sentences:  The two companies formally merged after years of friendship and combined efforts as B&B (Bills and Bagby) Theaters on January 1, 1980, making the Fulton Cinema the first official B&B Theatre.Just months earlier in 1979, Bob Bagby married Bridget Bills and cemented the convergence of the two companies.Sterling died in October 2000, and the remaining family run the National Association of Theater Owners-recognized Midwest chain.