Carroll R. and Anna Mae (Mackes) Williams, of Santa Fe, N.M., formerly of Northampton, observed their 70th anniversary Sept. 1.

They were married by the late Rev. Raymond Heckman, pastor of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Allentown.

In preparation for their honeymoon in 1951, they started to save half-dollars one year before their marriage and accumulated $150 in half-dollars. Their honeymoon was a car trip to Florida before the availability of the interstate highway system.

During the week, they visited the popular sites of Hialeah, Silver Springs, Cypress Gardens, Bok Tower and Boca Raton.

?When they returned to their new home in Fullerton, Whitehall Township, they still had $10 of the original $150 allotted for the honeymoon.

During their 70 years together, they traveled extensively, as a family and as a couple, and have visited all 50 states. In addition, they have taken many trips and cruises, including in and around Europe, the Pacific Islands, Africa and New Zealand.

An anniversary gathering was held in Santa Fe in late August.

The couple has five children: Karen, wife of Carl Rago, of Santa Fe; Kay, deceased, wife of Maurice Roberts, of Newnan, Ga.; David, of Leonardtown, Md.; Barbara, wife of William Lazenby, of Atlantic, Va.; and Dean, husband of Joanne, of Easton.

They have 10 grandchildren: Emily Rago, and friend Erick Rodas, of Hayward, Calif.; Evan Rago, of Redwood City, Calif.; Ross Lazenby, husband of Nichole, of Clermont, Fla.; Katie (Lazenby), wife of Jason Broadwater, of Salisbury, Md.; Alisa Williams, of Baltimore, Md.; Larissa Williams, of Mechanicsville, Md.; Lauren (Williams), wife of Adam Nieves, of Newtown, Bucks County; Kelly Williams, and friend Brendan Spohn, of Bethlehem; Allison Williams, of Wind Gap, and Christine Williams, of Easton.

They have four great-grandchildren: Addison and Bryson Lazenby of Clermont, Fla., and Darren and Callan Nieves, of Newtown, Bucks County. The have three step-great-grandchildren: Carman, John and Austin Broadwater, of Salisbury, Md.