Anniversaries

Bob and Mary Feemster celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 27. Feemster and the former Mary Pensel were married May 27, 1967. They have one daughter, Heather (J.D.) Brune, and two grandchildren, Christian (15) and Adrianna (10).

Mr. and Mrs. Dewayne Mabry of Millersville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 27. Mabry and the former Ruth Blackledge were married May 27, 1967 in Naylor, Missouri. They have five children: Jeanine (Tim) Arnold, Anne (Steve) Brown, Branson (Marsica) Mabry, Jason Mabry and Kara Mabry. They also have eight grandchildren...

Hollis and Jeanette Patterson of Jackson are celebrating their 62nd wedding anniversary today with a dinner at 36 Restaurant & Bar. Patterson and the former Jeanette Lewis were married April 9, 1955, in Saris, Mississippi.

Doyle and Margie Leine of Daisy, Missouri, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends on Saturday at their home. They were married April 1, 1967, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. They have twin sons, David and Daryl, and four grandchildren, Megan, Lauryn, Matthew and Michael...

Danny and Doris Moore of Kelso, Missouri, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 27, 2016. Their children hosted a surprise celebration on Dec. 3, 2016, with family, relatives and friends attending. There was a Holy Mass officiated by the Rev. John Horth at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso. Following the mass, a reception and dance were held at the St. Augustine School gym...

Richard and Delores (Dee) Cannon of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on March 25 with an open house hosted by their children and grandchildren. Cannon and the former Delores Hert were married March 16, 1957, at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Greeley, Colorado. The Rev. Samuel Wegenast performed the ceremony...

Len and Gaye Swan recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a surprise dinner party held in their honor at 36 Restaurant and Bar in Cape Girardeau. The evening was hosted by their daughter and son-in-law, Gaye Lynn Henry and Col. Ronald L. (USAF, Ret.) of Clarkson Valley, Missouri...

Kenneth and Merna Grigsby celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on March 5 at a luncheon held in their honor in the banquet room of Saxony Village in Cape Girardeau. The event was hosted by their son and his wife, Ken Grigsby and Mary Linda King, of San Jose, California...

Lee and Mary Olson of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on March 18, 2017. They were married March 18, 1957, in LaPorte, Indiana. Lee retired from Southwestern Bell in 1985. The couple have two children, David Lee Olson of Jackson and Diane Olson Pierantozzi of Bellville, Texas. They also have 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren...

Les and Rita Beasley of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Saturday. Beasley and the former Rita Warner were married March 11, 1977, at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson. The couple has two children, Jeffery (Stacy) Beasley of Cape Girardeau and Jessie (Arthur) Schaefer of Cape Girardeau. They have two grandchildren, Savannah Beasley and Philip Schaefer, and one granddog, Kobe...

Mike and Lynette Clardy of Whitewater celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Jan. 28 with their children. Clardy and the former Lynette Leadbetter were married Jan. 28, 1967, by the Rev. Bob Bradford at Bethlehem General Baptist Church in Crump. Their attendants were Mary Jane Deck Peters and Bill Glenn, both of Jackson...

Rick and Karen Schlosser of Scott City will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary by taking an Alaskan cruise in July. Schlosser and the former Karen Buchheit were married Feb. 19, 1977, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee, Missouri. The couple has three children, Rachael and Donald Lawson of Cape Girardeau, Derrick and Logan Schlosser of Whitewater and Cory and Megan Schlosser of Scott City. They also have one grandson, McCoy Lane...

Daniel and Evelyn Wheelock of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 23, 2016. Wheelock and the former Evelyn K. Hazen were married Dec. 23, 1966, in Canon City, Colorado. The Rev. Harlan Heap performed the ceremony. The couple has two children, Darin S. Wheelock of Boynton Beach, Florida, and Danette K. Neikirk of Cape Girardeau. They also have three grandchildren...

Harry and Dorothy Bertrand of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with a reception on Sept. 24, at Trinity Lutheran Church fellowship hall in Cape Girardeau. It was hosted by their daughter and son and their spouses. Bertrand and the former Dorothy Huettig were married Aug. 31, 1946, in Perryville, Missouri...

Kenneth Douglas and Sharon Jean Woodard of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to Toronto in September. Woodard and the former Sharon Frazier were married Nov. 26, 1966, at Red Star Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Earl Tharp performed the ceremony...

Charles and Barbara Swindell of Advance, Missouri, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Swindell and the former Barbara Stoffregen were married Dec. 3, 1966, in Delta. The couple has three children, Jonathan (Lori) Swindell of Blue Springs, Missouri; Brandon (Kristy) Swindell of Marble Hill, Missouri; and Alissa Swindell of Advance. The couple also has four grandchildren, Amanda, Jessica and Conner Swindell and Lindsey Moyers...