Anniversary Announcements

Dunnes to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary (12/18/08)
Claude and Pat Dunne of Cherokee Village will celebrate their 50th anniversary on Jan. 3, 2009. Renewal of vows will be from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with a reception in St. Michael's Church Hall from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3. All family and friends are invited to help the couple celebrate. No gifts please...

Bucks to celebrate 60th wedding anniversary (11/26/08)
Gene and Norma Buck will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving Day Nov. 27 with a family dinner. The Buck's have five children, Susan and Lance Miller of Salem, John and Karen Buck of Brodhead, Wis., Jim and Cynthia Buck of Violet Hill, Paul and Bobette Buck of Ash Flat and Mary and Rocky Smith of Melbourne. They also have many grandchildren and great-grandchildren...

Arnolds to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary (11/13/08)
Noel and Pansy Arnold will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Nov. 22 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Evening Shade School Cafeteria. All family and friends are invited to stop by. The couple request no gifts. Cards are welcome.

Ritters to celebrate 60th wedding anniversary (11/06/08)
Lowell and Lindy Ritter of Cherokee Village will celebrate 60 years of marriage on Nov. 3. They met in Fresno, Calif., and were married on Nov. 3, 1948. They were blessed with five children and have many grandchildren and great-grandchildren spread throughout the states...

Grissoms to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary (10/22/08)
Orland and Georgia Grissom will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Oct. 25 from 2-4 p.m. at the Ash Flat Community Center, located across from the Ash Flat Fire Station. The couple request no gifts please. All family and friends are invited to attend...

Prices to celebrate 40th wedding anniversary (10/17/08)
The family of Travis and Judy Price will be celebrating the 40 year unity of their marriage on Oct. 19. Anyone wanting to join the celebration is invited to attend at the Ash Flat Senior Citizens Center from 2 to 4 p.m.

Hills celebrate 60th wedding anniversary (10/09/08)
Jacques and Joanne Hill will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Oct. 11. They have four sons, 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. They now enjoy their retirement in Cherokee Village, Ark. The Hills have family in Illinois, Indiana and Colorado...

Flowers to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary (09/25/08)
Norman and Mary Flowers will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 30. An open house will be held Sept. 28 at 9 Conasaugua Trace, Cherokee Village from 2 to 4 p.m. They were married at Napa Idaho in 1958. They have one child, Robert of Tulsa, Okla.; one foster daughter; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren...

Whiteds celebrate 49th wedding anniversary (09/17/08)
Jae Ray and Alma Whited celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary in August. Jae Ray Whited is from Ash Flat, Ark., and is the son of the late Sherman and Thelma Whited. Alma Marie is from Evening Shade, Ark., and is the oldest daughter of the late Will E. and Mary Marie Ables of Evening Shade...

Joneses to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary (09/17/08)
Mr. and Mrs. James Scott Jones of Poughkeepsie will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 27 with a drop in reception hosted by their children and their families at Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church from 4-6 p.m. Deanna Pavin and Scott Jones were married Sept. 27, 1958, by the Rev. O.R. Moncrief, pastor of the Methodist Church of Evening Shade...

Clouses celebrate 50th wedding anniversary (09/11/08)
Lloyd and Bertie Clouse of Hardy celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 23, 2008.

Morgans to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary (08/21/08)
Together with their family, Clyde and Emily Morgan invite family and friends to join them in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, Aug. 30 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Hardy, Ark. The Morgans request no gifts.

Couples to celebrate 50th and 60th anniversaries (08/14/08)
Donald and Glenda Heern, will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary and Kenneth and Lynne Paeth will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. The couples are hosting an open house in Cherokee Village at the North Golf Course Recreation room on Aug. 16 from 2-5 p.m. All family and friends are invited to attend this happy occasion...

Lusbys to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary (08/14/08)
Chuck and Louise Lusby will be celebrating 50 years of marriage on Sept. 6. The celebration will be with their four sons and other family in Baltimore, Md., where the couple lived before moving to Cherokee Village nine years ago.

Morrises to celebrate 60th anniversary (08/14/08)
Herman and Wanda Morris will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Sept. 7. They both retired here from Michigan 20 years ago, Herman from Chrysler Motors and Wanda from K-Mart. They have three children, six grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren...

Joneses to celebrate 60 years (07/31/08)
Norvin Jones and Betty Jo Grimes were married on July 22, 1948, at the Baptist Church in Braggadocio, Mo. Norvin grew up in Hickory Ridge, Ark., and Betty Jo grew up in Braggadocio. Norvin was in the 62nd Troop Carrier Group of the Army Air Corp and was a C-47 pilot in the Mediterranean Theatre during World War II. After the war, he and Betty Jo met at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas where they were both studying...

Davises to celebrate Davises to celebrate (07/24/08)
LeeRoy and Mary Lou Davis of Cherokee Village will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary July 31. Mary Lou Chamness and LeeRoy Davis were married July 31, 1948, in Helena, Ark., by Judge Bill Larkin. They are both retired. Mr. Davis is retired from Helena Police Department with 32 years of service and from West Helena Municipal Golf Course with six years of service...

Brooks to celebrate 70th anniversary (07/03/08)
Bill and Hazel Brooks of Cherokee Village, now residents at Eaglecrest Nursing and Rehab Center, will be celebrating their 70th anniversary. Bill and Hazel Brooks were married in Stillwater, Okla., on July 3, 1938. Friends and family are invited to attend a small reception July 3 from 2 to 3 p.m. to help them celebrate 70 years of marriage. Eaglecrest is located at 916 Highway 62/412 in Ash Flat...

Whites celebrate 50th wedding anniversary (07/03/08)
Tom and Ruth White of Cherokee Village, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 28. Their children will host a private dinner in July. Ruth Mary Rubel and Thomas Peter Wojckiewitz were married on June 28, 1958, in Chicago, Ill. They lived in Chicago and surrounding suburbs until the early 70's. They made Cary, Ill., their home from 1973 through 1993, where their children attended school...

Aults celebrate 60th wedding anniversary (07/03/08)
Cy and Elsie Ault of Cherokee Village celebrated the 60th anniversary of their wedding which was held June 26, 1948. Meeting during World War II, much of their courting was by mail and infrequent meetings. Upon Cy's discharge from the Navy, he returned to his home in California to continue his college education, but in 1948, he came back to New Jersey to get married...