Good Times: Young at Heart

February 11, 2019

After 75 years of marriage, Leon and Allene Ainsworth remember the first time they met like it was yesterday. And in their first year of marriage, Jim Mullins and his bride Eva are proving every day that it's never too late to fall in love.

Tyler Graef

Allene Ainsworth holds a stack of congratulatory cards she and her husband, Leon, received for their 75th wedding anniversary, which was Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019.

Eva Wilson-Mullins and her new husband, Jim, read wedding cards during a reception following the couple's marriage ceremony at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau Nov. 10, 2018.

Eva Wilson-Mullins kisses her new husband, Jim, during a reception following the couple's marriage ceremony at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau Nov. 10, 2018.

Allene Ainsworth points to a member of her husband Leon's groomsmen in a photo from their wedding day, during an interview at her residence at Chateau Girardeau Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2019.

Leon Ainsworth gives his wife of 75 years, Allene, a kiss at their residence at Chateau Girardeau Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2019.

Leon and Allene Ainsworth, who have been married 75 years, pose for a portrait with their wedding photo at their residence at Chateau Girardeau Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2019.

Leon Ainsworth holds a wedding portrait of himself and his wife, Allene, during an interview at their residence at Chateau Girardeau Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2019. The couple this year celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary.

Eva Wilson-Mullins is escorted to the altar to be married to Jim Mullins during a ceremony at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau Nov. 10, 2018.

Jim Mullins looks at his bride, Eva, during a ceremony at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau Nov. 10, 2018.

Lipstick is seen on Jim Mullins's lips following the first kiss as a married couple with his bride, Eva, during a ceremony at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau Nov. 10, 2018.

Eva Wilson-Mullins's wedding ring is seen as she touches her new husband Jim's leg during a reception following the couple's marriage ceremony at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau Nov. 10, 2018.

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