A devoted couple died hours apart just days after celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary.
Peter and Elizabeth Molyneux, from St Helens, celebrated their diamond anniversary on December 1 last year. Peter, 83, had been unwell for some time after being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.
Elizabeth, known as Nanny Betty by her great-granddaughter Ruby, suffered from COPD, but was not seriously ill, according to granddaughter Katie Marsh. Despite this, Elizabeth died just hours after her husband on December 8 after taking a turn for the worse.