Mr Hodgkiss was pronounced dead at the scene, while his wife was airlifted to hospital, where she passed away the next day.
Their heartbroken family has now spoken of the comfort they feel knowing the couple had been able to have a final loving moment together before they passed away.

David Hodgkiss, 47, said he believed his parents, from Tipton in the West Midlands, had used their last minutes together to 'say goodbye'.
‘I'm still devastated,’ he said. ‘But the most comforting thing for me is that they have gone together.
‘We were told that they were found holding hands in the car so they must have had time to say goodbye to each other.’

Mr and Mrs Hodgkiss, who have four grandchildren and were married for 52 years, were driving the 20 mile journey from their hometo The River and Rail Country Inn, near Bridgnorth,Shropshire, in the early afternoon of June 7 when they crashed.
Their black Ford Mondeo collided with an Audi A4TDI coming from the opposite direction on and A Road.
The automatic car was new, bought just six weeks earlier because Mr Hodgkiss was sufferingmobility issues after a hip operation last October.
Rescuers rushed to the scene and found the couple in the front seats, tenderly touching hands for a final time following the crash.

Mr Hodgkiss, who was known to friends as ‘Big Jack’, appeared to have been killed instantly, while his wife died later at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Their son, from Dudley, West Midlands, said his father was an Army corporal with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers before working as a bus driver.
His parents met by chance on a coach more than 50 years ago, after Mr Hodgkiss drove a group including his future wife on a tour from the Midlands to the London Palladium.
They began chatting and dated for 10 months before marrying at Hill Top Methodist Church in West Bromwich in 1961.
A decade later, the couple moved to Bilston, West Midlands, where they lived in the same house for 43 years.

They are survived by their son, his wife Jackie andgranddaughters Rebecca, Jessica, Katie and Samantha.
Former colleagues of Mr Hodgkiss paid tribute to their friend, describing him as a 'gentle giant'.
Dave Bacon wrote online: ‘A brilliant bloke sadly missed. We had loads of laughs with him at Wolverhampton canteen when Jack was on the 79. RIP old pal.’
Paul Scerri added: ‘Devastated! I'll never forget Big Jack with his witty comments and practical jokes!
‘A gentle giant' May you both be at peace.’
Another friend wrote: ‘I know John from my bus driving days. Very sad news indeed.
‘He was a certainly a top man to work with. A prolific practical joker. RIP Big Jack & Betty.’

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This is so sweet and sad

A marriage built on true love is so beautiful

bukatyne: This is so sweet and sad

A marriage built on true love is so beautiful

So true

Poor darlings!
Rest in peace together you two.

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Ivynwa:

Poor darlings!
Rest in peace together you two.