[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 105 (Thursday, June 15, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2946]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING KENNETH AND MAMIE SPEARS ON THEIR 80TH WEDDING 
                              ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. FRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth 
and Mamie Spears, who are celebrating their 80th wedding anniversary 
this year.
  When they first met, Mr. Spears would walk several miles each way to 
visit Mrs. Spears before asking for her hand in marriage. When they 
married, they decided to call Effingham, South Carolina, in the Pee Dee 
home, and have been there ever since.
  The couple shares a strong faith in the Lord and has raised their 
large family of 6 children, 13 grandchildren, and several great-
grandchildren to do the same. They have always enjoyed fishing and 
farming together and now live a quiet and peaceful life.
  I extend my sincerest congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Spears and wish 
them many more joyful years together.

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