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Love Stories: Couple Settles Down After Life Of Remodeling, Moving

John and Edith Wilkens have been married since April 27, 1952. They moved to East Africa where they served as missionaries for five years. They now live on Tower Mountain. (Dan Pelle)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
John and Edith Wilkens have been married since April 27, 1952. They moved to East Africa where they served as missionaries for five years. They now live on Tower Mountain. (Dan Pelle)
John and Edith Wilkens have been married since April 27, 1952. They moved to East Africa where they served as missionaries for five years. They now live on Tower Mountain. (Dan Pelle)

They moved to New Jersey when John accepted a job as treasurer for the church, a move that would be the first of many spanning from Pennsylvania to Africa. In almost every new place, John built or remodeled a home, selling it when it was time to move again. Edith said, “In 63 years of marriage we’ve had 22 homes”/ Cindy Hval , SR. More here.

How many homes have you had?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog