Even in death, a couple married for nearly 62 years were inseparable.
Don and Maxine Simpson from Bakersfield, California, died four hours apart on adjoining beds, holding hands during some of their final hours.
Melissa Sloan said her grandmother died first and when her body was removed from the room, her husband followed.
"All Don wanted was to be with his beautiful wife. He adored my grandmother, loved her to the end of the earth," she told KERO-TV.
He was 90 and she was 87, and they met at a bowling alley in Bakersfield in 1952, getting married in the same year.
When civil engineer Don worked for the US Army, the couple spent some time in Germany, where they adopted twin 18-month-old boys from an orphanage.
They returned to Bakersfield, where she worked as a nurse and he owned his own engineering firm.
They are survived by one son and five grandchildren.
That's love right there baby!!!!!
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DeleteTrue love
ReplyDeleteLOVE is a beautiful thing
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Without money???
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DeleteWow! Wow!! Wow!!!..... I want me a love like this that can weather all storms n still be strong till d end.... #wiping away a tear.. God rest their souls
ReplyDeleteTears kwa??
DeleteSide eye#
Lovely!
ReplyDeleteWow this is the real titanic love...may their gentle souls rest in perfect peace (amen)
ReplyDeleteTitanic love???
DeleteHmm......like jack dying so kate can live??when I am not Jesus.
I hope u know kate remarried??
It's rose not kate
DeleteNaaa, its katrose.
DeleteOk @cinderella.
Delete@wide eyed ,which one is katrose???
DeleteBwahahahaha. ...
Wonders shall never end
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Wonderful couple. RIP
ReplyDeleteWonderful couple. RIP
ReplyDeleteRest in peace.
ReplyDeleteWhere is Mamie? I have missed her comments o! Mamie my love, ebe ka ino???!
ReplyDeleteR.I.P to the two of them. They want to go and continue their love in heaven.
ReplyDeleteEwoooooo. ....
DeleteWow......met the same year,married same year, stayed together for almost 6yrs..and died holding hands in the same room 4hrs apart....
ReplyDeleteNice summary of love....Oya BVs take a cue...
eyah sweet....
ReplyDeleteAwwww.bless ur Souls.
ReplyDeleteEven death could not do them part. She was at d other side waiting 4 him. Love is a beautiful thing if u find d right one. Dear husband, when its ur time pls go ahead & DO NOT wait 4 me. Remember we didnt come 2geda.
ReplyDeleteHahaha
DeleteBwahahahaha. ........I like ur way @ Yucee.
DeleteKikikikikiki.. Hahahahahah
DeleteHahaaaaaa.....
DeleteLmao.... Very funny
DeleteDs is true luv mehn even in death. Blog visitors pls where can I find true luv? Guys of our tyme just wanna register u onto dia record label (dick) not in dia heart then dey will mov onto d next artist (babe).
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing like love.
DeleteANGELRAY SAYS
ReplyDeleteEyaa romeo and juliet love
ANGELRAY SAYS
ReplyDeleteEyaa romeo and juliet love
God bless and rest their souls. Amen.
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DeleteNa d same mouth u still take yab person.
Hahaha
Deletewow!
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This is really sweet. This is how marriage is supposed to be.
ReplyDeleteYea...in an ideal world.
DeleteAwww.......so nice. They married at a time when love was blind, and they were so in love till death.
ReplyDeleteThere was never a time when love was blind.
DeleteThis woman y are u replying everyone's comment.. (excess time )guess u haven't experienced love even as a married woman that u don't believe people have actually been in love
DeleteYea I ve got excess time cos I ve got a real man working his ass off to give me everything I ve ever wanted and more.
DeleteHow's it going for U??lover girl.
But seriously Ezenwanyi, please calm down don't create the impression that true love does not exist, I hope you know that there are impressionable young women reading your comments.
DeleteBut seriously too @ Queen Gelis,isn't it better for them to know that love is a silly illusion???
DeleteI ve kids,and I ve told them all I know about love and its risk.go to psychiatric hospitals and see victims of love.
Mothers need to equip to their kids with truth and all to survive out there.
Didn't romeo and juliet loves themselves??? but u saw how selfish their love was.
I would rather guard my heart from foolish emotions that come knowing fully that whom u claim to love can easily love out of love.and then what???
