Anniversaries from July 2007

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lipps of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a private dinner at their home May 19, 2007. Lipps and Ruth Wolters were married May 19, 1957, by the Rev. Edwin H. Witman at First Methodist Church in Santa Monica, Calif. Their attendants were Mary Lou Wolters and Billy Voelker...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Elfrink of Advance celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner June 17, 2007, at Cedar Street at Drury Lodge. Hosts were their children and spouses, Mark and Nancy Elfrink of St. Louis, Polly and Jim Bradford of Advance, and Jane and Marc Eaves of Sikeston, Mo...

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Beckett of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a surprise dinner hosted by their children and spouses. Beckett and Thelma Gibbons were married June 15, 1957, in Hernando, Miss. She is the daughter of Ira and Mae Gibbons. Beckett is the son of John and Clemia Beckett...

TAMMS, Ill. -- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Birk of Tamms will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary July 7, 2007, at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. Birk and Shirley Jean Hornback were married June 30, 1957, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Sikeston, Mo...

Mr. and Mrs. Franklin James of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception June 10, 2007, at Drury Lodge. James and the former Wanda Robinson were married June 9, 1957, at Evangelical United Church of Christ, by the Rev. Arno Franke...

Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Cook of Whitewater celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a luau dinner July 1, 2007, at Wappapello Lake. Hosts were their daughter and son-in-law, Lana and Sid Atkins of Chaffee, Mo. Cook and Janet Wilson were married July 8, 1967, at the Assembly of God Church in Chaffee, by the Rev. William Marshall. Their attendants were Gayle Dowd Dragoni and Glen Cook...

KELSO, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Essner of Kelso celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner July 8, 2007, at Cedar Street Restaurant in Cape Girardeau. Hosts were their children and spouses, Danny and Debbie Essner and Doug and Leslie Essner of Cape Girardeau; David Essner, Dennis and Becky Essner, and Chris and Donna Scherer, all of Kelso. The couple has 10 grandchildren...

Dr. Jai N. and Leela Dahiya of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary July 4, 2007. They were married July 4, 1967, in Bijwasan, New Delhi, India, according to the Hindu marriage rituals. The couple moved from India to Denton, Texas, in 1974. Dahiya received a doctorate in physics from the University of North Texas in 1980...

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Simminger of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary Aug. 8, 2006. A reception was held at First Baptist Church in Jackson, hosted by Bonnie Bradshaw and the couple's daughters, Lauren and Renee Simminger. Guests attended from Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Columbia, Mo., and the states of Kentucky and Mississippi...

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Starzinger of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner July 14, 2007, at Lambert's Cafe in Sikeston, Mo. Starzinger and Judy Schrumpf were married July 13, 1957, at Perryville United Methodist Church in Perryville, Mo., by the Rev. O.D. Van Horn...

Mr. and Mrs. Clay Ewing Hunter of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with a dinner party July 14, 2007, at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis. Hosts were their children and spouses, Clay E. (Carole) Hunter III of Anthem, Ariz., and Jacqueline (Tom) Archambault of St. Louis...

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hinton of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner July 1, 2007, at the Elks Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Hosts were their children and spouses. Hinton and Ann Steimle were married July 6, 1957, at St. Mary's Cathedral by the Rev. Robert Schumacher. Their attendants were Ann Knaup of Jackson, Nancy Irvine of Reno, Nev., Benny Hinton of Jackson, and the late Jerry Wulfers...

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Webb of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a cruise to the Hawaiian Islands. Webb and Carolyn Walthall were married July 1, 1957, in Belton, Texas. The couple has three children and five grandchildren...

Mr. and Mrs. Stan Baughn of Jackson celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary with a trip to Buena Vista, Colo. They were accompanied by their son, James Baughn of Jackson. Baughn and Debra Scherer were married June 25, 1977, at Red Star Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau, by the Rev. Corns. Their attendants were Georgia Kelley Segraves and Bob Rafferty...

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Beussink of Gordonville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner May 25, 2007, at Ray's Place in Kelso, Mo. Hosts were their children and grandchildren. Beussink and Virgie Clippard were married May 25, 1957, at St. John's Catholic Church in Leopold, Mo. Their attendants were Carolann Beussink, Betty Jane Arnzen, Bernice Ziegler, Bernard Beussink, Herman Arnzen and Stanley Clippard...

Glen and Evelyn Morton of Jackson observed their 40th wedding anniversary July 22, 2007. They were married July 22, 1967, in Jackson. Morton is employed by Fronabarger Concreters Inc. Mrs. Morton is a child care provider. The couple has two daughters, Kim Dorko of Park Hills, Mo., and Misty (Dean) Spencer of Jackson. They have two grandchildren, Morgan and Wyatt Spencer...