High school sweethearts Jerry and Betty (Clarkson) Skidmore were married Oct. 22, 1950, in First Christian Church in Arcadia by the Rev. Vern Barker. The couple are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary today.
Their honeymoon was driving to Wichita, where he was employed.
Their daughter, Janet Apt, Iola, and sons David Skidmore, Wichita, and Dennis Skidmore, Cincinnati, Ohio, will help their parents celebrate. They have eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.