Anniversaries from April 2012

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Gerald and Sandra Whitmore of Chaffee celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends March 17. They were married March 16, 1962, in St. Louis. The Whitmores have six children, Chuck Holbrook of Jackson, Steve Holbrook of Park Hills, Mo., Delores Turner of Chaffee, Geraldine Whitmore of Scott City, Valerie Stickel of Chaffee, and Jarrett Whitmore of Oran, Mo. They have 17 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren...

Doyle and Wanda Eakins of Whitewater recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married March 31, 1962, at Whitewater United Methodist Church. The couple has two daughters, Debra (Tim) Bradshaw of Jackson and Stacy (Craig) Carnell of Gordonville. They have four granddaughters, Megan and Jessica Bradshaw of Jackson, Allison and Miranda Carnell of Gordonville...

Dewey and Nelda Lukefahr of Jackson will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary April 20, 2012. A summer celebration is planned with their immediate family. The couple was married April 20, 1952, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville, Mo. They owned and operated Jackson Studio 44 years...

Walker and Jelettia Green of Cape Girardeau were married 70 years April 10, 2012. The couple will celebrate at a private dinner party April 28 at Bella Italia. Among the guests will be a son, Dennis and wife Joy of Atlanta, Ga., and a daughter, Roberta Norman with Rick Triplett of Reno, Nev. ...

COMMERCE, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Bobby LeDure of Commerce celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family reception April 14, 2012, at their home. LeDure and Patricia Wylder were married April 14, 1962, at Benton, Mo. He is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps...

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Wachter of Jackson celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary April 19, 2012. Wachter and Verna Bingenheimer were married April 19, 1952, at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown, Mo., by the Rev. Ervin Boeschen. They have attended St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson 56 years...

Mr. and Mrs. John Dybell of Jackson are celebrating their 68th wedding anniversary today. Dybell and Helen Gonczy were married April 22, 1944, in Whiting, Ind. The couple has six children, Ron Dybell of Jackson, Laura King of South Carolina, Lance Dybell of Hammond, Ind., Cassie Zeilenga and Pattie Rockhill of Jackson, and Kim Holyfield of Alabama. They have 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren...

Darel and Betty Roberts of Cape Girardeau will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary Saturday. They will be honored at a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. at First General Baptist Church Family Life Center. The couple met in St. Louis and were married there May 5, 1957...

BENTON, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Rankin of Benton celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary April 20, 2012, with a family gathering. Rankin and Patricia Hyslop were married April 20, 1947, by the Rev. Harold Ray, at the Hyslop home in Bloomfield, Mo...