Diamond couple await birth of seventh great grandchild

IT’S been a busy month for diamond couple Donald and Brenda Hoden as they await the arrival of their seventh great grandchild just weeks after celebrating 60 years of marriage.
By Sam Cooper
Published 25th Apr 2017, 15:00 BST
Updated 25th Apr 2017, 15:02 BST
Don and Brenda Hoden from Rawmarsh, who celebrated their Diamond Wedding on March 30th with a visit from The Mayor of Rotherham, Cllr Lyndsay Pitchley. 170592Don and Brenda Hoden from Rawmarsh, who celebrated their Diamond Wedding on March 30th with a visit from The Mayor of Rotherham, Cllr Lyndsay Pitchley. 170592
Don and Brenda Hoden from Rawmarsh, who celebrated their Diamond Wedding on March 30th with a visit from The Mayor of Rotherham, Cllr Lyndsay Pitchley. 170592

The couple, of Uplands Way, Rawmarsh, met at the former Rotherham Baths dance hall before tying the knot at Rawmarsh Parish Church on March 30, 1957.

Donald (79) said he and Brenda (79) had four children, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren, with a seventh due “any time”.

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