Anniversaries from February 2011

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Larry Cooper of Sikeston will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 13 at Miner Baptist Church. Hosts are their children. Cooper and Gail Beggs were married Feb. 17, 1961, at the home of W.A. and Virginia Beggs, parents of the bride. The Rev. H.M. Andrews performed the ceremony. Their attendants were Brenda Rister Jones and Donald Beggs...

BENTON, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Holland of Benton were honored with a dinner and dance in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. The event was held Dec. 30, 2010, at Plaza Conference Center in Cape Girardeau. Hosts were their children, Denae LeDure of Commerce, Mo., and Dr. Joel Holland of Festus, Mo...

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brockmeyer of Scott City celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Jan. 28, 2011. A reception is planned later. Brockmeyer and Sue Kinder were married Jan. 28, 1961, at St. Joseph Church. Their attendants were Rosie Dreyer, Dorothy Bruce, Gerome Brockmeyer and Keith Voges...

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Deneke Sr. of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner and reception Feb. 5, 2011, at Celebrations Restaurant in Cape Girardeau. Hosts were their children. Deneke and Merle Gossling were married Feb. 11, 1961, at Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Elmer and Lillian Deneke of Sikeston, Mo. She is the daughter of Norman and Beulah Gossling of Cape Girardeau...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Laddie Bridwell of Chaffee are observing their 40th wedding anniversary today. A celebration dinner is planned early this summer, to be hosted by their children and grandchildren. Bridwell and Annette McCulley were married Feb. 13, 1971, in Jackson...

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Darter of Cape Girardeau will observe their 65th wedding anniversary Tuesday. Darter and Carrie McNeely were married March 1, 1946, at the Church of the Nazarene parsonage by the Rev. Fleshman. The Darters have three children and three grandchildren...