BELLAIRE – Donald and Marguerite Brinker of Bellaire celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary Saturday, March 21. They were united in marriage March 21, 1954, at Rock Hill Presbyterian Church. The late Rev. Fred Wise officiated.

Brinker is retired from Mountaineer Gas in Wheeling. His wife, Marguerite, is retired from the Bellaire School District.

They are the parents of four children. The family includes Terry Brinker and his wife, Jill, of Bellaire; Chuck Brinker and his wife, Deb, of Martins Ferry; Randy Brinker of Bellaire and Pam Brown of Mainesville, Ohio. They have eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

A family dinner was celebrated in their honor.