Anniversaries
January 23, 2021

Local couple celebrates 60th anniversary

By From JT Staff Reports


Dick and Pat (Corkwell) Laird of Marysville recently celebrated their 60th anniversary in Zephyrhills, Florida. They were married on Jan. 15, 1961 at West Mansfield Methodist Church by the Rev. Alfred Koehler. She is retired from Nestle and Scotts, while he is retired from Parker Hannifin in Marion....

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