ADVANCE, Mo. -- Glen and Bonnie Shell of Advance recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at Holiday Inn in Cape Girardeau.

Hosts were their children and grandchildren. Guests attended from Advance, Jackson, Mo., Marble Hill, Mo., Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Makanda, Ill.

The couple was married Feb. 22, 1952, in Piggott, Ark. They have lived and farmed in the Advance area all their married life.

Their children, spouses, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are: Phyllis and Bill White of Advance; Jennifer, Doug and Mackenzie McDaniel of Jackson; Shelley and Matt Keeney of Marble Hill; Sheila, Mike and Tara Hitt of Advance; Neal and Taylor Shell of Advance; and Dan Shell of Advance.