McCoys married 50 years

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Mr. and Mrs. Sam McCoy of Olive Branch are observing their 50th wedding anniversary today.

McCoy and Willa Fern Haslauer were married Sept. 16, 1951, by the Rev. Howard Wicker at the Trinity Assembly of God Church parsonage in Olive Branch.

Their attendants were Clifford and Edith Mae Miller of Olive Branch.

The couple's children and spouses are Lyle and Elizabeth McCoy of Thebes, Ill., Renda and Jeff Eggimann of Jackson, Mo., Kevin and Gerrie O'Brien McCoy of Abilene, Texas, Tami and Jeff Bernhardt of Cape Girardeau, and Shanon and Shelly McCoy of Cadiz, Ky.

The McCoys have eight grandchildren, Kathi Gosche, Jason O'Brien, Tyler Eggimann, Hannah Bernhardt, Jerad McCoy, Kenton Bernhardt, and Nathan McCoy.