the questionable case of Japanese man Shigechiyo Izumi is discounted).
Simplified: At the time of her death she was and still is, as of October 2008, the sixth oldest person on record (fifth oldest if the questionable case of Shigechiyo Izumi is discounted).