From the ArcaMax Publishing, Weird News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/weirdnews/s-559777-627978
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (UPI) -- A Virginia man who lost his wedding ring
while washing his car 42 years ago says his son found it in the
family's backyard.
Paul Sawyer, 63, of Virginia Beach, said his wife, Ruth Ann, 61,
refused to believe he had accidentally lost the ring when he noticed
it missing after washing his car in 1966, the year after the couple's
wedding, The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot reported Thursday.
"You threw it away," he quoted her as saying. "You just didn't want
the girls you used to hang with to know you were married."
Sawyer said his wife was finally proven wrong late last month when
their oldest son, Paul Jr., found the ring caked in dirt several
inches deep in the soil of their backyard. Sawyer said he cried when
he saw the ring.
"The prettiest thing I've ever seen," Sawyer said. "After all this
time, I finally have it back."
Sawyer said his son's discovery finally resolved his 42-year-old
argument with Ruth Ann.
"I finally proved her wrong. I really didn't throw it away," he said.