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Thursday, 12 June 2008 |
By David Deaton,
News Reporter
In these days where one of every two marriages ends in divorce, it is refreshing to know that love still blooms for one couple after 70 years together.
On June 11, 1928, Julius Peppers and Martha Kelley were united in marriage. Now, 70 years later, they are still proclaiming their love and devotion to each other.
"It was in Oliver, Ark., when we where married," said Julius. "I was 19 and Martha was 17."
He is now 89 and she is 87. They live together at The Oaks Healthcare Center in Poteau.
The Peppers' spent the first two and half years of their life together on the top of the Poteau Mountain as Julius was a fire ranger.
The couple spent the next 19 years in Corpus Christi, Texas, where Peppers worked for GTX, a fuel storage company, before settling and making their home in Bates, Ark.
While in Bates Julius worked at Harwood Furniture in Hartford.
The Peppers have spent the last three years in the Oaks Healthcare Center.
Their only child, Doris, passed away three years ago.
Martha is the last remaining of her 14 siblings and Julius is the oldest of nine siblings.
The couple has two grandsons, Clifton Oldaker and Lee Oldaker; two great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and one great-great-great-grandchild.
"Grandma has congestive heart failure and couldn't take care of herself," said Lee Oldaker. "So, I brought them here where I could help look after them."
Mr. Peppers presented his wife with a bouquet of flowers, a corsage and a necklace for their anniversary.
A 70th wedding anniversary party was celebrated for the couple at the Oaks Center.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 13 June 2008 )
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