Nesslein - 50 Years

Mr. and Mrs. R. Wayne Nesslein of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Jan. 7, 2011, with a dinner at Drury Lodge. Hosts were their daughters.

Nesslein and Connie Weber were married Jan. 7, 1961, at Church of the Assumption in Perryville, Mo., by the Rev. George Brennan. Their attendants were the late Judith Thompson of McBride, Mo., maid of honor; Jan McCray of Bessemer, Ala., bridesmaid; Leroy Elder, best man, and Calvin Bey, groomsman, both of Perryville.

The couple has two daughters, Wendy Lincoln of Gordonville and Beth Counts of Jackson. They have four grandchildren, Brandon (Chelsae) Buttrey of Corpus Christi, Texas, Ashley Buttrey of Cape Girardeau, Brittany Buttrey of Jacksonville, Fla., and Aaron Buttrey of Twentynine Palms, Calif. They have two great-grandchildren, Tanner Buttrey of Corpus Christi, Shelby Buttrey of Kelso, Mo.; and a great-stepgrandchild, Jarrett Davis of Corpus Christi.