Celebrations

Dennis and Judi Jenkins will celebrate 60 years of marriage on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. They were married on that date in 1964, at St. Patrick’s Church, in St. Joseph. Dennis is retired from Globe Union and Judi is retired from Heartland Regional Medical Center (now Mosaic Life Care), both in St. Joseph. Their children

William and Jan (Smith) Evans will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 20, 2024. They were married, in Edgerton, Missouri, on Dec. 20, 1974. Their children are Christine Haley, St. Joseph, and Paul (Laura) Evans, Stewartsville, Missouri. Their grandchildren are Evan Haley, Audrey Evans, Lydia Haley, Gwendolyn Evans and Erma Evans. William served in

Tommy and Carol Taylor are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary on Dec. 5, 2024. They were married at the First Christian Church, in St. Joseph, on Dec. 5, 1959. Their children are Anne Healy (Jerry), of Texas, Amy Albright (Tim), of Parkville, Missouri, and Tommy II (Pu), of Thailand. They have nine grandchildren and eight

Rodney and Nancy Lillard are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 6, 2024. They were married at the Fillmore Christian Church, in Fillmore, Missouri, on Dec. 6, 1974. Their children are Carrie (Robert) Jandorf, Mollie Lillard, and Laura (Richard) King. They have six grandchildren, McKinley Lillard, Eli Lillard, Sam Jandorf, Charlotte King, Andrew King,

Joseph and Guadalupe (Lupe) Canchola Sr. are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary on Oct. 24, 2024. They were married at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church, in Kansas City, Kansas, on Oct. 24, 1954. Their children are Veronica DePlato (Bill), Joe Canchola Jr. (Penny), Rick Canchola (Lesia), Patty Canchola, Dolores Matos (Ismael), Philip Canchola, Victor Canchola,

John and Deb (Markt) Severe are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married on Oct. 18, 1974, at the Clair United Methodist Church, in St. Joseph. Their children are Jason, Ainsworth, Nebraska, and Jacob (Alina), Bucharest, Romania. They have one grandchild, Jonathan. John has been retired sin March, 2016, and Deb retired in December,

Bob and JoAnne Lewis, Stanberry, Missouri, will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 5, 2024. They were married on that day in 1974 at the Guilford United Methodist Church by the Rev. Joe Munshaw. They are the parents of two sons, Jeremy Lewis and Aaron Lewis, both of St. Joseph. Bob is currently

Judy and Lou Hanway are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 14, 2024. They were married at St. Patrick Parish Church on Sept. 14, 1974. Their children are Anthony and Melissa Hanway and Nathaniel and Courtney Hanway. They also have three grandchildren, Reagan Hanway, Audrie Hanway, and Beau Hanway. Lou retired in 2021 from

Jim and Becky Behrend were married on Aug. 31, 1974, by the late Rev. Dick Lionberger at the Savannah Ave. Baptist Church. They have two children, daughter, Amy Behrend-Smith, and son, Curtis Behrend. Jim is retired from K-Mart and Becky is retired from Family Guidance. Cards may be sent to the honorees at 2603 S.

Jim and Sheila Ruse, of Gallatin, Missouri, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 10, 2024, with family and close friends. Their celebration was held at their country home with gorgeous weather. Their eldest daughter, Kimberly Critten, her spouse, Kent, and children, Taylor and Trace, helped host the party for them. Catering was provided by

Ronald and LaFaun Bell are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 24, 2024. They were married on Aug. 24, 1974. Cards may be sent to them at 6014 Jimtown Road, St. Joseph, MO 64505

Ron and Elaine Baker will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 28, 2024. They were married in St. Joseph on Aug. 28, 1964. Their children are son, Scott Baker (deceased), and daughter, Dana (Donnie) DeSpain. They have two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Cards may be sent to them at 922 Morgan St, St. Joseph,

Richard “Stan” and Lavon (Carter) Wilson are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary on Sept. 12, 2024. They were married on Sept. 12, 1954, in St. Joseph. Their children are Richard (Debby), Wichita, Kansas, Robin (Jeff Pettijohn), Country Club, Missouri, and Randy (Carol), North Kansas City, Missouri. Their grandchildren are Brad Wilson (Kodi), Brian Wilson (Jenny),