Category: widow

Widow Who Held Joint Funeral for Daughter and Husband Feels ‘Alive Again’ Marrying Widower Who Lost His Son

A mom whose daughter and husband died days apart has remarried a widower who lost his wife and child. She says their bond has helped them heal. Alice Palmer, 68, from Anfield, in Liverpool, England, was a lifetime carer to her daughter, Beth, 20, who suffered from cerebral palsy and other health issues. Alice’s world…


Gone With The Wind (1939)

On the eve of the American Civil War, Scarlett (Vivien Leigh), the daughter of a Southern rancher, falls in love with Ashley (Leslie Howard), the son of another rancher, and is rejected. During the war, Scarlett becomes a widow, loses her mother, and takes on the burden of life, no longer being the young lady…


The Train Robbers (1973)

A beautiful widow asks three gunmen to retrieve a shipment of gold that her husband had robbed during his lifetime to settle the case with the government. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it…


Million Dollar Weekend (1948)

Two people—a middle-aged stock broker and a young widow—are passengers on the same flight from California to Hawaii. For different reasons, they’ve both fled the state with secrets. Neither knows of the other’s situation, and they both turn to each other for help. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original…


Timber Queen (1944)

Russ Evans, a World War II veteran Army pilot, decides to check up on the widow of an old war buddy of his, Elaine Graham. The logging company she inherited is doing poorly, but Elaine gets an order in for a huge shipment of lumber. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com


Questions From Young Widows

Last week, I answered questions about Social Security widow’s benefits. But I ran out of column space before I ran out of questions to answer. So, this week, more questions and answers about widows. Last week’s questions were mostly from older women in their 70s and 80s. Today’s questions come from younger widows. Q: My…


Fallen Officer’s Wife Prays at Grave for Miracle, Meets This Special Man Weeks Later

April Katherman-Redgrave and her late husband, Mike, were teenagers when they first met. They later married and had two sons. Their small family was just perfect before the tragedy struck. When Mike, a San Jose police officer, was killed on duty in a motorcycle accident, April was utterly lost and heartbroken. Visiting the cemetery months after…


Killed Officer’s Widow Lashes out at Manhattan DA

Through tears, the wife, Dominique Luzuriaga, of slain police officer Jason Rivera, 22, recalled the horror of seeing cellphone alerts about two officers being shot in Harlem. Her worries grew as she texted and called the former elementary school classmate she married this past October. She got no answer until the call that summoned her…


Secret Santa Brings Christmas to Heartbroken Widow

Thank you for being there for someone who needs an extra bit of caring!


Kobe Bryant’s Widow to Settle Lawsuit Over Deadly Crash

LOS ANGELES—Kobe Bryant’s widow has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year, killing the NBA star, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others. Vanessa Bryant, her children and relatives of other victims filed a settlement agreement notice Tuesday with a federal judge in Los Angeles but…