Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Carpenter of Rockport will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 30. The couple was married on Aug. 30, 1970, in Parkersburg by the late Warren Fluharty. Gregory was a certified welder at American Municipal Power of Ohio until his retirement. Linda ...

Marvin and Dianne (Viar) Bennett will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married Aug. 9, 1975, at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Vienna, W.Va. Marvin is the son of the late Charles Bennett and the late Shirley Hammond, and the stepson of Robert Hammond. Dianne ...

Kevin and Cynthia Schwendeman celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 21. Their children, Ryann Jewett (Alonzo) and Brandon (Jamie) Schewendeman, and grandchildren Mayya, Nathan and Brooklynn were present for a celebratory dinner. From left, Jamie Schwendeman, Brandon Schwendeman, ...

Clarence and Reda Nichols of Washington County will celebrate their 75th anniversary on Aug. 6. Clarence will mark his 99th birthday on July 7. Reda will do the same on Dec. 5. They first met in Marietta on Putnam Street near Broughton’s Restaurant. Clarence took one look at Reda and said ...

Paul and Melanie (Rader) Huffman will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 7. Paul is the son of the late Alfred and Florence (Duvall) Huffman, and Melanie is the daughter of the late Ernest and Edith (Lemley) Rader. They were married June 7, 1975, at the Vienna Baptist ...

Jerry and Connie Thorne will celebrate their 50th anniversary on Saturday, June 7. After meeting on a blind date in 1972, they were married in 1975 at Wayside United Methodist Church in Vienna by the late Rev. Elwood Fleming. Jerry is the son of the late Robert Wayne Thorne and the late Mary ...