A North Carolina couple who were married for 48 years died just minutes apart while holding hands after a month-long battle with COVID-19. 'They were married 48 years, been together 50, they walked hand in hand for those 50 years,' their son, Shane Peoples, told WBTV. Shane Peoples: '. Pictured: Johnny Lee Peoples (left) and Cathy Darlene Peoples (right)According to an obituary, the couple are both North Carolina natives who had close ties to the community. '[Cathy] worked as a pre-school childcare provider, teacher assistant at Salisbury Academy and a lab technician at LabCorp,' it read.

Source: Daily Mail September 11, 2020 13:36 UTC