ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Bob and Debbie Kolb are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary today, July 13. They were united in marriage by the late Rev. John J. Bolyard, Jr., on July 13, 1974, at Lancaster Chapel United Methodist Church in Sunset Heights, Bridgeport. Their marriage was blessed by Father John Mucha at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bridgeport, where they are members.

Kolb is the son of the late Henry and Alma Fowler Kolb and is retired from the United Dairy, Inc., after 38 years of service.

His wife, Debbie, is the daughter of the late Willard and Ruth Ann Smith Harding and recently retired from St. Clairsville Richland City Schools where she was an elementary education teacher for 30 years.

They are the parents of three sons: Brent (Liz) of Ann Arbor, Mich.; Ryan (Jill) of Hilliard, Ohio; and David (Kari) of Georgetown, Ky.; seven grandchildren: Meghan, Sam, Issac, Elyse, Ian, Lyla and Natalie.

They enjoy spending time with family and friends.