Benefield - 50 years

Mr. and Mrs. Billy Gene Benefield of Cape Girardeau will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner today at a local restaurant.

Hosts are their children.

Benefield and Goldie Marie Pender were married Nov. 1, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, by A.J. Johnson.

They have three children, Dennis and Tim Benefield of Jackson, and Cindy Benefield of Cape Girardeau. They have three grandchildren, Kayla and Cody Bredekamp of Cape Girardeau and Casey Benefield of Jackson.