Never too late for love: Hartselle sweethearts come home to wed after 60 years

Some love stories take a lifetime to write.

For John Newton and Carolyn (Burns) Bryant, the first chapter of their story began in a Hartselle classroom in the early 1950s. The latest chapter — perhaps the sweetest of all — will be written on Saturday, when the two come home to marry at age 80.

John and Carolyn, both 1963 graduates of Morgan County High School, grew up together. Their families lived a mile apart and attended First Methodist Church together…

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