Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-22 | Page 1 | Aged Couple Die within Few House of One Another

AGED COUPLE DIE WITHIN FEW HOURS ONE I L l f MEMPHIS Tenn Terin o March 22 AP After two fifty-two years years of or happy happ married life liCe together Dr and Mrs R. R R. R James of ot Cotton Plant Ark died in a Memphis hospital yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day within a a few afew hours of each other He Tie was 85 years old and she was 80 5 Dr James known as at the wealthIest wealthiest wealth wealth- iest lest man in Woodruff county Arkansas Arkansas Ar At kansas died after a a. general breakdown breakdown breakdown break- break down due largely largel his associates de declared declared dared to the fact he realized his wife wile was dying from throat trouble Until yesterday Mr 11 and Mrs James James- were in the same room at atthe atthe atthe the hospital but they were separated separated sep sep- because the physicians realIzed realized real- real the end was as near Mrs James died at 7 a. a m. m Dr James when told his wife had died declared fl J 1 am ready now He succumbed at p. p m. m