Article from unknown source with handwritten date of October 21, 1962. Extracted from the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri. Observe 60th Anniversary Photo Caption: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stith of Paris, whose 60th wedding anniversary was observed at their home Sunday by their family. Shown with them is their anniversary cake. "The 60th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stith was observed Sunday at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Turner, and family southwest of Paris. Mr. and Mrs. Stith were married in Bradley, Illinois, on October 23, 1902 at the home of Mrs. Stith's sister in the presence of immediate family and friends. Mr. Stith was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Stith of Kankakee, Illinois, and Mrs. Stith was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Gordon of Bradley, Illinois. They are the parents of six children, all surviving, E.P. Stith of Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Rock (Lillian) LaFave of Kankakee, Mrs. Charles (Pauline) B. Wilson of Shelbina, Mrs. Delbert (Helen) Turner, Mrs. John (Ruth) Roderick of Kirksville, Paul G. Stith of Madison. They have 15 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Stith moved to Missouri in 1913 where they farmed in the Holliday and Madison vicinity until October, 1957, when they retired and bought their present home on W. Locust in Paris. Attending the dinner Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Stith and Danny, Mrs. and Mrs. Eugene Woods, Donnie, Lowell and Gay Beth, Mr. and Mrs. William D. Overfelt, Lynda Kaye and Jeffery, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Baldwin, Cindy and Ricky, Miss Susan Mutti, Carl Mitts, Paul Williams. Four birthdays were also celebrated, they were Paul Stith, Brenda Turner, Evadine Overfelt and Roberta Smith." Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathleen Wilham. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathleen Wilham 2 Sharon Drive Shelbina, MO. 63468-1562