A devoted couple who never spent a
day apart in 68 years of marriage died
just 10 hours apart.
George Doughty, 91, was in intensive
care with a chest infection when his
wife Dorothy, 92, suddenly died.
Mr Doughty then passed away just
hours later - he did not know his wife
had been admitted.
George Doughty, 91, became ill with a
chest infection and was in hospital when
his wife Dorothy, 92, suddenly died. The
couple shared the same wedding
anniversary as the Queen and went to
London for the Queen's garden party to
celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary in 1997
George Doughty, 91, became ill with a
chest infection and was in hospital when
his wife Dorothy, 92, suddenly died. The
couple shared the same wedding
anniversary as the Queen and went to
London for the Queen's garden party to
celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary in 1997
Mr Doughty, and Victor were at school
together in Somerset and in the same
regiment.
After Victor was killed, Mr Doughty
wrote to give commiserations to the
young widow and love blossomed during
the hardship of war.
Mr Doughty arranged to travel up to
meet her in her home town of
Stalybridge.
They met for the first time at
Manchester Piccadilly railway station -
he said he would be carrying a
newspaper and Mrs Doughty held a
rose.
The couple celebrate their 60th
wedding anniversary surrounded by
their family and friends
The couple celebrate their 60th
wedding anniversary surrounded by
their family and friends
After getting married the couple had
two sons Allan and Paul.
Mr Doughty returned to work as a baker
after the war and Mrs Doughty owned a
salon with her son Paul in Ashton Under
Lyne.
When they retired they focused their
life around their family - they have five
grandchildren Stuart, Mark, Rachel,
Andrew and Adelle and two great-
grandchildren Charlotte and Mabel.
They spent their time volunteering at
Tameside League of Friends at the
hospital and Mrs Doughty also enjoyed
being a member of King Georges Bowling
Club with her sister, Audrey Stopford,
88.
Mrs and Mrs Doughty proudly pose for a
photo with their youngest great-
granddaughter Mabel
When they retired the couple (seen far
left) focused their life around their
family - they have five grandchildren
Stuart, Mark, Rachel, Andrew and Adelle
and two great-grandchildren Charlotte
and Mabel
When they retired the couple (seen far
left) focused their life around their
family - they have five grandchildren
Stuart, Mark, Rachel, Andrew and Adelle
and two great-grandchildren Charlotte
and Mabel
The couple shared the same wedding
anniversary as the Queen and went to
London for the Queen's garden party to
celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary in 1997.
Ten years later they celebrated their
60th diamond anniversary surrounded
by their family and friends.
Mr Doughty was admitted to Tameside
Hospital with pneumonia on 21 May and
moved to intensive care where he was
sedated on 23 May.
His wife was then admitted to a general
ward on 24 May, but because she had
shingles she was not permitted to visit
her husband in intensive care.
Mrs Doughty contracted an infection,
and unable to fight the virus, she died
June 1 at 2.30pm.
Her husband then passed away 2 June
at 12.30am.
Their son Paul said: 'So many people
have said to us that there is comfort in
knowing that they were together right
at the end.
'They didn’t know each other had passed
and didn’t have that stress. It came as
such a shock.
'They were just two lovely people who
were very family orientated and wanted
to be involved in everything.
'They’d been married for 68 years and
they were always together - they
never spent a day apart.'
Their funeral took place last week at St
James' Church in Ashton-under-Lyne.
Their coffins lay side by side - hers
topped with the newspaper and his, a
rose.
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