Joe and Mary Thomas of Wheeling are celebrating 50 years of marriage. They were united in marriage on Sept. 18, 1971, at St. Joan of Arc Church with the Rev. Victor Seidel officiating the ceremony. Joe is the son of the late Tom (Butch) and Virginia (Vee) Thomas. Mary is the daughter of ...

Grant and Jay (Runco) Helms recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They exchanged vows on Sept. 2, 1961, by Fr. Connie Superfisky at St. Joseph’s in Tiltonsville. Grant was the proprietor of Grant’s Barber Shop for many years and Jay was instrumental in starting the school ...

Sechrests Celebrate 45 Years Bill and Sally Sechrest of Bethlehem will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary on Sept. 4. They were united in marriage on Sept. 4, 1976, at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Mount Olivet, with the Revs. Carl Bauer and Peter Schlichting as ...

Jerry and Sally Cassandra of Wellsburg, W.Va., celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Saturday, July 18, at the Garabaldi Lodge Hall in Follansbee, W.Va., which was the very same place where they had their first date. They were married at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Follansbee, ...

Gerald (Jerry) and Patricia (Patty) Crupe celebrated their 50th anniversary this past Saturday. They were united in marriage on Aug. 21, 1971, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Church in Triadelphia, W.Va., with Father John Mercer officiating the ceremony. Jerry is the son of the late James and ...