{"id":296060,"date":"2021-03-22T18:54:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T08:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=296060"},"modified":"2021-03-22T20:35:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T10:35:35","slug":"elders-celebrate-diamond-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/03\/22\/elders-celebrate-diamond-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Elders Celebrate Diamond Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Uncle Jack and Aunty Ada Simpson at their Cherbourg home on Saturday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The special cake made for the celebration (Photo: Cassandra White)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 22, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cherbourg Elders Jack and Ada Simpson were treated to a special day by family members on Saturday to mark 60 years of marriage.<\/p>\n

The couple were joined at their home in Cherbourg by four generations of descendants.<\/p>\n

The pair first met in Cherbourg and were married in the local AIM Church on March 20, 1961.<\/p>\n

Aunty Ada, 78, and Uncle Jack,\u00a079,\u00a0both served on the local Council but also found time along the way to raise 11 children.<\/p>\n

Their family now also consists of 24 grandchildren, 57 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren (with three on the way)!<\/p>\n

Aunty Ada (nee Saunders) told southburnett.com.au the celebration had been “a glorious day” with family members travelling from all over Queensland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“All the children organised it,” she said.<\/p>\n

A highlight was the cutting of a special three-tier wedding cake, made by granddaughter Cassandra White from Gladstone.<\/p>\n

“We didn’t have a wedding cake in 1961; we couldn’t afford it,” Aunty Ada said.<\/p>\n

“So Cassandra made us this cake.”<\/p>\n