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…

Casa Marina Resort in Key West, Fla., was the May 25 setting for the marriage of Kevin Wayne Snyder and Tiffany Lane Bunt. The uncle of the bride, Dr. David Yeager, Bloomington, Ind., performed the…

Todd Willis, Iola, and Jacqueline Hughes, Chanute, were married at the home of Dan and Angie Willis in Iola on Sept. 17, 2011. The bride is the daughter of Chong Stephenson, Chanute. She is a…

Shannon Yocham, Iola, and Tyler Walton, Coffeyville, are the parents of a son, Adontas Ray Walton, born Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, in Iola. He weighed 6 pounds, 11.3 ounces and was 18 3/4 inches long.…

Joshua and Kylee Skahan, Topeka, are the parents of a daughter, Baylee Grace, born Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, at Stormont Vail in Topeka. She weighed 9 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 22 inches long. Baylee…

Kevin and Janel Stanfield, Chanute, announce the birth of a daughter, Quinnlan Rose, born Oct., 3, 2011, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. She weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 inches…