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Bill and Mavis Jones
65th Wedding Anniversary.
Bill and Mavis married on the 16th of August 1958. They met in the mid-1950s. Bill was an apprentice painter and decorator by day, and a Teddy Boy by night. Mavis worked in a bank and loved to dance They jived their way to their wedding two days after Mavis’s 21st birthday.
After honeymooning in London, they returned to live with Bill’s mother in the family home in Milton, Staffordshire.
In June 1959 Karen, their daughter, was born. Not long after they moved to a house “around the corner” with the luxury of an indoor toilet and bathroom.
Bill continued his painting and decorating career, starting his own business in the mid-1960s. Mavis returned to banking, making it to the managerial level.
Football was Bill’s early passion. He played for Macclesfield Town as a semi-professional. His moment of fame came when the celebrated Stanley Mathews, one of the best footballers of his time, was unable to play. Bill replaced him for the game. Golf replaced football in the late 1960s and Mavis joined him.
After Karen and Derek married in 1979 they decided there was a lot more opportunity in Australia. They emigrated to Perth. Bill and Mavis were in the process of building their dream home opposite the golf club. They celebrated their 25th anniversary there before deciding to emigrate to Perth to join Karen and Derek in 1985. … Continue Reading
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