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Bowles to celebrate 60th anniversary

Jim and Ina (Duke) Bowles of Lisbon will celebrate 60 years of marriage Friday. They were married May 21, 1961 at Centenary United Methodist Church in East Palestine, officiated by the Rev. Tom Hammerton. Jim is retired from E.W. Bliss Company where he was a welder. He is also a retired ...

Stamps to celebrate 60 years

John and Mary Ruth (Barcus) Stamp will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Thursday, May 13. John and Mary met in school and were graduates of the Salem High School Class of 1958. They were married Sunday, May 13, 1961 at the First United Presbyterian Church in Salem. Mary Ruth was ...

Former local couple marks 55th

The Rev. Robert Dale and Sandra Lee Walter will celebrate their pandemic 55th wedding anniversary at an outdoor setting in Vasona Park, San Jose, California. They were married June 5, 1966. In attendance will be their son Dale Lee Walter and their daughter, Esther Joyce Pykett, their ...

Golden year for Homeworth couple

HOMEWORTH — Robert and Mary Lou Williams of Homeworth recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at Hart Mansion in Minerva with their children and grandchildren. The couple were married March 27, 1971 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Alliance by the Rev. Herbert S. Garnes. Mrs. Williams was the former Mary Lou Weick, daughter of the late Herman and Helen Weick. Mr. Williams is the son of the late Gene and Carolyn Williams. They have three children, Michele (Kevin) Hoopes of Beloit, Ryan Williams of Ashland, and Traci (Pete) Raga of Salem. They also have six ...

Johnsons mark golden year

Larry and Brenda Johnson of Salem will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today with their children and grandchildren. The couple were married April 3, 1971 by the Rev. Bruce Milligan and the Rev. Robert Salmon in the First Presbyterian Church of Salem. Mrs. Johnson is the ...

Golden year for Chester couple

CHESTER, W.Va. — Jim and Debbie (Shroades) Durham are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today. The couple were married April 3, 1971 at the United Methodist Church in Chester by the Rev. Randall Prince. They have two children Brooke (Nick) Ripple of Nashport, Ohio, and Ian ...