Anniversaries from July 2011

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Smith of Cape Girardeau will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house and reception July 30, 2011, at Lynwood Baptist Church. Hosts will be their children and grandchildren. Smith and Ermalee Eaker were married June 24, 1961, at Bethany Baptist Church, by the Rev. W.O. Liley, uncle of Mrs. Smith. Maid of honor was Myra Jean Kight of Arbor, Mo., and best man was James Gloth of Delta...

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Robinson of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a party June 18, 2011. Hosts were their son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Christine Robinson of Scott City. Robinson and June Waldo were married June 17, 1961, at Vanduser, Mo., by Lloyd Boley. Their attendants were Katie Waldo and Kenneth Weisenborn...

Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Hutson Jr. of Jackson celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary June 26, 2011. Hutson and Linda Schlamer were married June 26, 1971, at First Baptist Church in Thebes, Ill., by the late Rev. Charles Shumate. Their attendants were Vicki Schlamer Hannan, Marcella Peters, the late Michael R. Cook, and Carl E. Peters...

Danny and Carolyn Monroe of Cape Girardeau will observe their 37th wedding anniversary at a July 4 celebration at their home. The couple was married July 5, 1974, in Cape Girardeau. Monroe is employed with Monroe Plumbing and Heating. The couple has four children, Robert (Kelly) Monroe, Missy Ehlers, Adam (Ashley) Monroe, and Laura Monroe, all of Cape Girardeau. They have nine grandchildren...

ORAN, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Jere Tenkhoff of Oran celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a Mass, dinner and dance May 7, 2011, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Oran. Tenkhoff and Carolyn Pobst were married May 6, 1961, at Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran, by the Rev. Robert Schumacher...

LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Lukefahr of Leopold celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception June 12, 2011, at Marble Hill United Methodist Church. Hosts were their children, Mike Lukefahr and Diane Dahl of Jackson, and Karen and George Yoffie of Cape Girardeau...

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schulte of Jackson recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary at Ray's of Kelso. Hosts were their children. A summer picnic is also planned when the out-of-town grandchildren will be visiting. Schulte and Sarah Jean Westerhold were married May 11, 1946, at Immaculate Conception Church Rectory, by the Rev. Felix Sommerhauser. Their attendants were Alberta Westerhold, sister of the bride, and John Schulte Jr., brother of the groom...

Mr. and Mrs. Austin Bagby of Jackson will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary with a reception July 23. The event will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at Jackson Church of the Nazarene. Hosts will be their children. Mrs. Bagby is the former Josie Viola Ervin...

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Grantham of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to Hot Springs, Ark., July 23, 2011. Grantham and Sandra Grannemann were married July 23, 1961, in Glenmora, La. The couple has two children, Todd (Alyssa) Grantham of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Leah Wren of Aurora, Mo. They have a granddaughter, Adelyn Pearl...

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Suhre of Jackson celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a dinner and reception July 9, 2011, at Kimbeland Country Club. Hosts were their children, Nick (Terrie Earnheart) Suhre and Kelli (Keith) Hamm of Jackson. Suhre and Debra Burris were married July 17, 1971, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau, by the Rev. Oliver Clavin...

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Knaup of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows June 11, 2011, at St. Mary's Cathedral, with the Rev. Thomas Kiefer officiating. The couple, their children and grandchildren then had dinner at Bella Italia Restaurant...

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Nebel of Clarksville, Tenn., are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary today with a family gathering. Nebel and Susan Spindler were married July 31, 1971, at First Presbyterian Church in Manitowoc, Wis., by the Rev. G.J. Zanotti...