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- Ninety-eight-year-old Evelyn Bennett Drake died July 20 and her 100-year-old husbands, Gilbert Orzell Drake, passed away two days later
- Both died of natural causes with their family by their sides at the couple's home in Delmar, their family says
- Evelyn would've turned 99 on Aug. 8, while her husband would've been 101 on Aug. 10; a private graveside family service is planned
An upstate New York couple married 78 years has died within two days of each other.
According to their family, 98-year-old Evelyn Bennett Drake died July 20 and 100-year-old Gilbert Orzell Drake died two days later. Both died of natural causes with their family by their sides at the couple's home in Delmar, an Albany suburb.
The family says Evelyn would've turned 99 on Aug. 8, while her husband would've been 101 on Aug. 10. Granddaughter Elizabeth Officer says the Drakes were married Oct. 13, 1939.
In addition to their two sons and a daughter, the Drakes are survived by Officer and four other grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
A private graveside family service is planned.
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