ANNIVERSARIES

Lizotte 50th

Mr. and Mrs. John Lizotte of Rogers will celebrate their golden anniversary Dec.

20, 2009. John Lizotte and Pat Taylor were married Dec. 20, 1959, in Fayetteville. They have four children, Chris Lizotte and wife Sherri of Branson, Mo., Denise Redam of Tulsa, Okla., Michele Lefler and husband James of Bryant and Stephen Lizotte and wife Ginger of Miami, Okla.; and 10 grandchildren and stepgrandchildren.

Dodgen 50th

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dodgen of Siloam Springs celebrated their golden anniversary with a trip to the Northeast during the fall. Lawrence Dodgen and Ann Patterson were married Dec. 20, 1959, at First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, by Dr. W.A. Criswell. They have three children, Rachel Veale of Mounds, Okla., Michael Dodgen of Spring, Texas, and Lydia Archer of Pleasant Hope, Mo.; and seven grandchildren.

Nechkash 50th

Mr. and Mrs. William Nechkash of Rogers celebrated their golden anniversary with an Alaskan cruise in July and a private celebration Dec. 19, 2009, in Omaha, Neb.

William Nechkash and Jacqueline Schmitt were married Dec. 19, 1959, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Oshkosh, Wis., by the Rev. Rabe. They have three children, Scott Nechkash of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Jeffrey Nechkash of Elkhorn, Neb., and the late Richard Nechkash; seven grandchildren;

and one great-grandchild.

Dacus 30th

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dacus of Bella Vista celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary Dec. 12, 2009, with an open house at their home. Dacus and Cynthia Norman were married Dec. 23, 1979, at the home of an aunt and uncle in Antioch, Calif., by the Rev. Ron Cowger. They have a daughter, Tracy Murray and husband Forrest of Santa Cruz, Calif., and two grandchildren, Annabelle and Katherine Murray.

Our Town, Pages 18 on 12/20/2009

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