Martha and Oliver Eames

"You've got to be friends as well as being in love."- Oliver Eames

Married 70 years ago on March 12, 1923, in Preston, Idaho, and later sealed in the Logan Temple. They have lived in Logan, Utah, all their lives. He worked in the sheriff's office, for the U.S. Forest Service, and as a plasterer. She sang in ward choirs and was supervisor at a fabric store for 29 years. Members of the Logan 2nd Ward. They are parents of four children and have 18 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

W. Leigh and Addie Harris Fullmer

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"We have always listened to the prophets' advice. We believed in being kind, considerate, having fun together and working hard. Our love has continued to grow for 70 years."

- W. Leigh and Addie Harris Fullmer

Married 70 years ago on March 17, 1923, in Driggs, Idaho, and later sealed in the Logan Temple. They lived all their married life in Driggs, where they operated a grocery store. He was a bishop, stake president's counselor, patriarch and temple sealer. She served in the Primary, stake Relief Society, and was a temple ordinance worker. Parents of four children, they have 39 grandchildren, 63 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

Editor's note: The Church News will honor couples married 70 years, or on successive years those who have not been honored previously, and those who have been married 75 or more years. Information and a clear photo must be sent at least three weeks before the couple's anniversary to Church News, P.O. Box 1257, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110.

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