Hayley Mock and Joshuah Emerson, Joplin, Mo., are planning a June 18 wedding at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Ark.The bride-elect is the daughter of Chris and Rhonda Mock, Berryville, Ark. She will graduate…

Former Iola residents Robert and Pat Barkdoll, Galesburg, Ill., celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Saturday through Monday in the Chicago, Ill., area.Robert Barkdoll and Patricia Lin Thornton were married June 4, 1971, in the Wesleyan…

Kendall and Billie Call, Iola, are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary today. Kendall Call and Billie Brewington were married June 10, 1951, in Mildred. The couple have five children and 34 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Jay and Sharon Thyer were married June 11, 1961, at the home of the bride’s parents, Nelson and Wilma Whitcomb, in Kincaid. The couple will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday.After his discharge from…

Jamie and Heather Martin, Iola, announce the birth of a daughter, Isabelle Grace,  born June 2, 2011, at Allen County Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 8.4 ounces and was 19.75 inches long. She joins a…

Laurie Hartley, Kearney, Mo., and Kevin Poteet, Liberty, Mo., announce their engagement and approaching marriage on July 4 in Willow, Alaska.The bride-elect is the daughter of Vivian Barnett, Colony, and the late Robert L. Barnett…

Cline and Delores Karmann will be honored at a 50th wedding anniversary celebration from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Woodson County Rural Fire Department conference room, 809 W. Mary, in Yates Center.Hosts for…

Max and Bernadene Snodgrass, Iola, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. June 12 at the First Christian Church, 1608 Oregon Rd., in Iola.Max Snodgrass and Bernadene Weast…

Tim and Samantha Rhodes, Pittsburg, announce the birth of a daughter, Mara Jade, born April 25, 2011, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. She weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long.Maternal…

Neil and Roberta Crane celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a surprise party with family and friends at the Allen County Country Club on May 14. The buffet dinner was hosted by their children, Leslie,…