50 Years Mr. & Mrs. Ed Sager: OUR GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
March 24, 1974
Our wedding took place fifty years ago, March 24, 1974! Terrie Lee Cox became Mrs. Terrie C. Sager when we committed our lives to each other. What an adventure awaited us! I had no idea then what a precious gift Terrie was to me. That day in a church worship service at my mother’s home on Bellevue Avenue in Sebring in our marriage covenant in front of friends and family and our God we gave our lives to each other. He has blessed us beyond our dreams in so many ways. He has kept us and provided all we need by His amazing grace.
Looking back through our families we join others who are so blessed. In our direct family lines we know of these: Terrie’s parents, Roy and Tabitha Cox, were married 51 years, 1940-1991.
1990 Golden Anniversary celebration.
1990 Golden Wedding anniversary - Roy and Tabitha Cox family.
Terrie’s great grandparents, Melville and Sarah Annie Mayo Hedick, celebrated their Golden anniversary in 1924 in grand style at Chinsegut Hill in Hernando County, Florida.
Ed’s paternal great-grandparents, Edward and Cora Weeks (Ed is named after him), were married for sixty one years, 1896-1958.
Cora and Edward “Tinkie” Weeks, 61st anniversary in 1958.
Tintype photo of their wedding in 1896, Cora Wemett and Edward Wolcott Weeks.
Ed’s great-great grandparents, Henry Joseph and Mary Wemett (Cora’s parents), were married for 54 years, 1868-1922.
Joseph Henry and Mary Wemett, 1920.
Ed’s other paternal great-grandparents, Sanford and Martha Jones Sager were married for 51 years, 1883 -1934.
Martha Jones and Sanford Sager at home in Slingerlands, NY.
The longest marriage we know of in our families was Ed’s Uncle and Aunt, Walter Elisha and Wynefred Gunhild Fillman Llewellyn. They made it to 71 years, 1940-2012!!! Wow!
Wyn and Walter E. Llewellyn wedding 1940.
Walt and Wyn Llewellyn 1991.
His older brother, Robert Hall and Jane Hosmer Llewellyn, were married for 59 years, 1948 - 2007.
Jane and Robert ‘Bob’ Llewellyn family - 1958.
Glenn and Ellen Llewellyn Shoun, Ed’s Uncle and Aunt, were married for 66 years, 1949-2015.
Ellen Llewellyn and Glenn Shoun wedding, 1949.
Ed’s maternal grandparents, William T. and Ella Hall Llewellyn, were married for 62 years, 1915-1977.
William T. and Ella Hall Llewellyn wedding, 1915 at Arch Street Friends Meetinghouse, Philadelphia, PA (Still there!).
1965 - Golden Anniversary William T. and Ella Hall Llewellyn and children, at their home 229 E. Moreland Ave., Hatboro, PA.
Ed’s cousin Dan Llewellyn has the signed marriage certificate from our Llewellyn ancestors, 3rd great grandparents William Llewellyn and Sarah Thomas dated 1821! Their son Thomas was the father of Elisha Llewellyn. Thomas and Martha were married for 59 years (1847-1906).
There are other cousins and relatives that qualify, but these are the ones we identified so far.
We are blessed with our two wonderful sons, Elisha and Roy and their beautiful wives, our daughters-in-law Margaret and Deanna, and eight amazing grandchildren. What a legacy of love God has given us.
Highlands Hammock State Park, Sebring, FL.
We join a host of blessed couples who have been together for half a century or more. We have been blessed with mentors who have shown us what such a lasting commitment looks like. Dear friends including Jim and Chrissie Handyside (67 years), Bill and Doris Neese, Fred and Shirley Plant, Ken and Kath Ashcroft, Ken and Carleen Newton and others that have not lasted quite as long were also very influential in our lives. The Ashcrofts had their 75th anniversary July 24, 2023! And what a joyful, godly couple they are.
Of course the longevity of our marriage is not the most significant aspect of it. We are happily married! We truly love each other and are best friends forever (BFF’s). Terrie is a wise woman who built her house - Proverbs 14:1. The quality of our marriage is what really matters. We draw from the infallible, inexhaustible fullness of God’s love for us in Christ and enjoy the benefits of being His by grace. We pray together daily. We learn to trust God, not ourselves. The foundation of our marriage is built on God’s great and precious promises. Through all the changing scenes of our lives God has been faithful to us.
PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW! ALL GLORY TO GOD FOR HIS AMAZING LOVE AND GOODNESS TO US. What a wonderful life He’s given us in Jesus Christ our Lord. ‘The lines have fallen to us in pleasant places; yea, I have a godly heritage.’ Psalm 16:6
What a blessing to be married to my beautiful wife Terrie for all these years, and journey together through so many adventures. She has been and continues to be an amazing answer to my prayer.
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