Couple marks 65 years of marriage

Lloyd and Hazel Swaim of Sisters celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary at Sisters Church of the Nazarene on Sunday, March 5, with 100 of their family and friends.

Lloyd and Hazel met in Wheatland, Wyoming, and were married in nearby Scottsbluff County, Nebraska. They were soon to be parted when Lloyd served in the Army during World War II, on the island of Guam.

In 1954 Lloyd graduated with honors from Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho. Subsequently he served various communities in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon as a Nazarene Church pastor and/or public school teacher.

He taught five years at Sisters Elementary School, 1971 to 1976. The anniversary party was a dual celebration, as it was also Lloyd’s 85th birthday. Lloyd and Hazel have two daughters: Bonnie Hine of La Cañada, California, and Winnie Brudevold of Sisters.

Their one grandson, Matthew Hine, lives in Richardson, Texas with his wife, Elisa. All attended this grand event. A Model T Ford owned and driven by Lloyd Fields took the Swaims to the celebration.