Joseph and Dorothy Elliott celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on July 8, 2021. They are the parents of three daughters: Patt y(Roy) Grella, Linda (Joseph) McGlumphy and Theresa (Lionel) Hanlin. They have six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, with a fourth due in December. They reside in Wheeling.
James (Jim) and Joyce McCord of Bethlehem are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, July 17. They were united in marriage July 17, 1971 at Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Kenneth Gates officiating. Attendants were the late George Dillon and June (Orwasky) Willoughby. Joyce is the daughter of the late Ernie and Margaret (Hart) Haught and now retired from Ohio County Schools. Jim is the son of the late Wayne and Allene (Mitchell) McCord. He retired from the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. after more than 40 years. They have two children. ...
Jack Paul and his brother, Worthy, both of Wheeling, and their wives celebrated their 40th wedding anniversaries. Both couples were married in 1981. On Feb. 14 of that year, Jack married Anne Hatten in Wheeling, and on June 6, Worthy married Sharon Marano in Fairmont, W.Va. Jack and Anne have two children, Melissa (Chris) and Adam; and three grandchildren, Emily, Sylus and Myla. Jack retired from working as an RN for 35 years at several different institutions and retired from an administrative position at the VA in Pittsburgh. Anne taught in Ohio County Schools for 35 years and ...
Louis and Shirley Zimmerman celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary on Thursday, July 1. They were married July 1, 1972, in Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church by the Rev. G. Kenneth Gates. That day was Louis’ father’s birthday. Louis is the son of the late Chester C. and Katherine Klieves Zimmerman of Wheeling. Shirley is the daughter of the late Donald C. and Florence Bixler Jefferys. Both are graduates of Wheeling High School, and are retired employees of The Ohio Valley Medical Center. They are the parents of five children, Katherine Zimmerman of Carolina Shores, N.C.; ...
James and Rosemary Schmid Welsh of Glen Dale, W.Va., recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married June 24, 1961, at St. John’s Catholic Church, Benwood, W.Va., by the Rev. John J. Griffin with Mary Jean Grubber Ramirez and Gene Lamone as maid of honor and best man. Rosemary, daughter of Joseph H. and Elizabeth Brant Schmid of Benwood, is a homemaker. Jim, son of James M. and Gertrude Conivell Welsh of McMechen, is a retired Baltimore & Ohio (CSX) Railroad train conductor. They have been blessed with eight sons, Kevin (Lee) of Bossier City, La.; David of ...
Lloyd and Margaret Walker of Limestone celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday, June 17. They were united in marriage on June 17, 1961, at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Wheeling. Margaret is the daughter of the late Helen and Allen Young of Limestone. She is a homemaker and a graduate of Moundsville High School and the Steubenville School of Cosmetology. Lloyd is the son of the late Dorothy DeBlasis and Lloyd Walker Sr. He is a graduate of Sharrard High School and Wisconsin Graduate School of Banking. He is retired from First National Bank and ...