The Garrison's recipe for a 70 year marriage is ,"four kisses on the way out the door, an I love you before bedtime," and more than a few refrains of "I'm sorry."
Add friends, and family, mix well and you have a long-lasting marriage according to the Christiansburg couple.
Ruth Garrison, 90, and Jim Garrison, 95, met in 1936, when the Jim traveled from his home near Charlottesville to attend church with his sister in Ashland. The family invited Ruth to lunch after church. From that day, Jim kept showing up in Ashland.
Jim worked 60 years for Charlottesville Oil Co. and continued to work part time for the company until he was 93. His wife was a stay-at-home mom and homemaker.
The Garrison's have a son Jim, and a daughter Nina. They also are proud grandparents, and great grandparents.
"We're so grateful that we're still here and that we have each other," she said. "I'm grateful that he thinks I'm still special.
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