A North Carolina family is reeling from not one, but two losses due to the coronavirus. Johnny Lee Peoples, 67, and his wife Cathy Darlene Peoples, 65, (pictured above) died of COVID-19 just minutes apart from each other on September 2 at Novant Health Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury following a month-long battle with the virus, according to the couple’s joint obituary.
Their surviving son, Shane Peoples, noted that both North Carolina natives had been dealing with the illness for 30 days before they were put in a room together to say a final farewell.
He explained to WBTV: In those 50 years, the pair accomplished quite a lot: Johnny was a sergeant in the US Army and worked for the NC Department of Corrections, according to an