50th wedding anniversary
Tom and Myra Thornton will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary today, June 26. They were married June 26, 1966, at Rock Hill Presbyterian Church in Bellaire.
Tom, son of the late Chris and Irene Thornton, served in the U.S. Navy. He retired from AT&T. Myra, daughter of the late Charles and Hazel Caruth, is a retired school teacher.
They have two children. Cheyney Thornton Dunlap is married to Kevin Dunlap and they live in Atlanta, Ga., with two children. Ian Thornton is married to Juli Sigley Thornton and they live in Forest, Va., with seven children.
Tom and Myra currently reside in Jacobsburg where they enjoy growing asparagus.
50th wedding anniversary
Robert and JoAnn Rankin of Bellaire are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today, June 19. They were united in marriage on June 19, 1966, by Monsignor Metzger at St. John Church, Bellaire.
Robert retired from Wheeling Wholesale Grocery in Wheeling. JoAnn retired from the Bellaire Post Office. They are the parents of Marie (Vince) Conley of Bridgeport, Patricia (Bryan) Wilson of Ashley, Ohio, Brian (Franki) Rankin of Wheeling, and Julie (Louis) Sharpe of Acworth, Ga.
They have 11 grandchildren: Alan, Cassie, Chris, Catie, John, Isaac, Slade, Jude, Ahmari, Kieley and Kane.
50th wedding anniversary
Bob and Cheryl Scheehle of St. Clairsville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last week with their family in Hilton Head, S.C. They were united in marriage on June 4, 1966, at the St. John Lutheran Church in Martins Ferry.
Cheryl is the daughter of the late Karl and Carrie Sommer. She is a registered nurse, a graduate of Riverside White-Cross School of Nursing, Columbus. She worked as a physician office coordinator at Belmont Community Hospital in Bellaire and retired from the Belmont County Health Department.
Bob is the son of the late Robert and Evelyn Scheehle. He graduated from West Liberty State College and is a veteran of the U.S. Army and Vietnam war. After many years working in the family produce business, he retired as president of Scheehle Produce, Martins Ferry. He now works as produce associate at Walmart, St. Clairsville.
They are the parents of two children: Carriann (Patrick) Storer, St. Clairsville, and Rob (Jennifer) Scheele, Lewis Center. They have four grandchildren: Courtney and Kyle Storer, and Carsten and Aidric Scheehle.





