THIELES CELEBRATE 60 YEARS OF MARRIAGE

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Thiele celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary which their daughters hosted in the Fellowship Hall of the Methodist Church in Whitewater.

They were married in Marble Hill on Jan. 14, 1936.

Mr. Thiele was born in 1912 near Drum to the late John and Kate Thiele of Whitewater. Mrs. Thiele was born at Stroder Branch to the late Mr. and Mrs. W.P.Ross in 1917.

They have three daughters, Charlotte, Evelyn and Joyce, one granddaughter, two grandsons and one great-granddaughter.

Mr. Thiele was a musician since he was 16 years old. He plays his guitar and they both sing in the nursing home, churches and residential homes. They also have a radio program at Charleston every Sunday morning.

He farmed some, then retired from Little River Drainage, Co. She was an Avon representative for nearly 25 years.

The guests came from Jackson, Kelso, Gordonville, Whitewater, Cape Girardeau, Leopold, Crump, Allenville, Blomeyer, Millersville, Chaffee, Overland and Creal Spring, Ill.

They reside between Allenville and Dutchtown. They thank everyone for making their anniversary enjoyable.