U guys should leave me and my comments biko.
The man actually adores her,see how he looks at her in sheer admiration and awe!
ReplyDeleteAnd they died together,wow!they must be soulmates or twinflames or spiritually connected if any of such things exist sha$
Hian!!!!
DeleteU should know that pictures are deceptive.
I think they are pretending.
Awwww
ReplyDeleteMay their souls rest in perfect peace.
Amen
DeleteBEAUTIFUL
ReplyDeleteIs'nt Love a beautiful thing? Wisdom is profitable to direct Ecl10:10
ReplyDeleteLove,lust,infatuation are all d same.
DeleteGo to books of Solomon
If couples could do all they can to make their marriage work (tolerance,perseverance,true love,prayers),,,that is when we can read stories like this.they would have had their ups and downs in the marriage but they held on to each other till the end. #lessonforthisgeneration#....RIP to them.
ReplyDeleteOn another note,,,,old age no easy at all ooo.....see how smooth faces just wrinkle like say e no see smoothness at all.....choi,,,it is well ooo
They held on cos they were stuck,or they might even be junkies.just saying#
DeleteIf couples could do all they can to make their marriage work (tolerance,perseverance,true love,prayers),,,that is when we can read stories like this.they would have had their ups and downs in the marriage but they held on to each other till the end. #lessonforthisgeneration#....RIP to them.
ReplyDeleteOn another note,,,,old age no easy at all ooo.....see how smooth faces just wrinkle like say e no see smoothness at all.....choi,,,it is well ooo
I feel like crying, where is the love of my life ?
ReplyDeleteI'm right here baby!
DeleteEwoooooo. ....
Deletetake handkerchief.
There is nothing like d love of anyone's life.
Dont mind these bible scholars shouting rib of my rib and bones of my bone.we all saw how it ended for Adam and Eve.
stop crying cos Jehovah is on ur case.
Hahahahahahaha
DeleteNot been in a good mood today my madam Stella of life so I want to Give in my little way. Let me go anonymous
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Airtel.....0568 7663 1733 3850
Glo.......26087 70955 62520
Thanks a lot.. I loaded the GLO
DeleteYou're not anonymous dear blink. Hahahahaha
DeleteBwahahahaha. .....
DeleteHmmmm! May the rest peacefully in the lord...
ReplyDeleteIf I hear sey my husband die I con follow, Hian!
ReplyDeleteFollow am go where??
DeleteU be learner???
To ur tent oh isreal!!
I live stories like this..true love really does exist and it's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYea,in dreamland.
DeleteJesus! Their love for eachother was very strong.
ReplyDeleteAwwwwww can u find dat in naij?
ReplyDeleteNaija bawo????
DeleteWhen they say do the things you ought to do at the right time,make hay while the sun shines people think its a joke,but ezenwanyi is a living example of people suffering from misplaced priorities..I dey shame for your children.
DeleteMy children ke???Bwahahahaha. .....They are clearly not in d same league with u.
DeleteGutter pikin like U,U should be ashamed for ur mother who obviously didnt teach u manners and how could she,when she herself is no better;running aftrr mad dogs whi eventually got her pregnant and here U are.
Stella approve my comments ooo....I no cuss anybody papa,mama and pikin but na dem go cuss my own ooo...
Aaaaaaaaww soooo touchy.This is what we call TRUE LOVE!
ReplyDeleteBut sorry i wont die with hubby...He goes first when d time come..
*smh*
DeleteBrook Mona u may even die first...fool like u are God. How can you talk like this....
DeleteWow. God bless their souls.
ReplyDeleteSo Alhaja Stella the 2kids they adopted no be their son? Which one be she is survived by 1 son?just asking.
ReplyDeleteIt means one of the twins died. ..
DeleteWow! they were really in love with each other and obviously enjoyed each other's company.
ReplyDeleteAawww so cute
ReplyDeleteDear Father, I tap into this for my husband and I. May we live long and full lives and die happy together. Amen.
ReplyDeletestella you try o. God continue to oil your elbow. Make everyone siddon think about this couple and try arrange his/her marriage or relationship. My hubby dey follow me vex make i go postrate beg am. *brb*
ReplyDeleteNa wa ooo......
