Good neighbors, good friends

Among television trivia buffs, the short list of neighbors who are also friends usually begins with Ralph Cramden and Ed Norton of Honeymooners fame; Fred Sanford and Don "Bubba" Bexley of Sanford and Son; and that wacky duo, Joey and Chandler, from the sitcom, Friends.

But real-life characters are more compelling, and at the Oak Park Arms, the list is topped by 90-years-young John Heflin and his longtime next-door neighbor and friend, Delbert Elmore, 88.

These two southern gentlemen have been neighbors and friends for almost 50 years. (read more at OakPark.com)

By Deb Quantock McCarey
Wednesday Journal on 1-11-11