The Guinness Book of World Records is researching
to see if Clarence and Mayme Vail qualify
as the longest-married couple alive
Posted on 02/17/2008 6:55:11 PM PST by lunarbicep
A couple from White Bear Lake celebrate their 83rd wedding anniversary this Sunday.
Now the Guinness Book of World Records is researching to see if Clarence and Mayme Vail qualify as the longest-married couple alive.
"It's unbelievable," said Mayme.
Clarence is 101-years-old, Mayme is 99. They were married in 1925 when Calvin Coolidge was President, but were sweethearts since they'd met in the 8th grade in Hugo, Minn.
"He had gone through the 8th grade in the other school, then he comes to our school -- smart as a whip," said Mayme.
The couple had 6 children, 39 grandchildren, and 101 great grandchildren. They live in an assisted-living home in White Bear Lake.
Mayme said patience is the key to a long marriage.
"You've got to admit you're wrong now and then," said Mayme. "I've had to do it."
Clarence summarized 83 years of married life in his simple way.
"Kind of lucky," he said.
Congratulations to them! It’s good to read about things like this in our often degenerate age!
Congrats to the couple. Amazing story.
The wife has always told me she was going to keep me around for 50 years. But, she has never told me what she is going to do with me after the 50 years. I am beginning to worry!
God Bless them! I bet they are both Conservatives..
Too bad they didn’t show a wedding picture.
Here's wishing them many more years together.
-Traveler
Congratulations on your 50 years of marriage.
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Godspeed.
Wow! How amazing. My husband and I will be having our 50th next February and it seems just like yesterday.
Congratulations to Spunky and Mr. Spunky. You are an inspiration to us all.
Congratulations and best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Ditter!!
Thanks!;9)
“ping”
God has already blessed them or I would ask for His blessing.
Is that a recent photo? They actually look pretty young, like they could be in their 80’s.
Well, congrats to them. They sound like sweet people.
Does “this Sunday” mean today, or one week from now?
“What’s your secret to a long life and happy marriage?”, asks the reporter.
“Well,” they say, thinking for a while, “that would have to be drinking, smoking, cavorting, arguing politics & religion, eating a lot of spicy and fatty food, driving fast, gambling, and generally irritating everybody we know.”
“Good heavens!”, said the reporter.
“Yep,” they continue, “Ya can’t do any of those things and live long and have a happy marriage, all right.”
“Whew!”, exclaims the reporter.
“I guess the secret to living long and having a happy marriage is being dull and bored and never having any fun”, they conclude.
Hey, what is this? Contagious or something? LOL
Congratulations, all of you! Thank you for sharing with us.
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