An elderly Alabama woman with Alzheimer's disease had been living with her dead husband's body for about a month before police discovered the tragic scene, the county coroner said Sunday. 
 
 Morgan County Coroner Jeff Chunn determined that Jessie Claude Kirby, 75, of Decatur died of from natural causes about four weeks ago. 
 
 Decatur police said they spotted the body Friday as they peered through a window at Kirby's home, where they had been sent to check on the welfare of Kirby and his wife, Doris, 78, at the request of relatives who hadn't heard from them for months, according to a police incident report. 
 
 Doris Kirby has Alzheimer's disease and was unable to comprehend that officers were trying to check on her, the report said. Police had to force their way into the house, where Jessie Kirby was lying in his bed. 
 
 Doris Kirby was described as in poor health and was being treated at Decatur Morgan Hospital. 
 
 Two dead dogs, who appeared to have starved, were also found. 
 
 Dean Hayes, a neighbor who has known the Kirbys for decades, said she had a bad feeling when she saw police arrive Friday. 
 
 "Police cars were up and down the road," Hayes told NBC station WAFF of Huntsville. "To think that all of us live right here, this close, and none of us knew anything about it." 

 DECATUR, Alabama - An elderly woman with dementia appears to have been living with her deceased husband for about a month, Decatur police report. 
 
 Neighbors of the elderly couple, Jessie Claude Kirby, 75, and Doris Kirby, 78, who lived in the 1600 block of Chestnut Street, became concerned they hadn't heard from the couple in months, police said. 
 
 Officers were dispatched Friday afternoon. When they arrived they saw Doris inside the house. Mrs. Kirby suffers from Alzheimer's and was unaware that the officers were trying to check on her well-being, police said. 
 
 Looking through windows officers could see a deceased Kirby in his bed. After gaining entry into the house, officers detected Mrs. Kirby was in poor health and had her transported to Decatur Morgan Hospital for treatment. 
 
 Morgan County Coroner Jeff Chunn responded to the scene and ruled out foul play. The deceased suffered from multiple health problems and died from natural causes, police said. 
 
 Two dogs, who appeared to have died from starvation, were also found in the home. 
 
 
 
 

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– An elderly Alabama woman lived with her dead husband for about a month before police broke into her house and discovered the sad scene, NBC News reports. Doris Kirby, 78, has Alzheimer's disease and didn't realize that police were there to check on her, at the request of family members who hadn't heard from them in a while. Forcing their way in, officers found her husband, Jessie Kirby, 75, lying dead in bed, and two dead dogs who had apparently starved. Neighbors in Decatur, Alabama, had known the couple for decades but apparently didn't check on them, WAFF reports. "Police cars was up and down the road," said Dean Hayes, who lives two doors down. "To think that all of us live right here, this close, and none of us knew anything about it." It also seemed to surprise the Kirbys' son, who drove up as an ambulance arrived and was told of his father's death. Authorities have ruled out foul play in Jessie Kirby's demise, AL.com reports, and say Doris Kirby is in poor health at Decatur Morgan Hospital.