50th Wedding Anniversary - William & Lovinna (Hull) Whitney

WHITNEY, FITCHITT, JOHNSON, MODES

Posted By: Dawn Anderson (email)
Date: 12/29/2001 at 15:24:10

Mr. and Mrs. William Whitney, who celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, October 24, are holding open house for their many friends from 2 to 4 p.m. this Sunday in the family home.
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Mr. and Mrs. Whitney were married in Shell Rock, Iowa, (1872) joined the Cheyenne race and secured a homestead in Oklahoma, where they remained until they came to Washington in 1910.
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They have lived in their present home in Butler's Cove district since 1911, where originally they possessed almost 90 acres, still have about 64 acres of land, which they farm only for their own use, although Mr. Whitney was "born and raised a farmer" and likes to get out on the land.
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Sharing the celebration are seven children, Loren, Carl, Harold and Mrs. Viola Fitchitt in Olympia, Mrs. Alice Johnson, of Kelso, Mrs. Blanche Modes of Winlock and Alfred Whitney of Spokane. There are 14 grandchildren.
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Shell Rock, IA