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Wilbur Faiss, 100, and his wife, Theresa, 96, were married more than 78 years ago in Centralia, Illinois. Worldwide Marriage Encounter announced last month that the Faisses are the winners of its longest-married couple contest for 2012. Three other couples who have longer marriages, and are still alive, have been honoured in past years, according to Dick Baumback, who oversees the contest. Asked what is the key to a long and happy marriage, Wilbur says, “Every day ask her how she feels and ‘Is there anything I can do for you, and say, ‘Honey, I still love you.’”
 
Theresa suffers from “old people's illness,” her husband said, and seldom talks with anyone other than him or their sons. But Wilbur, a Nevada state senator from 1976 to 1984, remains mentally sharp, attributing that to his daily work on crossword puzzles.
 
Longtime family friend Cookie Bible attributes the Faisses’ long lives and marriage to their family. “They have such a close family and have great family support in the way of sons Bob and Don,” she said. “Don goes over every day, and Bob calls Theresa every day. They have breakfast together almost every weekend. And Will truly loves Theresa. You can see it in his eyes.”
Las Vegas Review Journal. January 24.