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Lazears Celebrate 60th

Vincent and Betty Lazear of Bellaire celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Aug. 18. They were united in marriage Aug. 18, 1962, at Meadow Grove Baptist Church, Dawson, W.Va. Betty is the daughter of the late Loren and Lovie Puckett of Dawson. She is a retired Marshall County Schools Home Economics and Science teacher. Vincent is the son of the late Milton and Irene Lazear of Wheeling. He is a retired teacher having taught Industrial Arts in Ohio and Marshall Counties for 38 years. They are the parents of two children. The family includes Loren and his wife Laurie of ...

Church to Celebrate 157 Years of Service

Vincent and Betty Lazear of Bellaire celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Aug. 18. They were united in marriage Aug. 18, 1962, at Meadow Grove Baptist Church, Dawson, W.Va. Betty is the daughter of the late Loren and Lovie Puckett of Dawson. She is a retired Marshall County Schools Home Economics and Science teacher. Vincent is the son of the late Milton and Irene Lazear of Wheeling. He is a retired teacher having taught Industrial Arts in Ohio and Marshall Counties for 38 years. They are the parents of two children. The family includes Loren and his wife Laurie of ...

Dailers Celebrate 60th

Tom and Peggy Dailer of Wheeling celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Thursday, July 14. They were united in marriage July 14, 1962, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church by the Rev. Bernard Voegler. Tom is the son of the late Harry “Dubie” Dialer and Gertrude Dailer. He is retired from HGO Technology. Peggy is the daughter of the late James and Kathryn Oliver. She was the owner of Suzi-Q Bakery. They have four children. The family includes David “Dubie” of Wheeling; T-Jay and his wife, Angel, of Wheeling; Kerry and his wife, Kathy, of Frederick, Md.; and Suzie of ...

Finsleys Mark Golden

Junior and Alice Finsley of Windsor Heights will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on July 21. They were united in marriage on July 21, 1972 at Wellsburg Methodist Church. Alice is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mauritz Hercules. Junior is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Finsley and retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. They are the parents of five children: Mary Finsley, Denise Waybright and John (Rebecca) Finsley, of Windsor Heights; and Pamela Fleming and Amanda (Ryan) Smith, both of Wheeling. They have 13 grandchildren with one on the way and five ...

Evankos Celebrate 60th

Congratulations to Edward and Mary Kay Evanko of Woodsdale. On June 23, 1962, Ed and Mary Kay were united in marriage at St. Michaels Church in Wheeling. Edward is a graduate of Wellsburg High School and worked until retirement as a retail manager for Reichart and Heilig Meyers Furniture stores and as a sales associate at Sears. Mary Kay is a graduate of Triadelphia High School and worked until retirement as an elementary school teacher’s aide for Ohio County Schools. The happy couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with their sons, Ed Jr. (Kelly) and Eric, daughter ...

Botts Celebrate Golden

Kelly and JoEllen (Johnson) Bott of Martins Ferry celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 7. They were united in marriage on July 7, 1972 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Tiltonsville, Ohio. The Rev. Father C.C. Superfiskey officiated the double ring service. Kelly is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bott of Wheeling. JoEllen is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson of Tiltonsville. Together they have three daughters: Jodi (Mark), Amy (Cory) and Kelly Jo (Brian). They are the proud grandparents of six grandchildren: Noah, Max, Molly, Greg, ...