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If you\u2019re looking for Bill Marshall, he is not hard to find. He\u2019s in the back of Marshall Jewelers, repairing and remodeling jewelry and working on watches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 80-year-old and his wife Carol, 78, are the second generation to run the jewelry and gift shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The jewelry store first opened in Lakeland in 1921. It transitioned to the ownership of Frank and Helen Marshall in 1956. Bill and Carol took over the business from his parents in 1988.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We\u2019ve dealt with children who become adults, who become parents, who become grandparents,\u201d said Carol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The couple has run the jewelry store for 37 years, even surviving through the COVID pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have survived construction downtown. We\u2019ve survived all kinds of economic conditions, some pleasant some unpleasant but we survived,\u201d Bill said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, after 104 years, the family-owned jeweler is closing its doors. The couple is ready to retire and said now is the right time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 \u201cWe\u2019re getting emails from vendors everyday about the tariffs and whether they are going to have high tariffs, low tariffs. They don’t know what they\u2019re doing and that also factored into the decision to close,\u201d Carol said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The store will close in mid-June. The Marshalls said through the years a lot of customers have become family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo question about it, I’m going to miss the people. I\u2019ve had folks come by this morning and we\u2019ve been visiting. That\u2019s what I’m going to miss,\u201d said Bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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