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GEORGE AND JAYNE ZBINDEN


This page was created for our parents for their 53rd wedding anniversary.
Beth Z.Russell, Celia Z.Griffin and Kerri Russell

The story of Jayne and George begins with their parents. The Zbindens followed their father Arthur David, Sr. and Mom,Margaret Witt Wilkinson, to Dothan where he became pastor of the Headland Avenue Baptist Church. Granddaddy and Grandmother Zbinden had seven children.

The Zbindens
Arthur David Jr. Samuel Clement William Wilkinson George Louis
Margaret Witt Martha Arthuza Robert Holmes

The A.D.Zbinden's have a family reunion in August every year. The reunions started in 1972. This has proven to be a very enjoyable occasion and many family members bring visitors with them. It is our parents' wish that as the older generation passes on, the next one will keep the reunion going.

Mom's family,Edwin Worthys, were members of Headland Avenue Baptist Church. They had 5 children.

The Worthys
Edwin Jr. Charles Buddy
Larry Jayne

It was inevitable that George and Jayne would meet. In fact, Jayne and Witt,George's sister,were "best friends" and there was a lot of visiting between the children of the community.

This part may be contested, but as Dad remembers it, until one Sunday afternoon while they were playing and he shot an arrow and hit Jayne in or near the eye, she was just another kid on the block. She cried and carried on so that he finally made the ultimate sacrifice and told her if she would stop crying he would sit with her in church that night! Dad was in his lower teens and Mom might not have been that old! While Dad was off in the U.S.Navy, he found out she was "carrying on" with a boy in the U.S.Air Force. When he was discharged and came home in March 46 they made plans to marry in July. Dad planned to go to Howard College to become a civil engineer and/or business man. The Lord had other plans for him. He was saved in June 1946. A month later Mom gave in and married Dad. They attended Gate City Baptist Church in Birmingham where Dad was called to preach. He finished at Howard College in 1949 and attended New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
The best thing that happened to Mom and Dad is that they began to have GIRLS!!!
They thought it was the cheapest form of entertainment, until they began to have to feed, clothe, and educate us! Dad said by the time they found out what was "causing" the girls but didn't want to give "it" up, not even for Lent!

When we moved to Birmingham, almost 40 years ago, Daddy was lucky enough to hire a wonderful woman to work with him. Lola and her husband, Travis, have become members of our family.

We are blessed to have George and Jayne as our parents. They have set a wonderful example in living the Christian life, by loving their children unconditionally, and always supporting us.
They not only have 6 girls but are Papa and Nana to 13 grandchild and 2 great grand children.

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