Marriott 75th

MARRIOTT 75th

Clyde and Vernita Marriott celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary Nov. 30, 2016. They celebrated with their family at the assisted living center where they live.

Clyde and Vernita were married Nov. 30, 1941. Seven days later, Japan attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor. Their future was a little uncertain while Vernita was finishing high school and Clyde was taking aircraft mechanic courses at Sacramento Junior College in California. Yet they both trusted in the Lord.

One year later their son Ronald was born. In March 1943, Clyde was called by Uncle Sam. Nearly finished with his aircraft training, he went to England and spent two years repairing B-17 bombers.

Back home in November 1945, the Marriotts started building houses then decided to move out of Sacramento and bought a mom-and-pop country store near Glendale, Ore.

Chainsaws were new and in high demand. A friend got Clyde interested, and he soon became a chainsaw dealer.

The Marriotts added to their family a daughter, Linda, and another son, John Clyde. They raised their family in the mountains of southern Oregon, schooling their kids at Milo Adventist Academy in Days Creek, Ore.

After being the building committee chairman on a new Adventist church in Canyonville, Ore., Clyde and Vernita heard about Maranatha, which became very dear to them. With their son Ron taking over the saw business, the Marriotts were able to go on more than 80 short-term mission projects — all amazing experiences while making so many friends.