Myra Booth Myra Booth ( née Dickinson ) was the wife of Jerry Booth and a resident of 13 Coronation Street from 1963 to 1964 . Biography . A typist by profession , Myra Dickinson was a single child , and was spoiled by her parents . She was used to a life of comfort and getting what she wanted . At a concert in 4th September 1963 , Myra met shy builder Jerry Booth and fell for him . Unbeknown to her , Jerry was going through a difficult time after being dumped by Sheila Birtles , and he was easily led by Myra into a relationship , which domineering Myra took charge of . Myra was eager to marry and soon decided on a date - 19th October , less than two months after the pair met . The couple got married on the date at St . Paul ' s Church . Dennis Tanner was the reluctant best man , making a speech full of show business references . The Booths went on a honeymoon in Torquay and upon their return moved into 13 Coronation Street , which Jerry had bought . At Jerry ' s insistence , Myra didn ' t take a job , except for a brief stint helping out at Gamma Garments . Jerry preferred Myra to stay at home to handle the housekeeping . Consequently , they had only a modest income and couldn ' t afford many of the luxuries Myra was used to , although if Myra wanted something she usually bought it anyway on Hire Purchase . Inevitably , within a few months the mortgage and Hire Purchase repayments became too much for the Booths , and Myra stopped paying without telling Jerry . Their problems were exacerbated when Myra found out she was pregnant , but even as Jerry struggled to take control of their finances and work out a way to pay their debts , Myra continued to spend on Hire Purchase . When Jerry took charge of the situation , Myra realised how much trouble they were in and broke down . She arranged with her parents for the couple to move in with them , and her father , George Dickinson , agreed to help with the repayments . Jerry and Myra left Coronation Street on 20th May 1964 . Early the next year , Myra gave birth , but the baby was stillborn . Their baby ' s death effectively ended the marriage and Jerry returned to his old job at the Builder ' s Yard with Len Fairclough . Myra hoped for a reconciliation and her father went to see Jerry on her behalf to find out Jerry ' s intentions . In 1966 , Jerry went to see Myra for a divorce , but as she didn ' t want one she refused . It wasn ' t until the Booths had been married for three years until Jerry could start divorce proceedings . Myra ' s Decree Nisi came through in January 1968 . After a chance encounter with Jerry at the ice rink , Myra went to see him at home and broke down , begging to stay the night . Myra stayed at Lens for a few weeks and tried to look after Jerry , but when she mooted the idea of getting back together , Jerry turned the offer down . When she tried to seduce Jerry , he asked her to leave , worrying that she would complicate the divorce . Myra left but told the court she ' d spent the night with Jerry , even though they had slept in separate beds . Jerry admitted letting Myra stay and told the agent that she had tried to seduce him , deciding to tell the truth rather than deny being with Myra . The divorce eventually came through without complication , and Myra never returned to Jerry ' s life .