Couple Married for 53 Years Die From COVID-19 Within an Hour of Each Other, Holding Hands

Couple Married for 53 Years Die From COVID-19 Within an Hour of Each Other, Holding Hands
Courtesy of Tim Tarpley
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A Texas couple married for 53 years passed away holding hands within an hour of each other after a short battle with the CCP virus. The couple was able to be together in their final moments thanks to a medic who requested they be moved to the same hospital room.

Curtis Tarpley, 79, and his wife, Betty, 80, passed away at the Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth on June 18. Betty was admitted to hospital shortly before her husband.