Anniversaries from August 2006

Joe Lynn and Vesta Mae Meyer of Jackson celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary July 15, 2006. The couple was married July 13, 1936, in Illinois. They have lived in Jackson most of their lives. The Meyers have three daughters, Marilyn Harrellson of St. Charles, Mo., Darlene (John) Derr of St. Joseph, Mo., and Diana Meyer of Cape Girardeau. They have six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandson...

Mr. and Mrs. Orval Vancil of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 6, 2006. Vancil and Marilyn Frick were married Aug. 5, 1956, at Anna Heights Baptist Church in Anna, Ill. The late Rev. Archie Grigg performed the ceremony. Their attendants were the late Pauline and Howard Bittle, sister and brother-in-law of the bride...

Mr. and Mrs. David E. Dunlap of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 5, 2006, at Drury Lodge. The dinner and reception was hosted by their children. Dunlap and Syble Duley were married July 5, 1956, in Mississippi. Their attendants were Don and Faye Metcalf...

Mr. and Mrs. Calvin P. Nebel of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. The events included bowling at West Park Lanes, dinner party at Ray's in Kelso, Mo., attended services at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Chaffee, Mo., and dined together at Saxony Village, where the couple lives. Their children and spouses were hosts...

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Seabaugh of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last weekend. A surprise dinner and reception was held Aug. 19, 2006, at Circle S Saddle Co., hosted by their children. Seabaugh and Norma Carolyn Snider were married Aug. 17, 1956, at Southside Baptist Church by the Rev. A.J. Langston. Their attendants were Bob Snider and Doris Robinson Snider, and Bob and Nora Seabaugh...

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Maher of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a dinner Aug. 25, 2006, at Dalhousie Club House. Maher and Cindy Greif were married Aug. 21, 1981, at St. Joseph Church in Farmington, Mo., by the Rev. Patrick McIntee...