Leroy and Ruth Morgan will celebrate 60 years of marriage on Sept. 22. They were married at St. John the Baptist Church at Churchtown by the late Msgr. Charles Highland in 1959. They are the parents of two sons: Gary (Brenda) of St. Augenstein, Fla. and David (Betty) of Fleming, Ohio. They ...
Gordon Abbott and Shirley (Kelly) Abbott are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married at the Reno Christian Church on Sept. 20, 1959. They are the parents of Melinda (Robert) of Harrisburg, N.C. and Julie (Steve) of Summerville, S.C. They have five grandchildren, Collin, Kelly, Katie, Stephen and Tiffany, as well as one great-grandson, Eli. Gordon is retired from the post office. Shirley was a homemaker.
Earl and Joan Smith of Lowell will be celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary on Aug. 29. They were married August 29, 1954 in New Matamoras by the late Rev. Brauhouse. Earl is the son of the late Earl and Hilma Smith. Joan is the daugher of the late Charles and Kathinka Alloway. Earl is retired from Ohio Power in Beverly. They have four daughters: Joyce (Tom) Danford of Marietta, Marilyn (Jay) Pottmeyer of Fleming, Nancy (Brian) Bauerbach of Elburn, Ill, and Earlene (Gene) Watson of Marietta. Their grandchildren are Hillary, Kate, and Hunter Danford; Johanna (Nate) McNabb, Cole ...
Freda Stewart and Floyd W. Baker were married Aug. 27, 1954 in Smith’s Chapel Church in Morgan County, Ohio by Rev. Francis Shinaberry. Freda is the daughter of the late Francis E. and Beulah Morris Stewart. Floyd’s parents were Milford D. and Hazel Parrish Baker. In the early 1950s, Freda and Floyd were both employed by AEP at the Muskingum River Power Plant in Waterford. Floyd retired from Borg-Warner Chemicals in Washington, W.Va. in 1987. Floyd has been a musician for over 70 years, most recently with Ray Fought at Unity Village in South Parkersbug. Children of the Bakers are ...
Dennis and Jeanette Biddinger will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 7. They were married in 1969 at the Polk United Methodist Church in Polk, Ohio, by the Rev. Ron King. The Biddingers have three sons: Doug (Judy) and grandsons Ben and Colin of Hilliard, Ohio; Jeremy (Kathy) and grandchildren Nicolas and Madeline of Athens; and, Andrew (Amy) and grandson, Garrett of Fleming. They celebrated with family on a land and cruise tour of Alaska in June. Dennis retired from Warren Local Schools after 35 years as a teacher and coach. Jeanette retired after 30 years at the ...
Donald and Madge Rauch of Fleming will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Aug. 25. They were married Aug. 25, 1979 in Marietta by Mons. Punke at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Donald Rauch is the son of the late Raymond and Freda Rauch of Fleming. Madge Rauch is the daughter of the late Smith and Orvie Bailey of Spencer, WV. They own Rauch Farms in Fleming. They have three children, Tina Hall (spouse Tracy Kitts) of Athens; Leilani Hall (spouse Joshua Freedman) of Granada Hills, CA; A. Thomas Hall III (spouse Jane Hall) of Lakeland, FL; and one grandchild, Ethan Thomas Hall ...
