Matters of the Heart

Hackworths celebrate 50 years of love and worshipping together

submitted by Larry and Betty Hackworth

Larry Hackworth and Betty Clemons first met as students at Stockbridge High School. They were married August 4, 1972, at Bunkerhill Pentecostal Church of God, and celebrated 50 years together in 2022.

The Hackworths currently live in Fitchburg in a home they purchased in 1978.

Their advice for a lasting relationship is threefold:

• Attend church, worship, and serve God together.
• Each and every day, tell your mate you love them.
• Don’t be afraid to show affection to your spouse in front of others.

Larry’s favorite memory (so far!) of time spent with Betty, took place in 2007. The couple traveled to Israel with a tour group. As the plane was landing in Tel Aviv, “I looked at Betty, and tears were running down her face. She was going to see the Holy Land and walk where Jesus had walked.”

Photos provided by Larry and Betty Hackworth.

Larry Hackworth and Betty Clemons Hackworth were married 50 years ago at Bunkerhill Pentecostal Church of God.

Larry recalls one of his favorite memories of Betty (so far!) was watching her emotional reaction to arriving in the Holy Land on a special trip to Israel in 2007.