Couple gives secret to stay together for up to 100 years and forever

103-year-old D W Williams and Willie Williams, 100, recently celebrated their anniversary and their birthdays in a joint party thrown by their daughter and granddaughter at First Mayfield Memorial Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Together they have gone through the Great Depression and Civil Rights era. Reminiscing on their lengthy marriage, the couple say the key to their love is simply kindness. Willie said: ‘I don’t have no secret for that, just be nice to each other.’

The couple’s granddaughter BJ Williams-Greene says she’s learnt a lot from watching her grandparents’ love over the years.

She said: ‘It’s communication and loving each other and working together. ‘They are each other’s best friend. ‘To see them at this age and still doing well, it’s just a blessing to have them here.’ As for what the couple would do if they had another 100 years, Willie said they would ‘sit around the house’.