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Milestones of togetherness

Published: Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011

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Othelle James and Helen Lucy Kirby Reed were married 70 years ago, on Feb. 13, 1941, in Sanford, Colo., and were later sealed in the Mesa Arizona Temple. They are members of the Sanford 2nd Ward, Manassa Colorado Stake. They are the parents of seven children and have 31 grandchildren, 70 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

James and Arlene Fackrell were married 70 years ago, on Feb. 14, 1941, in Huntington Park, Calif., and were later sealed in the Los Angeles California Temple. They are members of the Copper Basin Ward, Prescott Arizona Stake. They have five children, 10 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.