Anniversaries

Phill and Marsha Craft celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at CrossRoads Church in Jackson on June 26. Phill and the former Marsha Johnson were married at Zion Lutheran Church on June 25, 1970, in a private ceremony. Over the years, the couple has been blessed with three children: Chad (Missy) Craft of Jackson; Brooke (Freddy) Santos of Houston; and the late Gabe Craft, along with a grandson, Caleb Craft, who will attend Missouri S&T this Fall...

John and Jennifer Seabaugh of Millersville are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on June 27. Seabaugh and the former Jennifer Singleton were married June 27, 1970, at Iona Baptist Church in Oriole. The couple has three children, Garrett Seabaugh and Rick Seabaugh, both of Cape Girardeau, and Leslie Seabaugh of Perryville, Missouri. They also have four grandchildren...

Dallas Paul and Linda Berry of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 20. Berry and the former Linda Gum were married June 20, 1970, in Clarkton, Missouri. The couple has three children, Pamela Michelle (Jason) Barber of Jackson; Christina (Loren) Oswald of Daisy; and Brad (Jodi) Berry of Jackson. ...

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Tolliver are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary June 13. Tolliver and the former Kay Stauffer were married June 13, 1970, at First Christian Church in Sikeston, Missouri, by the Rev. Joseph Wagner. After receiving their degrees at Southeast Missouri State University in 1973, Roger entered the field of banking, and Kay was an elementary school teacher...

Ray and Joan Haring of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary June 12. The couple were married June 12, 1960, at Central Methodist Church in Oskaloosa, Iowa. They moved to Cape Girardeau in 1967. Both are retired teachers. They have two children, Robyn and Jason Edwards of Kansas City, Missouri, and Chip and Melissa Haring of St. Peters, Missouri. They also have six grandchildren...

Michael W. and Donna R. Rushing of Jackson observed their 50th wedding anniversary May 30. The celebration has been postponed in respect to social distancing. Rushing and the former Donna R. Yancey were married May 30, 1970, at New McKendree United Methodist Church by the Rev. Ronald Woods Jr. Their attendants were Judy Dow Cozby and Roger Yancey...

Junior and Doretta King of Cape Girardeau will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary May 20. The couple was married May 20, 1950. They have four children, Debby, Terry, Blane and Jean. They also have nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren...

Carroll and Debbie Williams celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a surprise anniversary party Nov. 28 at My Daddy's Cheesecake. The party was hosted by Debbie's parents, Carl and Mary Ann Kagle; Carroll's sister, Janet Nichols, and brother and sister-in-law, Ronnie and Janet Williams...

Vernon and Marilyn Eggimann of Jackson celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary March 28. Eggimann and the former Marilyn Doering were married March 26, 1960, at Christ Lutheran Church in Gordonville. The Rev. Paul Ludwig performed the ceremony. Their attendants were Joan Lorberg, Katherine Doering, Delmer Eggimann, Dewey Nussbaum, Weldon Eggimann and Louis Doering...

Vance and June Combs of Cape Girardeau will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on April 23. Before they met, Vance served in World War II aboard a submarine in the Pacific. They grew up less than 15 miles from each other in Northwest Missouri and Southwest Iowa, but didn't meet until after the war...

Hollis and Jeanette Patterson of Jackson will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary Thursday. Patterson and the former Jeanette Lewis were married April 9, 1955, in Sardis, Mississippi.

Mr. and Mrs. James Goodin of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Feb. 25, 2020. On Feb. 25, 1955, Carolyn Joyce Abernathy and James Oliver Goodin were married at Grace United Methodist Church. The Rev. George Heslar performed the ceremony...

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Martin of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Jan. 25 at the Jackson Civic Center. The party was hosted by their children. Richard and the former Sue Helgeson were married Jan. 24, 1970, in Norfolk, Nebraska. The Rev. Allan Martin performed the ceremony. Their attendants were Dorothy Sato-Stoll, Sandi Armstrong, Marylee Moritz, Dr. Bill Martin, Paul Martin and Dr. David Brown...

Sam and Martha Light of Cape Girardeau renewed their wedding vows Jan. 10, 2020, at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. In attendence were their daughter, Angela Light of Oklahoma City and son, David Light, his husband, Joey Light of Baltimore; sister, Carol Hasegawa; and nephew, Josh Hasegawa...

Robert "Bob" and Rosemary Ross of Chaffee, Missouri, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with family Dec. 22 at Gosche Store in Oran, Missouri. Bob and Rosemary were married Jan. 9, 1960, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee. The couple has four children, Ted (Julie) Ross, Daryl (Norma) Ross, Pam (Steve) Fleckenstein and Teresa (Tom) Leible. They also have six grandchildren, Ryan and Elizabeth Ross, Katy and Eva Fleckenstein and Olivia and Owen Leible...