Jim and Eythle Porta of Wheeling celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Thursday, Jan. 28.They were united in marriage on Jan. 28, 1966.Eythle Porta is the former Eythle Hall of Bridgeville, Pa. She is a retired registered nurse with the American Red Cross, where she worked for 25 years.Jim Porta is the owner of Greentree Services.They have two daughters, Charlene Weisal and Jamie Frey, and four grandchildren.
Joe and Sue Ripoly of Wheeling will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, Jan. 22.They were united in marriage on Jan. 22, 1966, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, North Wheeling, with the Rev. Raymond J. Judge officiating.Sue Ripoly is the former Susan Mahoney of North Wheeling. She retired as office manager of Pro-Pak Containers Inc., where she worked for 33 years.Joe Ripoly is a retired trust officer from J.P. Morgan Chase after 31 years. He served as senior vice president of the Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce for 11 years and currently works as the regional vice ...
Nick and Roberta Jordan of Wheeling celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Dec. 26.They were united in marriage on Dec. 26, 1955, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Warwood, Wheeling.Nick Jordan is retired from Conrail. Roberta Jordan is a retired nurse.They are parents of two children and four grandchildren. Son Greg resides in Sewickley, Pa., with his wife, Ellen, and two daughters. Daughter Suellen resides in Pittsburgh with her husband, Jose, and their two children.They celebrated their anniversary with a family dinner.
Dr. R. Alan and Jane Fawcett of Wheeling will celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary Tuesday, Dec. 29.They were united in marriage Dec. 29, 1942 at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Wheeling, with the Rev. John H.A. Bamberger officiating the ceremony.Jane Fawcett is the fomer Jane Houston Neudoerfer of Wheeling.Fawcett served as a captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in Germany for two years. He returned to Wheeling in 1947 to open his office in the private practice of ophthalmology.They have five children, Dr. Ronald Fawcett of Fruita, Colo.; John Fawcett of Hilliard, Ohio; Dana ...
Betty and Howard Shackelford of Wheeling celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary on Christmas Day.They were united in marriage on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 1949, in Wellsburg.Betty Shackelford is the daughter of Virginia and Russell Starkey. She attended West Liberty State College and worked as a secretary at Wheeling College.Howard Shackelford is the son of Margaret and Earl Shackelford. He is a graduate of ICS College. A builder and inventor, he is president and chief executive officer of S&S Surgical Products.They are the parents of four children, Dr. Howard Shackelford, Terry ...
John and Mary Alice (Wright) Miller of Moundsville will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Thursday, Dec. 24.They were united in marriage by John Futrell at the Cedar Avenue Church of Christ in Moundsville on Dec. 24, 1975.Mary Alice Miller is the daughter of the late Chalmer and Gladys Wright. She is a retired English and Spanish teacher from Bridge Street Junior High in Ohio County and later John Marshall High School in Marshall County.John Miller is the son of the late Herbert and Wilda Miller. He is retired from Marshall County Schools where he served as a math teacher for ...