Updated June 21, 2019

After nearly 50 years, 94-year-old Florene Bush was finally reunited with the wedding band she lost while gardening in her Leoma home.

Bush lost her ring sometime in the 1970s while she was gardening near her home. The gold wedding band had been missing ever since.

The woman mentioned the ring again at her nursing home last week, this time within earshot of Wesley White.

The conversation piqued the interest of White, who loves to test his metal detector.

White decided to go hunting for something different, and set his sights on finding the wedding ring that was lost nearly a half-century ago.

White said after about a 90 minutes of searching, he and his friend struck gold.

"It was approximately five inches deep and there wasn't a scratch on the ring," White added.

The group cleaned the ring and then, after nearly a half-century, Florene Bush was able to put it on her finger once again.

"I was really thrilled, I didn't think I'd ever see it no more," Florene Bush said. "It's very special, yeah it is."

Family expects the ring to be passed down and become a family heirloom.