Mr. and Mrs. Gene Sample of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Oct. 17, 2008.
Sample and Ruth Kasten were married Oct. 17, 1948, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, by Pastor Jank.
Members of the wedding party were Junie Landgraf, Shirley Young, Virginia Kuecker, Evelyn Kasten, Gene Kasten, Charlie Ross, Norman Swan, and Bob Landgraf.
The Samples have two daughters, Susan (Fred) Vincel and Nancy (Marty) Niswonger. They have three grandchildren, Crystal (Aaron) Williams, Amber (Tim) Horrell, and Andrea (Matt) Welker; and two great-grandchildren, Owen Horrell and Hunter Welker.
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