Jack and Polly Bess of Cape Girardeau will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary next week.
They were married May 30, 1942, in Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Formerly of Dexter, Mo., they reside in Cape Girardeau and Clearwater, Fla.
The couple has a son, Jerry Bess of Bloomfield, Mo.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
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