Lillian Mae Reeves of Pilot Mountain married Thurman Finch Horner of Oxford at the First Baptist Church of Boone on April 15, 1949. At the time of the wedding, Ms. Reeves was a chemistry professor at Appalachian State University. Mr. Horner had served during World War II in the United States Marine Corps and was…
Married couple who met during World War II celebrate 70th wedding anniversary
A husband and wife who met in the RAF during the Second World War are now celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. Staff and residents at Redwalls Nursing Home in Sandiway joined in the anniversary celebrations of John and Marion Thomas last Tuesday. The couple live in Norley, but Mr Thomas, 94, is currently a short-stay…
Australia’s Enduring and Surprising Love Stories
Audrey and Jim Murray recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. The couple met in the late 1940s, when Jim was waiting to be discharged from the Royal Australian Air Force after WWII. “He was a very cheeky young man at that time. When we were introduced, I said to my friend who introduced me, I…
70 Years of Wedded Bliss. Here’s the Secret
The couple was married on March 20, 1949, at the Delavan East Lutheran Church. They recalled that there was snow on the ground, but the weather was warm. Surrounded by family and friends, they exchanged their marriage vows and professed their love for one another. As the old saying goes, opposites attract. Roland was raised…
Here’s what some seniors think of dating app Tinder
Theresa and Jim Woolfrey disagreed on who to swipe right on when flipping through Tinder. (Katie Breen/CBC) Dating in the modern era isn’t quite the same as it was back in the 1940s. Jim and Theresa Woolfrey, both 82, met while working at a family store in Lewisporte, N.L., […] … they’ve stayed married for…
Love Story Celebrating 70 years
James would eventually propose to Leoma in a familiar place. “We were on a city bus in Laurinburg and I proposed on the bus with a ring,” said James. James and Leoma Ward were married March 5, 1949, at a courthouse — and kept it under wraps for a year. “Back then you had to…
Royals celebrate Prince Charles’ ‘tireless work’
The Queen and other members of the Royal Family have celebrated the Prince of Wales’s “tireless work” and “sacred duty of service” at an event to mark the 50th anniversary of his investiture. The reception was held by Her Majesty at Buckingham Palace to celebrate 50 years since Prince Charles was invested as Prince of…
Local couple’s love still sung about 70 years later
“When your old wedding ring was new…” 92-year-old Don Morrissey’s cover of Jimmy Roselli’s love ballad gets better every time his wife, Barbara, hears it. The Morrissey’s celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Tuesday surrounded by friends and family at Chillicothe’s Evergreen Senior Living. “I guess that’s really the history of our married life,” explained Don….
Diamond couple who have been married for 60 years celebrate two big milestones on the same day
A Scunthorpe couple celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on the same day as another important milestone. Frank and Barbara Hame marked 60 years of marriage on the same day as Barbara’s 80th birthday. The couple, who have lived in Scunthorpe their entire lives, tied the knot in 1959 on her 20th birthday. Despite their long,…
70th Wedding Anniversary. This Couple’s Simple Secret
The family of Fred and Lidia Loupy would like to honor them for living to tell about 70 years of marriage! Their secret: Never go to bed mad at one another. On February 5th, 1949, Fred Loupy took the hand of Lidia Nardi and together they vowed to have and to hold, for better, for…