Local woman writes about two walking together

Willadean Logan recently wrote a book after the nearly 65 years of marriage she and her late husband, Keith, shared.

The book is entitled “Can Two Walk Together.” Her husband died less than two months from their 65th anniversary. They were married at the age of 18.

“I knew him for four years before we were married. We grew up together -- if we ever did,” she said with a grin.

A farmer, her husband could have avoided serving in World War II. Since his friends were going to war, he felt he should, too. Upon finding he was color blind, he was denied entry into the U.S. Marines, his first choice, and then went to serve as a Seebee. He spent time in Hawaii rebuilding the area and extending the land strip for large bombers.

After his military service, they married and had three children.

“We trusted God and got through. We would never have made it without that,” said Logan. “Wen he is left out of the equation is why people have difficulties. We had a choice -- our way or what the Lord wanted for us. We had a great life together.”

She noted some of their children urged her to write about her memories of the 65 years together, a time frame that is not the norm in today’s society.

On the advice of others, the 120-page book is written without dates and without using the real names of people involved, unless they are deceased.

The couple lived in the Aurora vicinity from 1963 to 1973 and were real estate brokers with United Farm Agency. Later, they lived another 15 years in the Monett vicinity before returning to Aurora in 2004. The came to Missouri on a visit and fell in love with the area.

The book is available at Author House, a self-publishing company, and at Amazon for $14.95. If purchased from Logan, there is a $2 discount; call 678-6847 for more information.

This was not her first book. In the 1990s, she wrote “How My Parent Developed a Character” for family members. It offers a glimpse at how her family lived without plumbing and electricity and survived. That book covered the time up to meeting her husband.