Fox News Reported this story yesterday:
Married for 65 years, relatives say Clifford and Eva Vevea did everything together.
And with their health failing, their son, Kip Vevea, says they were ready to die together. The Crookston couple passed away of natural causes within hours of each other at Valley Eldercare Center Sunday.
Vevea says his 93-year-old dad and 90-year-old mother went dancing nearly every weekend when they were younger, painted the house together and were always close companions.
With their beds pushed together at the care center, a nurse asked Eva Vevea if she would like to hold her husband’s hand one more time after he died — and within hours she passed away.
The Grand Forks Herald says a funeral for the couple will be held Saturday in Crookston. The couple will be buried next to each other at a Thief River Falls cemetery.
We all get married believing that “longer married” equals “better marriage.” So often, for many couples, that isn’t the case. After 65 years, for Clifford and Eva it proved to be true. Beds pushed together; holding hands, till death parted them. What a love story.
Here is the truth…that is possible for you and for me. It won’t be easy, but it is possible. Your love story starts today. Despite the past. Despite your mistakes. Despite what state your marriage is in right now. Your love story is waiting to be written or rewritten. You can choose it.
God is fighting for you and we’re cheering for you!
