‘They did not want to go alone. They had endured this life together. They had this strong faith, and they just refused to be apart.’
An elderly woman died of a broken heart moments after climbing into bed with her husband of 70 years who had just passed away in his sleep with lung cancer.
Raymond Atkins, 90, had promised wife Kathleen, 86, that he would be out of hospital in time to celebrate the landmark anniversary on July 22. But within days his health deteriorated and he died in his sleep at the couple’s home in Crewe, Virginia. Overcome with grief, Kathleen crawled into bed next to him where she passed away a short while later.AdvertisementRaymond had spent two years fighting the disease and had to go back into hospital for a few days in July.
‘They had this strong faith and they just refused to be apart. It’s a fairy tale in every sense of the word.’Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at
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