Jim and Luwanna Pyles Smith are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with their two daughters, Laura Smith Sigley and April Smith. They were married July 26, 1969, at Elkins Church of the Nazarene by the Rev. Ronald Pelton. Mr. Smith is retired from being a contractor/carpenter as ...

Tom and Barbara Binns of Crystal Springs celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on June 24. They were married June 24, 1961. Mr. Binns served as a member of the United States Army before returning home to Elkins to work as a coal miner. In his retirement, he enjoys fishing and being ...

Gary and Diane Varner Mininger celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary June 16. They were married in 1979 in Harman by the late Rev. Joseph Mininger. They have three children: Traci (Josh) Whited, Mandy (Nick) Payne and Travis (Kelly). They also have four grandchildren: Noah, Anna, ...

Gerald and Dianna Cline of the Tacy community will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house reception for family and friends from 2 to 4 p.m. June 23 at the Tacy Community Center. Mr. and Mrs. Cline were married June 21, 1969 at the Fellowsville United Methodist Church ...

Frank and Joan “Bobbie” Thompson of Mechanicsville, Maryland celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 6. The couple were wed by the Rev. Kenneth Adams. Mrs. Thompson is the daughter of the late John “Bud” and Virginia Bosworth of Elkins. She is a retired accountant. Mr. ...

Exil ”Lucky” and Nelda ”Nel” Light are celebrating 65 years of marriage. From all of your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, “We love you.”