Salt Lake Tribune Dec 10th 55 Will Receive Callers Sunday Fair view Couple Wed 77 Years Special to The Tribune FAIRVIEW Being married T7 years is quite an achievement, but Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Peter Peterson will prove such a feat is possible. The couple, married Dec. 11, 1878, in the St. George Temple, has many fond memories of these years together. The Petersons will observe the event by receiving friends and relatives Kt their home in Fairview. The couple has lived to see two daughters celebrate golden wedding anniversaries. Mrs. Warren P. (Samelia) Shepherd, Mount Pleasant, was married 50 years in 1950, and Mrs, Howard W. (Sarah) Rigby, Fairview, in 1954. The Petersons are both natives of Fairview. He was 95 years of age last Sept. 27, and she will be 95 Dec. 28. AT THE TIME of their marmiage, Mrs. Peterson, the former Miss Celestia M. Terry, lived in St. George, and her fiance made the long trip from Fairview for the wedding. It took him eight days with a team of horses and a wagon, and he hauled a load of grain with him to sell and to pay his expenses. With the exception of 10 years 1892 to 1902 the Petersons have spent their entire married life in Fairview. During that 10 year period, Mr. Peterson was called to Indianola, Sanpete County, to preside over the LDS Ward there as bishop and to act as peacemaker between whites and Indians. Among their decendants are seven living children, 48 grandchildren, 136 great grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Mr. Peterson was born at North Bend, now Fairview, in a dugout, one of the first babies to be born in the community. He figures as one of the most prominent men in Fairviews history, having been a dentist, a musician, a councilman, church official and a farmer. Mrs. Peterson was born Dec. 28, 1860, in a log cabin at Fairview, a daughter of Otis L. and Sarah Vail Howell Terry. She was the second girl baby to be born in the town. IN JUNE 1913 Mr. Peterson received a severe electric shock in a lightning storm. He lost the use of one lung and suffered injuries of his hands and feet. Doctors told him at that time the experience would shorten his life 10 years. Mrs. Petersons many memories include Indian raids during the childhood at the home of her parents. She recalls watching her mother prepare five bodies for burial after one Indian massacre. THE COUPLE IS still quite active. The Petersons spend much of their time reading, and both can read small print without the aid of glasses. They especially recall the many remembrances they received on their diamond wedding anniversary two years ago, and also on their 76th anniversary. Greetings came from President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gov. J. Bracken Lee, church officials and friends and relatives from throughout the nation and foreign lands. Memories brighten the days of Mr, and Mrs. Peter Peterson who will celebrate their 77th wedding anniversary Sunday.