Anniversaries

Ralph and Mary Walther of Gordonville, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary July 29 with an evening dinner at Christ Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall in Gordonville. It was hosted by their children, Ryan and Tina Walther, Jana Walther, Shannon and Leann Stinson, and their grandson, Jakoata Walther, all of Jackson...

Ralph and Verneda LeGrand of Cape Girardeau will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Sunday with a brunch with their family at Delmonico's Steakhouse in Jackson. The couple's children will host the celebration. LeGrand and the former Verneda Vandeven were married Oct. 11, 1958, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Glennon, Missouri. The Rev. Quentin Hahn performed the ceremony. The maid of honor was Cecilia (Landewee) Glastetter and the best man was Tony LeGrand...

Brandon and Jamie Olson of Cape Girardeau celebrated their first wedding anniversary on Sept. 10. Olson and the former Jamie Baity were married Sept. 10, 2017, at Wedding Garden in Carbondale, Illinois. Dan Essner performed the ceremony.

Bill and Judy Huey of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Friday. Huey and the former Judy Keller were married Sept. 14, 1968, at Zion Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. G.B. Seboldt performed the ceremony. Their attendants were Vickie (Keller) Hurst; Schirley Jo (Sinn) Huey; Katherine (Nussbaum) Lynn; Rita (Keller) Cracraft; Connie (Keller) London; George "Dude" Huey; Jim Foeste; Roger Pierce; Don Huey; and Keith Keller, all of the Cape Girardeau area...

Mike and Wilma Huffman of Jackson celebrated 50th wedding anniversary Saturday with a party hosted by their children at Cape County Park. Huffman and the former Wilma Rhodes were married Sept. 15, 1968, at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Whitewater. The Rev. Arvil Huffman performed the ceremony...

Kenneth and Viva Jean Pope of Oran, Missouri, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with a weekend trip to Paducah, Kentucky, attending the Badgett Playhouse in Grand Rivers, Kentucky. Pope and the former Viva Jean Eakin were married Aug. 28, 1953, at The General Baptist Church near Bell City, Missouri. He is retired from Ameren, and she is retired from Thorngate...

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Donald Gibson of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday, Sept. 6. Gibson and the former Shirley Ann Baker were married Sept. 6, 1958, at First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. E.C. Mount performed the ceremony. Their attendants were Mrs. Howard Roelker, sister of the bride, and Lyle Gibson, brother of the groom...

Steve and Kim Taylor of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Aug. 21. Taylor and the former Kim Pittman were married Aug. 21, 1993, at First Presbyterian Church in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Their attendants were Randy and Sharon Taylor, the groom's brother and sister-in-law, and Paul and Debbie Bruckhoff, the bride's sister and brother-in-law...

Danny and Pat Burger of New Hamburg, Missouri, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 10 by attending Mass at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg with a dinner and party following in the parish center. The dinner and party were hosted by the couple's children...

Terry and Wanda Ross of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 27 at the Jackson Civic Center. A meal was hosted and provided by the couple's two daughters and the cake was made by Sherri Glueck of Chaffee, Missouri. The couple has two daughters, Tracie (Jerry) McFadden of Jackson and Melissa (Clay) Ausley of Raleigh, North Carolina. The couple also has a granddaughter and three great-grandchildren...

Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Friedhof of Oak Ridge will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 18 at Just Plain Fun LLC in Chaffee, Missouri, where Mrs. Friedhof sings. Friedhof and the former Laura Sample were married Aug. 28, 1968, at Bethel Assembly of God Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Jack Cathcart performed the ceremony...

Don and Janice Boeller of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on July 22 with a dinner hosted by their children at Chateau Girardeau. Boeller and the former Janice Thomason were married July 12, 1958, at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. O.H. Pooker performed the ceremony. Their attendants were John and Anna Mae Hahn...

Bill and Doris Weissmueller of Gordonville celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on July 8. They were married July 8, 1978, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Shawneetown. The couple has two children, Ryan (Amy) Weissmueller of Shawneetown and Traci Weissmueller of Farmington, Missouri. They also have two grandchildren...

Alvie and Gladys Baker of Scott City will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary Wednesday. Baker and the former Gladys Hensley were married July 25, 1953, in Mississippi. Their attendants were Bob and Barbara Hensley. The couple has three children, Debi Baker of Morse Mill, Missouri; Cyndi Baker of Scott City and the late Terry Baker. They also have six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren...

Roy and Selena Hartle of Scott City recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an Alaskan cruise. The couple visited an Army friend of Roy's, whom he had not seen in 50 years, and his wife in Vancouver, Washington. The four of them went on the cruise together...

Norman "Dean" and Norma Renz celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary July 4. The couple was married July 4, 1953, in Springfield, Illinois. The Rev. Leo Ewing performed the ceremony. Dean was in the U.S. Navy on the USS Midway and was on leave. After the wedding, Dean was sent to a naval school at Bainbridge, Maryland. ...

Carl and Mary Ann Kagle celebrated their 60th wedding anninversary on June 8 with a dinner hosted by Deborah and Carroll Williams at The Melting Pot in St. Louis. The couple's grandson and his wife, Lance and Jesse Ferrell, also attended the dinner...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Bob and Mary Jane Maxwell of Charleston recently celebrated 60 years of marriage with a family trip to the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. And without a doubt, this loving couple -- parents of three children and grandparents of six -- bickered the whole way there...

Sen. Wayne and Suzy Wallingford of Cape Girardeau will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 15. They met in Omaha, Nebraska, while Wayne attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Suzy attended Clarkson College of Nursing. They were married June 15, 1968, in Corning, Iowa...

Ken and Diane Nieveen of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends at their winter home in Tropicana Coop Park in Ft. Myers, Florida. The reaffirmation of their vows was given by the Rev. George McCracken. Their daughter, Missy Nieveen-Phegley, gave a history of her parents' 50 years of married life...

Paul and Lucy Sprenger of O'Fallon, Missouri, will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary on May 16. They met on May 18, 1941. Paul had finished business school and was working in Cape Girardeau when he saw a picture of his sister's friend -- Lucy Nelson. ...

Harold and Luella Kielhofner of Oran, Missouri, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on April 14 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Oran. The couple's daughters and daughter-in-law hosted the event: Andrea Sachse of Cape Girardeau, Connie Newton of St. Joseph, Missouri, Marcia Kielhofner of Sugar Land, Texas, Gail Smith of Hillsboro, Missouri, and Renee Taylor of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. A son, Gary Kielhofner, is deceased...