On Aug. 27, Edward “Ray” and Patricia Rose Fox Baker of Washington, W.Va., will celebrate their 60th anniversary. They were married Aug. 27, 1960, at the Straight Creek Baptist Church in Brohard, W.Va., by the late Dr. Rev. William P. Snider. He is the son of the late James Archie and ...

Marvin and Dianne Bennett of Vienna will celebrate their 45th anniversary today. They were married Aug. 9, 1975, at St. John’s Methodist Church in Vienna. He is the son of the late Charles Bennett and Shirley (Robert) Hammond. He is retired from DuPont and enjoys time on the family ...

Bill and Irene Sheaffer of Parkersburg will celebrate their 50th anniversary on Aug. 15. They were united in marriage on Aug. 15, 1970, in Ravenswood. They have three children: Debbie (Scott) Randolph of Mineral Wells, Tammy Kuhl of Vienna and Tracie (D.J.) Parsons of Gay, W.Va. They have ...

On Aug. 8, Jim and Mary Lynn Porter Hileman will celebrate their 50th anniversary. They were married at Brown’s Chapel United Methodist Church near Morgantown on August 8, 1970. Reverend Kermit Poling performed the ceremony. The couple moved to Middlebourne in October of 1974 after he ...

The children of Darrell “Dave” and Judy Buchanan announce the 50th anniversary of their parents on June 20. The couple were married June 20, 1970, in Miami, Fla. Darrell, a Parkersburg native, having served in the Air Force and recently returned from Vietnam, was finishing his service in ...

Howard and Cheryl Handschumacher of Belpre are celebrating their 50th anniversary June 21. They were united in marriage June 21, 1970, at the Summerfield United Methodist Church in Summerfield, Ohio. They have three children: Jeff (Shannon) Handschumacher of Rolesville, N.C., Jason (Erica) ...

Jim and Carolyn Layman celebrated their 60th anniversary on May 21. They were married May 21, 1960, at Parkersburg by the late Rev. R.L. Phillips. He is the son of the late B.C. Layman and Iris Wilma Schultz Layman. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952-1954. He retired in 1994 from Badger ...

Robert and Janet Powell celebrated their 60th anniversary on June 4. They were married June 4, 1960, at the 19th Street Church of God by the late Rev. E.J. Gibson. He is the son of the late George (Gladys) and Nancy Powell of Tuppers Plains, Ohio. He rtired from General Electric in 1991 after ...

Jerry Braden Thorne and Connie Sue Thorne will celebrate their 45th anniversary June 7. They were married on June 7, 1975, at Wayside United Methodist Church by the late Rev. Elwood Fleming. He is the son of the late Wayne “Tex” Thorne and the late Mary Thorne Withum. He worked for The ...

George William “Bill” Carpenter of Marietta and Lina Okada Carpenter of Yokohama, Japan will be celebrating their 50th anniversary. The couple married May 15, 1970, at the Yokohama Chapel Center in Japan. They resided in Yokohama until December 1970, at which time they moved back to ...

Allen Robert “Al” and Sheila Mohan Behnke will celebrate their 50th anniversary May 8. They were married May 8, 1970, by the Rev. Fred Ryan at Most Precious Blood Church in Hyde Park, Mass. She is a graduate of Boston Business School. She worked as a secretary at Northeastern University ...

Russell Lee and Helen May Thompson Lockhart will celebrate their 60th anniversary on May 6. They were married on May 6, 1960, in Parkersburg by the late Rev. John W. Lockhart. He is the son of the late Noel and Ida Brotten Lockhart. He is retired from GE. She is the daughter of the late ...

Darrell D. and Jessie L. Thomas Allen of Parkersburg celebrated their 60th anniversary on April 8. They were married Friday, April 8, 1960, by the late Rev. David Marion “Bunk” Provance. He is the son of the late Okey and Ocie Allen of Wadesville, W.Va. He is retired from A.B. Chance, ...

The children of Hugh and Pat Boring Martin announce their parents’ 50th anniversary. The couple were married on April 11, 1970, in the Reedsville Methodist Church by Minister Lewis Hussell. He is retired from American Electric Power. She is a homemaker. They have two children, Michael ...

Russell Gearl and Dolores Jean Moneypenny will celebrate their 50th anniversary surrounded by their immediate family. The couple was married on April 10, 1970, in the home of their pastor. They reside in St. Marys. He is the son of the late Russell and Audra Moneypenny of Harrisville. He is ...

Charles Kiser and Mary McLaughlin Kiser will celebrate their 65th anniversary. They were married on a snowy February 12, 1955. Their love story began in middle school and continued at Coraopolis High School as they were high school sweethearts. After they got married, they lived in the ...

Larry Russell Conant and Nancy Lee Moss Conant celebrated their 55th anniversary with a family celebration at Colombo’s Restaurant in Parkersburg. In addition, family photographs were taken earlier in the afternoon at Fort Boreman Park by Bentley Singleton. The couple was married on ...

Paul and Susie Scott of Little Hocking will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary on Feb. 22. They were married in Little Hocking by the Rev. Bill Lowe. He is the son of Paul Sr. and Anita Scott of Parkersburg. He is employed as a manager at Cracker Barrel. She is the daughter of Denver ...

A.D. and Shelia Kay Steed will be celebrating their 60th anniversary through the holiday season with friends and family. They were married Dec. 31, 1959, at the home of the late Rev. Roy Newbanks. She is the daughter of the late F.S. and Gladys Warfield of Vienna. He is the son of the late ...

Larry and Jan Reed are celebrating their 50th anniversary. They were married on Dec. 20, 1969, at Stout Memorial United Methodist Church by the late Rev. John Holbert. They met while members of the Parkersburg High School A Cappella Choir. He is retired from DuPont and spends his leisure ...