60th Wedding Anniversary

If you ever come to our Sunday evening worship gathering then you have probably seen John and Ora Oliver.

John and Ora are in their eighties. They live in the neighborhood. I met them first when they attended Roanoke Presbyterian Church - the church that opened themselves and their space to Jacob's Well in its infancy. When Roanoke "closed" its doors most of the people who were a part of that congregation moved on to different churches. Not John and Ora.

They are a beloved part of our community. They come to our youngest gathering. They sit in the back. Ora wears earplugs. We are so glad to have them as part of our congregation.

Last week John and Ora celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Amazing. John no longer has family (apart from Ora's). Ora's family is in Oklahoma. So we decided to have an anniversary party for them. We had a great time sharing lunch and listening to them talk about how they met, their engagement and wedding (two weeks after they met, they got married over their lunch break, then went back to work...work was hard to find and so you couldn't assume that your job would be there if you were gone too long), their marriage, Kansas City in the 1940s. It was a great time with the Olivers. As you can see, they have a great sense of humor.

Comments

[Laura Anne]

That's really cool. What church family should be surely, Such an inspiration...!