Cooper - 50 Years

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Larry Cooper of Sikeston will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 13 at Miner Baptist Church.

Hosts are their children.

Cooper and Gail Beggs were married Feb. 17, 1961, at the home of W.A. and Virginia Beggs, parents of the bride. The Rev. H.M. Andrews performed the ceremony. Their attendants were Brenda Rister Jones and Donald Beggs.

The couple has three children, Craig Cooper of Sikeston, Todd Cooper of Nixa, Mo., and Amanda Cooper-Cochran of Sikeston. The Coopers have four grandchildren.