Stiefermans observe 55th

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Orville Stieferman of Jefferson City celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary with a reception June 15, 2002, at Concord Baptist Church.

Stieferman and Wilda Filer were married June 15, 1947, at First Baptist Church, by the Rev. James F. Heaton. Their attendants were Mary Brunstein of Keokuck, Iowa; Wanda Stockman, sister of the bride, Peggy McMurtry, both of Jefferson City; and the late Buford Filer, brother of the bride.

Mrs. Stieferman was born in Bollinger County, daughter of Charles and Stella Patton Filer. She attended New Salem and Hurricane Fork schools. Her husband is the son of Ira and Myrtle Stieferman, who lived in Jefferson City.

The couple has two children, Gerald Stieferman of Dallas, Texas, and Shirley Choate of Jefferson City. They have seven grandchildren, one is deceased, and five great-grandchildren.