Anniversaries from December 2004

Mr. and Mrs. George Heuring of Scott City celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner Nov. 25, 2004, at Woodard's Restaurant in Jackson. Heuring and Gladys Zimmerman were married Nov. 25, 1954, at St. Augustine Church in Kelso, Mo., by Monsignor Joseph Keusenkothen...

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dreyer of Jackson celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with an open house reception Nov. 7, 2004, at the Elks Lodge in Jackson. The couple renewed their vows. Hosts were their daughters, Sherri Prysock of St. Louis, Nancee and George Flowers and Catheryn and James Hartle of Millersville; and grandchildren, Kelli Prysock, Caleb Burton and Jake Flowers, and Christopher and Chuck Hartle...

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Thomas of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner and dance Nov. 27, 2004, at Drury Lodge. Hosts were their children, Gina Thomas of St. Ann, Mo., and Dennis and Kelly Kern of Chaffee, Mo. Thomas and Shirley Wright were married Dec. 18, 1954, at First Assembly of God Church in Cape Girardeau...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Mike Pobst of Sikeston celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary Nov. 29, 2004, at River Ridge Winery in Commerce, Mo. Pobst and Lisa Gregory were married Nov. 29, 1974, at Morley Baptist Church by the Rev. Liston Smith...

Mr. and Mrs. Jack V. Lawrence of Kansas City, Mo., recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Lawrence and Joan Stuckey were married Oct. 30, 1954, at First Baptist Church in Oran, Mo. He is a native of Cape Girardeau and she of Oran. A graduate of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, he was ordained to the ministry in 1971. He retired from the Kansas City Area Transit Authority in 1992...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- The Rev. and Mrs. Gene Hart of Olive Branch will observe their 50th wedding anniversary with a celebration Jan. 2, 2005. The event will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Sunshine Inn Community Center in Anna, Ill. Hart and Maudie Lou Clinton were married Jan. 2, 1955, at Lake Milligan Baptist Church in Miller City, Ill., by the Rev. Verlee Eaker...