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…
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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….