Rubye and David Abbott, of Plant City, celebrated this week their 72nd wedding anniversary.
The Abbotts were married Aug. 27, 1941.
As a child, Rubye’s third-grade teacher read the class a book about the young boy who worked with his father. When he was asked his name, he would answer, “Just David.”
Rubye loved the story and the character so much, she wanted to find her David. After she met David, she asked him his middle name, he answered, “Just David.” She knew she had met her hero.
They became friends at Plant City’s Four Square Gospel church youth meeting and began dating.
David served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific in World War II and came home with an honorable discharge. Rubye and her sisters sang and played music for their father, a preacher who often held street meetings.
They still live on Whitehall Street, in Plant City, where they have lived for 52 years.