Roberta McCain

Roberta Wright McCain (February 7, 1912 – October 12, 2020) was the widow of Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. and mother of the late Republican Arizona Senator and two-time Presidential candidate John S. McCain III.

McCain was born on February 7, 1912 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She had a twin sister. McCain was married to John S. McCain, Jr. from 1933 until his death in 1981. They had three children. On October 22, 2009, she was hospitalized in Portugal after she fell and injured her head.

McCain died on October 12, 2020 in Washington, D.C., at the age of 108.

References

Other websites
McCain's Mother, CNN, February 28, 2000.
Shaping Character and Destinies: John McCain, National Public Radio, by Terry Gross, December 6, 2005.
McCain highlights mother's age on Mother's Day May 14, 2007.
Play of the Day: McCain's Mom on Mormons, November 9, 2007
Ancestry of Sen. John McCain
"The Firecracker", Style.com (condensed version of article for Vogue).  August 2008.

Category:1912 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:American centenarians
Category:People from Muskogee, Oklahoma
Category:Twin people from the United States