Anniversaries from February 2007

THEBES, Ill. -- Mr. and Mrs. Harold McNelly of Thebes will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception Feb. 10 at Olive Branch Community Building. Host will be Debra Goins of Anna, Ill., daughter of the couple. The event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Herbert and Laverne Buchheit of Perryville celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Jan. 6, 2007, with family and friends. The couple was married Jan. 5, 1942, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Apple Creek, Mo. They have three children, Betty (Gary) Statler, Anna (Ken) Krauss, and Glenda Buchheit. They have six grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and a deceased great-grandchild...

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Clardy of Whitewater celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Jan. 26, 2007, with their children. Clardy and Lynette Leadbetter were married Jan. 28, 1967, at Bethlehem General Baptist Church, by the Rev. Bob Bradford. Their children are Clarissa and Steve Rodgers of Whitewater and Stacey Bollinger of Brazeau, Mo. They have three grandchildren, Cole Rodgers, and Gunnar and Remi Bollinger...

Mr. and Mrs. Haydn Fox of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Fox and Norma Gibson were married Feb. 14, 1947, at Burton Heights Baptist Church in Grand Rapids, Mich. They moved to this area in 1966 when Fox became the meteorologist in charge of the Weather Service Office in Cairo, Ill., which is now located in Paducah, Ky. He retired in 1975...