Joe and Ruth Muntz will celebrate 71 years of marriage on April 21. They were married at St. John the Baptist Church in Churchtown in 1948. They are the parents of four sons, Fred and John of Marietta and the late David and Mike. The also have five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one step great-grandson.
Jane and Paul Thorn will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on April 4. They were married by the Rev. James Stewart at the Bartlett Methodist Church in Bartlett. Thorn is the son of the late W.A. Thorn and Clara (Miller) Thorn. He is retired from Bell Atlantic Telephone Co. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Mrs. Thorn is the daughter of the late Dayton Sr. and Leota (Kinney) Goddard. They are the parents of two daughters, Paul West (son-in-law Michael) and the late Carla McDaniel. They are the grandparents of Brett (Sarah) West, Ryan (Rachel) West, ...
Dave and Mary Padgitt will celebrate their 50th anniversary on March 23. To congratulate them with a card shower, send cards to 7065 OH-530, Lower Salem, Ohio 45745.
Randall and Sharon Babcock will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on April 1. A card shower to celebrate their years together is underway and can be mailed to them at 1586 Lois St., Belpre, Ohio, 45714. They met at a dance in Lowell in August 1967 and married on April 1, 1968 in Marietta. Randall is the son of the late Raymond G. and Alice J. Babcock of Watertown. Sharon is the daughter of the late Elisha G. and Ethel M. Carney of Cutler. Randall is a U.S. Navy veteran and retired from Ohio Power after 32 years. Sharon is a homemaker. Their children are Debra Lynn ...
Jim and Connie Cogar of Fleming will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on April 12. They were married April 12, 1969 by the late Rev. John Keck at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Jim is the son of the late Patricia Lycans and Paul Edwin Cogar. He is retired from GE Plastics. Connie is the daughter of the late Alonzo and Geraldine Moore. She retired from sales accounting at Fenton Art Glass. They are parents of three children, Scott (Stacy) Cogar of Belpre, Cathy (Mike) O’Donnell of Cutler and Jeff (Kristy) Cogar of Loudenville, OH. They have 10 grandchildren. Cards are ...
John and Patsy Roberts celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary. They were married on March 17, 1984 in Barlow. The couple have two children, David Roberts and his wife Allison and Sara Marshall and her husband Cory, all of Marietta. They also have three wonderful grandchildren, Grant Denver Roberts, Beckham Lewis and Stella Elise Marshall. John is retired from Marietta Memorial Hospital and Patsy is currently employed at Marietta Memorial Hospital.