Claude and Frances Shores…”When you get old, it’s better to have someone.”

By Eva Hallam Solberg

Published in the PCN on Feb. 12, 1981

Claude and Frances Shores have been married only nine years. Claude at 71 married for the first time. “When you get old, it’s better to have someone,” he said. Frances tells that they fell in love at the Senior Citizens’ dance. “Yep,” Claude drawled, “the Senior Citizens have a bunch of us old fools.”

Being able to poke a little fun at themselves makes life a whole lot easier. Claude continued, “Seems like so many of ‘em, about the time I’d think they’d want a woman, get a divorce.”

Claude and Frances both came from pioneer stock, used to the rough knocks of life on the prairie. Both came to Phillips County as youngsters when their parents decided to try for some of the free land offered in homestead days.

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