“It’s 3 o’clock now. I can see you snuggled up in bed, your blond curls laying on a pillow, your sweet face pale in the soft moonlight creeping in your window a faint smile on those lips. Your lovely eyes closed, dreaming of sweet dreams, the warm covers pulled down low enough to reveal a soft white throat and neck—”
–Charles Marshall to Margaret Bailey, June 1937
Charles’ letter was written one month after he graduated from high school. Margaret graduated a year later, in June 1938. Charles and Margaret were married in August 1939 in Kimberly, Idaho. They had four children: Terry, Pamela, Greg, and Randall.