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70 years of memories

by | Jan 28, 2021 | Latest

After seven decades of marriage, three children, nine grandchildren and one great grandchild, J.B. and Beryl Featherston, 92 and 89 respec­tively, know a thing or two about having a successful mar­riage.

While they both agree they never let the sun go down without reconciling, J.B. simply says, “You pick the right one to start with.”

Beryl Miller was a fresh­man and J.B. (known as Jim­my back then) was a senior at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene when they met at a pre-college retreat in a camp­ground south of town in 1950.

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By Sonia Duggan[email protected]

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