Rev. and Mrs. George F. Major mark their 40th wedding anniversary on July 6, 2009. George and Sue were married at Fifth Street Baptist Church in Hannibal on July 6, 1969, by Rev. Eugene Downs. They will be celebrating this event with a special ceremony on Saturday, July 18, at their home church, the Faith Presbyterian Church in Quincy, Ill., wherein they will be renewing their wedding vows. A reception  in the Fellowship Hall will follow the ceremony.

Anthony and Mara McReynolds of Hannibal are celebrating 30 years of marriage July 4, 2009.
Mara Lea Gratton and Anthony Gene McReynolds were married July 4, 1979, at the New London Methodist Church. The Rev. Clyde Hamilton officiated.

Jimmie Lee Ford and Carol (White) Ford of Frankford will celebrate their 50th anniversary July 5, 2009.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Phillip Talbott of New London will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with a reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at the Hannibal Nutrition Center. The event will be hosted by their three children.

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Linda Ham and James H. Thompson of New London, are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary June 27, 2009.

Dorothy Jean and William Charles Collier are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary on June 21.
Dorothy Jean Fiesler and William Charles Collier were married June 21, 1969, at the Immanuel Baptist Church. The Rev. John Gearing officiated.

Robert Roach and Karen Perkins were married at Prince Ave Baptist Church in Hannibal on June 28, 1959.

Melvin and Anne Ward of Hull, Ill., will be honored for their 65th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at the Hull United Methodist Church, Hull, Ill.

Ronald Wayne Riggs and Myrtle Louise (Ransdell) Riggs celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 12, 2009.