Married 73 Years, They Die Minutes Apart
And they were in separate nursing homes.
Lillian and William Wilson suffered from Alzheimer’s for years before passing away on April 7. Both were reportedly living in separate nursing homes in different parts of Kentucky when they passed, and their son says their perfectly timed deaths don’t come as much of a surprise.
“I’m not going till Bill goes,” Lillian once said of dying.
At the time of their deaths, Lillian was 89 years old and William, also known as “Wild Bill”, was 93. The two had been married for 73 years, and while the deaths are undoubtedly sad, son Doug Wilson says they will honor the two the only way they know how.
“We all look at it as a blessing because we’re having one funeral for both of them,” Doug explained, describing their back-to-back deaths as a “blessing.”
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Anomaly 100 April 12th, 2015 at 22:05
Love is a beautiful thing.
bpollen April 13th, 2015 at 01:12
Poignant AND inspirational.
granpa.usthai April 13th, 2015 at 01:35
not uncommon for couples that have grown together over the years.