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| Doris Sisson and Ted Surdez (Circa 1925/1926) |
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| Doris and Ted Surdez (December 1971) |
Floyd "Ted" Surdez (of Onaga, Kansas) and Doris Zilpha Sisson (of Crooks/Colton, South Dakota) fell in love on the prairies of south eastern South Dakota. Their courtship spanned nearly two years between 1924 and 1926. He was 23. She was 19.
While Doris tended to personal family matters and elementary school teaching, Ted, together with his brother Les, pursued migrant farm work. Doris' path took her from Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Sheridan, Wyoming and back again. Ted's path took him from Onaga, Kansas to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to the Canadian border of North Dakota, and many places in between. That their paths crossed in a remote boarding house on a farm on the outskirts of Sioux Falls, South Dakota is nothing short of miraculous.
They courted, fell in love and raised four children. Married in 1926, Ted and Doris remained a couple of diligence and fortitude until he died in 1972. Their love grew strong in those early moments and remained true throughout their lives right up to the very last moment.
"Yours Till Concret Walks" is the story of the love that bound them together for a lifetime.
