Fred and Marjorie Thomas will celebrate 72 years of marriage on Friday, March 19, 2010. He is a former council member for Robertsdale, serving two terms. He also served in the U.S. Army 5th Infantry durign World War II. She ran Thomas Grocery, a small grocery store in Robertsdale next to the old Carl Grant Tractor Co. Later she sold Avon, riding a three-wheel bicycle to go door to door. Together they raised five children, Alfred, James Glen (deceased), Jeanette and Dewey. They have 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild on the way.
