Welkers renew nuptial vows on 50th anniversary

• NORTH LIMA — Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Welker, 12655 New Buffalo Road, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by renewing their nuptial vows in a simple outdoor ceremony that took place on the lawn of their home with family and members of their original bridal party in attendance. The Rev. Steve Geity officiated.

On June 28, 1958, Mr. Welker and the former Dee Savel were united in marriage. The renewal of vows took place 50 years later, at the same hour, on June 28. Following the ceremony a boxed lunch was served and the event was celebrated with a country music hoedown and a picnic.

The couple are the parents of five children. Their family includes Joann and Neil Maxwell and their children, Ryan, Sarah and David, of North Lima; Susan and Mike Kenney and their children, Michael, Levi, Floyd, Jon and Mary, of Canfield; Karen and Paul Landis and their children, Lindsay, Paul Jr. and Travis, North Lima; and Connie and Tom Young and their children, Sydney and Madeline, of Salem. A son, David Welker, died in infancy.

Mr. Welker served as a Beaver Township Volunteer Fireman and a Beaver Township Trustee, and is retired after being employed at the Plexco Pipe Co.

Mrs. Welker retired from the South Range School System, where she was employed in the cafeteria. She is a volunteer at Salem Community Hospital.

The Welkers are volunteers with South Range 3C’s and are members of Paradise United Church of Christ.