72 Years And Still Going Strong

Jet, Sept 17, 2001

72 YEARS AND STILL GOING STRONG: Mr. and Mrs. Clifton A. Smith recently commemorated 72 years of marriage with family and friends during a celebration at the Roy A. Allen Family Life Center at the Chapel Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit. Mrs. Johnnie Mae Smith, 89, retired as a metal finisher at the Aluminum and Brass Factory.

Her devoted mate, 93, retired from General Motors after 30 years of service. They are the parents of two sons. The Smith philosophy about marriage is simple, "Get married, stay married and don't let nobody break you up."