Spearen
Joe and Carol Spearen of Bobtown celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. On June 20, 1964, they were married at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Bobtown by the Rev. Thomas Cassidy.
Joe is the son of the late Lawrence and Kathleen Spearen of Fayetteville, W.Va., and Carol is the daughter of the late Andy and Betty Sheranko of Bobtown.
Mr. Spearen is retired from the Cumberland Mine, and Mrs. Spearen is retired from West Virginia University.
They were blessed with three children and 6 grandchildren: Cynthia Church, Breanna and Maria of Archdale, N.C.; Joanie and Steve Williams, Travis (his wife Anna) and Eric of Stevens City, Va.; John Bart and Debbie Spearen, Kristen and Jacob of Morgantown, W.Va.
Along with Joanie and Steve (celebrating 25 years), Joe and Carol took a cruise around the Hawaiian Islands July 26. They also toured Alcatraz and San Francisco.