Couple Married 83 Years

A Minnesota couple, Mayme and Clarence Vail, will be added to the Guinness Book of World Records for their 83-year marriage. They have been married longer than any other living couple. They married in 1925 at St. John the Baptist Church in Hugo, Minnesota. Clarence Vail was 18-years-old and Mayme was 16-years-old.

TODAYShow.com reports: Mayme Vail said, "You take your vows, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer. I guess you just stick to it, come what may."

TODAYShow.com reports: When asked if he ever considered divorce, Clarence Vail said, "I don't remember."

According to The Catholic Spirit', the official publication for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis: Mayme Vail promised to go to church every day in 1948 when her husband was diagnosed with tuberculosis. She attended mass daily for 60 years. Fast Facts:

1. Names: Mayme and Clarence Vail
2. What: Guinness World Record for longest marriage
3. Record: 83 years
4. Clarence Vail is 101-years-old
5. Mayme Vail is 99-years-old
6. The couple lives in Hugo, Minnessota
7. The couple met in 8th grade
8. The Vails say they haven't argued since 1946
9. They have 6 children
10. Daughter Arlene Leyden filled out the paperwork for Guinness
11. Clarence was diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1948
12. The Vails live in an assisted living facility in White Bear Lake called Comforts of Home

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