Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Colyer of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary with a meal Aug. 19, 2000, at Cracker Barrel.
Colyer and Rosalie Burris were married Aug. 19, 1944, at Red Star Baptist Church.
The Colyers have two daughters, Nancy Cunningham of McClure, Ill., and Tammy Burton of Altenburg, Mo. They also have two grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren, and a great-stepgrandchild.
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