Finding the Greatest Love Stories
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3 min readBeautiful love stories live on in millions of Legacy obituaries.
Time and again, a husband or wife missing their spouse, or children paying tribute to their parents, will share the story of their love and lives together as a couple. Here are some of the obituary love stories that have moved us.
James E. Hubbard and his wife Jackie were among many who knew their romance to be the greatest of all time. Jim's obituary describes some of the most special times of his life, but notes that the most precious of all was the day he married "the absolute love of his life, Jackie, a too short 35 years ago." After settling in Carmel, California, with their two children, "Jim and Jackie shared a love affair that only strengthened with each passing year." According to the obituary, "theirs is the stuff from which the greatest love stories are inspired."
Cindy "Toni" Collins began her love story with husband Denny thanks to their mutual musical talent. Toni and Denny "hit the love-at-first-sight jackpot" in Jackpot, Nevada, of all places, when their respective bands were in town at the same time. They immediately began planning their future together and later had a daughter named Kimberley (just as they decided on the night they met). They traveled the world and made music together wherever they went (it was home "as long as they were together; but if it was Hawaii, all the better!") "She was a fortunate woman, as she shared one of the greatest love stories ever told — she and Denny celebrated their 45th anniversary this year, three more years than the number of days they knew each other before getting married."
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Sybil Blevins Glash and her husband Gene grew up together and inspired their loved ones with their lifelong romance. Sybil was just 11 when she "met her true love" and only 17 when they married, just as he was leaving to fight in World War II. After the war, the young couple moved to Houston "and became one of the greatest love stories of all time." Their 66-year marriage was "filled with mutual love, respect and adoration and their love for each other radiated to everyone around them."
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