April and John Russell, Parsons, announce the birth of a son, Jase Easton, born Nov. 8, 2011, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. He weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces and was 18 inches long. He…

Friend and relatives are invited to join the children of Jim and Kay Lewis of Elsmore in celebrating the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary from 2 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 19 at Elsmore City Hall.Dewey…

Former Iola resident Becca Bacon Martin and Larry L. Brown, Fayetteville, Ark., are planning their wedding for early in 2012.The bride-elect is the mother of Amanda Kathryn Martin and is the daughter of Ruth J.…

Neighbors, friends and relatives are invited to join us in celebrating the 60th wedding anniversary of Frank and Christine Hawkinson, Savonburg, from 2 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 12 at Stark Friends Church.Frank P. Hawkinson…

Floyd and Bonnie Bradford Ladd will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Friday.They were married at the Methodist Church in Chanute on Veteran’s Day on Nov. 11, 1951.Floyd and Bonnie are the parents of Alan…

Bob and Pat Shields celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Sept. 16.The couple were married on Sept. 16, 1946, at the Cathedral in St. Joseph, Mo.They have eight children, 19 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, eight stepgrandchildren…

Alyssa BrockerKerri and Jonathan Brocker, Shawnee, announce the birth of a daughter, Alyssa Jean, born on Oct. 6, 2011. She weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces and was 20 inches long. She joins sisters, Jordyn Marie,…

Former Iola residents Jerry and Leona Cole, Edmond, Okla., will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a celebration today in the New Community Building in Riverside Park.Jerry Cole and Leona Whitford were married Sept. 19,…

Daniel and Lindsy Hurt, Humboldt, announce the birth of a son, Eliot James, born Aug. 28, 2011, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. He weighed 9 pounds 3 ounces and was 20 1/2…

Mark and Sue Seely of Louisburg announce the engagement and pending marriage of their daughter, Markie Jo Seely, to Levi Dean West, son of Gary and Debbie West of Kincaid. The bride-elect graduated from Louisburg…