Couple remarries after half a century of divorce
Harold Holland and Lillian Barnes both remarried to new people but eventually decided to stay together 50 years later.
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50 years after their divorce, Harold and Lillian decided to remarry in a wedding ceremony held on April 14. Photo:Cheryl Truman. |
After half a century of divorce, heHarold Holland, 83, and his wifeLillian Barnes, 78, will officially "come home" in a wedding on April 14 in the city.Lexington, Kentucky. Their children and grandchildren will hold the ceremony at a local church.
The couple first married in December 1955 and had five children together. They divorced in 1967.According toLexington Herald-Leader, bahLillian remarried to her second husband, Mr.Ted Malin, and had two more children.Two years after Mr. Ted passed away,1988,grandmaLillian married himArval Barnes. Her third husband.Lillianpassed away in 2015. Meanwhile, heHaroldmarried a widow with three children1975His wife's three children were raised by him.Haroldcare and love like his own child. His second wifeHarolddied in 2015 of liver disease.
During a family reunion last December, heHaroldstarted talking about getting back together with his ex-wife and the two decided to "walk together to the last mile".Through the ups and downs in his married life, heHaroldwant to live the rest of my life in the love of my partner.
GrandfatherHaroldassume the reason for divorcereview with grandmaLillian beforeTo beBecause of his busy work and being away from home, all the work of raising children and running the house fell on her shoulders.Lillian.Talking about the first failure, heHaroldHe took all the blame on himself. He vowed to give herLillian goes wherever she wants.
"We have a lot in common," she said.Lillian confided.
"I don't think we ever lost that love," he said.Harold added.
