How do I stop my contacts old phone number from appearing when starting a new text message

I changed one of my contacts phone number, but when I start a new text message their old phone number appears along with their new number. I have checked my contact information and only their new number is in there.

No fix for that yet, take a look at this link, https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4363225?start=0&tstart=0

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    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts5185
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