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| Celebrating 40th or 45th Anniversary |
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50th Anniversary; 1967
Back row left to right: Leta, Haley, Clint, Jesse Jr.
Front row left to right: Dora holding picture of Shirley & Jesse Sr., Lois, Eunice |
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60th Anniversary; 1977
Back row left to right: Leta, Haley, Clint, Jesse Jr.
Front row left to right: Eunice, Jesse Sr. & Dora, Shirley, Lois |
My grandfather, Jesse Albion Merrill Sr., passed away just two months shy of their 66th Wedding Anniversary. I remember attending their 60th anniversary party at the St. Alban's Grange. I don't think I had ever been to the Grange before this. I don't remember much about it other than being there. I would have only been 7 years old. My grandmother is wearing the necklace and earrings that she willed to me. I love this bottom picture of both of them. This is how I picture them when I think about them both.
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| Jesse Albion Merrill Jr. with wife of 45 years, Lucinda Maurine Reidhead Merrill |
The year of their Golden Anniversary would have been 1967 so my father, Jesse Albion Merrill, Jr., was not yet married. It's strange to think my grandparents could have celebrated 50 years of marriage before their son had even celebrated one! Thankfully, he did find his bride two years later and in May of this year they celebrated their 45th Anniversary!
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| Scott William Pace with Elnora Naoma Merrill Pace--22 years and counting! |
My husband and I just celebrated our 22nd Anniversary! It is a rare occasion today for a couple to be able to celebrate 50+ years of marriage! I am so very grateful my grandparents set the example and I look forward to following in their footsteps.
