Evelyn and Dr. Jerry Thomas of Little Rock have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple were married May 29, 1954. She is the former Evelyn Mertes and a retired business office manager. He is a retired orthopaedic surgeon. They are the parents of Skip Thomas of Sedona, Ariz.; Barry Thomas of Salida, Colo.; Bob Thomas and John Thomas, both of Little Rock; state Sen. Missy Thomas Irvin of Mountain View; and the late Vince Thomas. The couple have 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — Janet and Tony Hladik will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Last Chance Lakeside Cafe. The couple were married June 7, 1964. She is the former Janet Dodds and a retired school teacher. He is a retired owner of a construction equipment dealership. They are the parents of Beth Smith of Bryant and Scott Hladik of North Little Rock. The couple have four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
BIGELOW — Marie and Terry Archer will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple were married June 6, 1964. She is the former Marie Hunt and an executive director of AR Children. He is program director for AR Children. They are the parents of Nicole Harris of Bigelow. The couple have 2 grandchildren.
PINE BLUFF — Martha and Hubert D. Pointer will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple were married June 5, 1954. She is the former Martha Adams and a retired optician. He is a retired printer from Perdue Printing Co. They are the parents of Jayne Pointer Logan, Becky Pointer Bilgischer and David Pointer. The couple have four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mary Betty and Bill Dixon celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to Europe. The couple were married May 31, 1964. She is the former Mary Betty “Snookie” Powers and a retired minister of education at First Baptist Church. He is a retired vice president for student service at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia. They are the parents of David Dixon of Crown Point, Ind., and Christopher Dixon of Alpine. The couple have five grandchildren.
CROSSETT — Mar y Ruth and Hudson LaVon Abbott will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. The couple were married June 5, 1949. She is the former Mary Ruth Dedman and a retired school teacher from the Crossett Public Schools. He is retired from Georgia Pacific Paper Division. They are the parents of Shirly Langston of Springdale and Margaret Pope of Crossett. The couple have seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
SEARCY — Maydell and Flavil Yeakley will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary from 2 to 4 p.m. today at College Church of Christ. The couple were married June 1, 1954. She is the former Maydell Jeffries. He is a retired minister and professor in the College of Bible and Religion at Harding University. They are the parents of Mark Yeakley of Wichita, Kan.; Steven Yeakley of Searcy; and Rebecca Vinzant of Prairie Grove. The couple have eight grandchildren.
Lucile and Bob Holley of Little Rock celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with their children and grandchildren. The couple were married June 1, 1954. She is the former Lucile Foster and retired from Arkansas Baptist Children’s Home and Family Ministry. He is retired from Arkansas Baptist Convention. They are the parents of Anita Pumphrey of Ruston, La., and Deborah Root of Arkadelphia. The couple have three grandchildren.