Deletewetin u do ????
That's a wrap.
Lunch tins##
I just dey eat ,I no dey shit.
Home remedies oooo......
I go run my mouth like tap. Guy dey on lock down since morning. Me don chill i don tire to prostrate. So will continue tomorrow.
DeleteLol,
DeleteHe go don cool down by that time.
Mehn 4hrs is too much.... I pray God takes me the EXACT time with my husband and grant our future kids the strength to move on without us....
ReplyDeleteBetter be careful d kind of prayer you pray to God. Do you know the destiny of your husband? So you prefer to leave your children without any parental love. May God forgive you.
DeleteHow will she know? Very daft idiot, she obviously doesn't think before she types.... Stupid girl
DeleteImagine this type of foolish prayer! I reject it for u!
DeleteIf at 90 and 87, their kids can't fend for their selves, then they still won't be able to cater for their needs even if the parents die separately
DeleteY d abuses @anon 12; 06,are u her husband ni??
DeleteHian!!!!
Awwwwww this is so lovely
ReplyDeleteThis is titanic. True love even in death.
ReplyDeleteWow.. How romantic..
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteI wish for "till death do us part"
Dear Lord, I never want to be an adulterer or divorcee, I want a lasting and fruitful marriage that will be a testimony to God
Wow. So this type of love do still exist. Wish i would have this type.
ReplyDeleteNawao.......even in death.love is a beautiful thing when one is with the right person,may they rest in peace.
ReplyDelete#mama twins#
*dancing azonto*... I can't believe am so so lucky ds evening. Fastest fingers mehn. SDK blog visitors rock! Loaded d mtn n airtel...na only me waka com. God bless u; givers neva lack!
ReplyDeleteIt is well o. Everytime am having Sex with hubby, am always thinking if his prick is d only one I have to savour till I die. The thought alone gives me a cold shiver. I would love to explore. Lord, pls help me and take all adulterous thought from me. Am I alone in dis?
ReplyDeleteLmao!!! I think about it too!! Na wa oh
DeletePls dont ever think that,its a sin and lies from d pit of hell.
Deleteclose ur eyes for prayers.
Aww.Love so true. Not so common,in our world today. May their souls find peace .
ReplyDelete* tasha barbie *
Awwwww...R.I.P
ReplyDeleteSdk,wey my comments na#inosuofiavoice#
ReplyDeleteLove in Continuum.
ReplyDeleteLove in Continuum.
ReplyDeleteEzenwanyi stupid old attention seeking whore with your smelly expired pussy go and die...... U are so damn irritating....disgrace to ur family, hubby and hubby.....#ispitonyou#
ReplyDeleteNa wa o. On top wetin nah? people be getting unnecessarily worked up over nothing. May God heal you Anony.
DeleteEzenwanyi, they are recruting next door to where I work,a company is looking for old women to babysit kids for hardworking mums,and you fit the criteria..send your CV to Stella she will get it across to ASAP! You need to get busy.
DeleteU no dey brush ya mouth??see as ur sputum dey smell.
DeleteEvery go and die statement that will catapult me to d next level I claim it*fire ,fire,anon 12; 05 die die die and may ebola,aid and avian flu wipe out every one and everything related to u and u.
stella approve this comment cos na she/he first call my family.
@Kemie,think d job description fits ur mama wella,give it to her and btw I like d way my life is and would like to come in d next life as me.
DeleteHardworking women my ass!!
aids##
DeleteSDK,U don repent oooo....
Triple tuales for our mother in zion.
job description fits ur mama wella,give it to her that way u get to see her every second.
Deleteshebi whore and harlot na d same thing??I like whore better,it sounds better and polished instead of harlot and ashewo.
Bwahahahaha. ......
Hardworking women my ass!!!
True love. EVE E UME
ReplyDeleteLove like this don't exist anymore.
ReplyDeleteNow it's Ferrari and Diamond fake love.
Ferrari and diamond go - love goes too.
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DeleteOnly junkies love like this.
DeleteLove like this don't exist anymore.
ReplyDeleteNow it's Ferrari and Diamond fake love.
Ferrari and diamond go - love goes too.
True love
ReplyDeleteWhat everyone dreams of
but many are not patient to wait for.