Published: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 10:20 AM EST

Couple returns to Folkston for golden anniversary

Charles and Betty Fout, of Orlando, FL, returned to Folkston last week in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple was married here in the Charlton County Courthouse by Justice of the Peace William A. McQueen on September 13, 1962. “We were rebellious kids, who ran off to get married because her parents didn’t like me,” Charles told the Herald last week. Betty, who was still in high school back then, skipped school to make the trip to Georgia. While in Folkston last week, the couple visited the courthouse and in the same room where they were married 50 years ago Charles presented Betty with a black diamond ring in honor of the anniversary.