Douglas and Betty Hester of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 21, 2007.
They were married June 21, 1957, and have lived in Cape Girardeau most of their lives.
They have five children, Douglas and Robert Hester of Scott City, David Hester of St. Charles, Mo., Beverly Lorenz of Virginia Beach, Va., and Timothy Hester of Columbia, Mo.
The couple has 11 grandchildren, Jason, Amber, Lyndsay, Josh, Abbey, Brittney, Jessie, Nickols, Jacob and Alexison Hester, Jenny Glass, and a great-granddaughter, Jessica.
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