Anniversaries

Lashes to Celebrate 50th

Thomas and Nancy White Lash of Wheeling will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Thursday. They were united in marriage Dec. 29, 1966 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Wheeling, with the Rev. Victor Frobas officiating the ceremony. Nancy Lash is retired after working at Large Scale Biology as a lab technician in California. After 38 years, Tom Lash is retired as a teacher in Ohio County Schools and at Notre Dame Elementary School in Vacaville, Calif. They have three children. The family includes Amy of Wheeling, Todd of Columbus and Thomas A. and his wife, Theresa, of North ...

Robertses Celebrate 40th

Tom and Marilyn Roberts of Wheeling are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary today. They were united in marriage on Nov. 27, 1976, at First United Presbyterian Church, Chapline Street, Wheeling, with the Rev. David Birch officiating. Marilyn Roberts is the daughter of the late Walter and Myrtle Mae Socha of Martins Ferry.  Tom Roberts is the son of Helen Roberts and the late Thomas J. Roberts of Wheeling. They are the parents of Lauren (Eric) Thornton of Fairfax, Va., and Mark (Rickilyn) Roberts of Glen Easton. They have two grandchildren. They celebrated with a surprise family ...

Mullins Observe Golden

Dr. Richard and Marian Mullin of Wheeling celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Thursday. They were united in marriage on Nov. 24, 1966, at St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church in Green Tree, Pa. Richard Mullin is retired after 30 years as a professor of philosophy at Wheeling ...

Thomases Mark Golden

Roger and Linda Thomas of Moundsville will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday. They were united in marriage on Nov. 19, 1966, at Nauvoo Church, with Beryl Chambers officiating. Linda Thomas is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gray of Moundsville. Roger Thomas is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Thomas of Glen Easton. He is retired from Ormet Corp. with 33 years of service, retired from U.S. Security at Wheeling Hospital with 12 years of service and has been employed at Wal-mart in Moundsville for 11 years. They are the parents of ...

Grandstaffs Mark 60th

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Grandstaff of Bridgeport celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday. They were united in marriage Nov. 10, 1956, at First United Methodist Church, Bridgeport, with the Rev. Solomon Bass officiating the ceremony. Carol Grandstaff is the daughter of the late Gomer and Louise Liston. She is retired from Wheeling Hospital. Lloyd Grandstaff is the son of the late Ross and Ethel Grandstaff. He is retired from the Bridgeport School District. They are the parents of five children: Jeff of Bethesda, Kathy Frio and Julie Olson of St. Clairsville, ...

Hoffmans Mark 66 Years

Dale Edward and Shirley Louise Hoffman of Wheeling celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary on Friday. They were united in marriage on Nov. 4, 1950, by the Rev. E.M. Berry at the Church of God in Brookside. Bob Baltz served as the best man, and Irene Baltz was the maid of honor. Dale Hoffman, son of the late John and Anna Hoffman of Wheeling, worked for Picoma Industries in Martins Ferry as a foreman supervisor for 30 years before retiring and opening the Hoffman Machine Shop, where he made special parts for NASA as well as other companies before taking his full ...