Menu
Wedded Wisdom
  • Home
  • About Wedded Wisdom
  • @Twitter
Wedded Wisdom
Celebrating 70 years

Love Story Celebrating 70 years

Posted on March 8, 2019March 7, 2019 by R Nilsen

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 have a house when you were married,” said Taylor. “No one knew! She still stayed with her parents so he would take her out to the movies and have her back at the house by 9 p.m.”

Taylor added that her Aunt Ruby found out and gave them a room to stay in until they found their first home together.

“The first house was a Millhouse on First Street and they redid it because there weren’t many rooms in Millhouses back then,” said Taylor.

They now stay in another residence in Laurinburg, where their three children, four grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren visit them often.

“We have another one on the way,” said Jame

Click here to view original web page at www.laurinburgexchange.com

  • 70 years
  • Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recent Posts

    • Couple Turning 100 Been Married This Many Years
    • A Secret to the Rare 70 Years of Marriage Milestone
    • What’s Love Got to Do with It? Plenty When It Comes to Marriage Success
    • This Has Been The Key to This Couple’s 70 Years of Marriage
    • 60 Years of Marriage Celebrated Today!

    Recent Comments

    • Jamal Sulieman on Marian Prayer for the Consecration of the Family
    • Morgan Kattie on An Unhappy Marriage? 8 Helpful Tips to Make it Happier
    • MATA on An Unhappy Marriage? 8 Helpful Tips to Make it Happier
    • Sam on Porn and Adultry
    • cornersonmymind on The 5 Qualities for a Happy Marriage

    Archives

    • July 2022
    • September 2021
    • August 2021
    • July 2021
    • January 2021
    • October 2020
    • September 2020
    • August 2020
    • April 2020
    • March 2020
    • February 2020
    • December 2019
    • September 2019
    • August 2019
    • June 2019
    • April 2019
    • March 2019
    • March 2018
    • November 2017
    • February 2017
    • February 2016
    • November 2015
    • July 2015
    • May 2015
    • December 2014
    • November 2014
    • July 2014
    • February 2014
    • December 2013
    • September 2013
    • August 2013
    • June 2013
    • March 2013
    • January 2013
    • July 2012
    • February 2012
    • January 2012
    • September 2011
    • July 2011
    • June 2011
    • April 2011
    • October 2010
    • September 2010
    • August 2010
    • July 2010
    • June 2010
    • May 2010

    Categories

    • Engaged
    • Love and Marriage
    • Marriage Counseling
    • Marriage Status and Review
    • Marriage Vows
    • Uncategorized

    Meta

    • Log in
    • Entries feed
    • Comments feed
    • WordPress.org
    ©2023 Wedded Wisdom | Powered by WordPress & Superb Themes