TULSA — Family of a Tulsa couple married for nearly 70 years say the pair died within just a few hours of each other.
The Tulsa World reported Monday that Nancy Gatewood died on Jan. 15 and her husband, Jack, died the following morning. Both were 88. They met as high school students in Ash Grove, Mo.
Family members said Nancy was hospitalized for complications from a broken hip and pneumonia. They said it was the first time since World War II the couple had spent any significant time apart.
Jack's son said the distance was hard on his father. He said people at the assisted living facility would find him wandering around, asking whether they'd seen her.
The son said his father never learned of his wife's death. He died of cardiac arrest before family members told him the news.