93-Year-Old Man Lunches With His Late Wife Every Day

Clarence Purvis met his soulmate in 1948.

She’s been his one and only ever since. Watch this…my heart cannot take it one bit.

Can you even take it?

According to this:

REIDSVILLE, GA (WTOC) –
The photo out of Reidsville is now making the rounds on social media. But it’s the story behind the picture that is truly unforgettable.

 

Clarence met his one true love in 1948. She was just 16 years old. Carolyn Todd was a Glennville High School senior when 24-year-old Clarence swept her off her feet. The two married the next year. And would spend the next 63 building a life, building a family and building a love like few will never know.

 

For the last 13 years, Clarence and Carolyn have dined at one of Reidsville’s hottest lunch spots, Smith’s Restaurant.

 

“Ain’t nobody loved one another more than me and my wife loved one another,” Clarence tells me. “I wanted what she wanted and she wanted what I wanted.”

 

In October of 2013, she stopped coming with Clarence. Well, sort of. You see, Clarence was not giving up his lunch partner.

 

“She was always with me when we were livin’. She’s with me now.”

 

Since then, you will still find Clarence at his favorite table enjoying the day’s special, with the love of his life.

Clarence just can’t live without  his soul mate… so he makes his entire day about her.

At least four times a day, Clarence drives his 20-year-old Mercury to the Glennville Cemetery, pointing out folks he knows as we make our way through the neighborhood.

 

“They good people. And her dad used to be the Sheriff.”

 

This is his best time with Carolyn. Between the routines, the lunches and lawns and whenever he needs to feel her presence.

 

“I imagine I come 125 times a month.”

 

I asked him why he comes so often.

 

“I love her that much. And miss her that much. And think she would with me.”

This absolutely breaks my heart.

….and if you thought Clarence was the sweetest little old man… listen to this:

Clarence Purvis told me he never served in the military because he could never read or write. Still can’t.

 

But every year he travels to several local cemeteries to plant American flags at the graves of veterans. It’s his service to them.

 

And you probably noticed, he keeps Carolyn’s grave-site immaculate. He’s a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to her. After all, he’ll tell you that being someone’s first love is great. But being someone’s last is beyond perfect.

God Bless his sweet heart.

I have no doubt that someday he will be reunited with his sweet Carolyn.