A diamond anniversary: Sammie and Joan Jackson of Sumter celebrate 75 years of marriage

BY ABIGAIL PITTMAN ABIGAIL@THEITEM.COM
Posted 7/22/26

Sammie and Joan Jackson of Sumter recently celebrated being married for 75 years.

The two met in church as young teenagers. They were 14 and 16 when they married in 1951 at the home of their …

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