Orville and Margaret Ellen Rogers will be honored with an open house to celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary.
The celebration will be Dec. 9 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Kincaid Selma United Methodist Church fellowship hall in Kincaid.
Orville Wesley Rogers, Kincaid, and Margaret Ellen Mitchell, Blue Mound, were married in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 10, 1942, while Orville was stationed in Belleville, Ill. World War II kept them apart for nearly two years.
On Dec. 20, 1945, Orville arrived home and together they farmed and raised their three children northeast of Selma. In 1992, they retired and moved to Iola.
Hosting will be their three children: Gary and his wife, Peggy, Kincaid, Neil and his wife, Nancy, Blue Springs, Mo., and Carolyn and her husband, Ed Carstedt, Cherryvale, as well as nine grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
For the last year, Orville and Margaret Ellen have made their home at 217 North St. Apt. 102, Iola. The couple requests no gifts.
{Anniversary}Orville and Margaret Ellen Rogers
