It is usually said that only
death can separate a married couple, but the case of Jim aged 101 and Hilda
Leach aged 98 was different as even in death they were still close to each
other.
The dedicated couple married for 75
years have been buried next to each other at the congregation where they marry
- following the passing away within days of the other of a "broken
heart".
The couple celebrated their diamond
marriage anniversary last December 9, which marked 75 years of their marriage
during World War Two with a unique permit.
Days after their family party in
Rushton Spencer, close to Macclesfield, Cheshire, Jim passed away gently with
Hilda close by on December 17 at their home.
In any case, their family said
grief stricken Hilda did not have any desire to be separated from her better
half - and on January 2 she additionally passed away.
Presently the couple - who had
two girls, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren - have been burried
at a joint burial service at St Mary's Church in Bosley, Cheshire.
The church is likewise the same spot
where in 1941 the couple got married, similarly as Jim was taking off to battle
in the war.
Little girl Anne Brooker stated: “They
were together for 75 years and mum said there was nothing to live for after dad
died.
“Dad had seen everyone at the
anniversary and said his goodbyes and it was his time to go, and when dad went
it was time for mum to go too.
“It was a shock when mum went so
quickly after losing dad but they kept going for each other. It was really
emotional saying goodbye to both of them at the funeral.
“They got married in that church,
their coffins were together at the service and they were buried together. They
were together right until the end.”
Jim who was born in Whirley,
Macclesfield, became an orphan when he was only six years of age so grew up
with his uncle at a ranch in adjacent Birtles.
As a youngster he began work with
another uncle in his haulage business, Sam Cooper and Sons.
As World War Two broke out he met
learner chiropodist Hilda by chance at a dance.
In a flash stricken, the couple
were locked in for a year prior Jim was recruited into the Army in 1941 so they
wedded rapidly with an uncommon permit.
At the end of the war Jim set up
his own particular haulage organization.
Little girl Anne portrayed both
her folks as "determined", clarifying how her mum staggered medical specialists
years prior by battling back to full health subsequent to contracting polio and
being told she could never walk again.
She clarified: “Mum and dad were
both very determined. They were a wonderful couple.
“Family and community was very
important to both of them. We’ll miss them very much.”
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