William Glenn “Curly” and Jeanne Ann Percy will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 12. Curly Percy, son of Mack and Pearl Percy, and Jeanne Masterson, daughter of Frank and Leona Masterson, were united in marriage on June 12, 1954, in an evening ceremony at First Christian Church, Iola. Pastor Ralph Culler performed the nuptials.
Myrna Sproul attended the bride as maid of honor and best man was Herb Cook. John Allan Masterson, brother of the bride, was the candle lighter and Eugene Percy, brother of the groom, was vocalist.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy are graduates of Iola High School. Mr. Percy served in the U.S. Navy in the Philippines during the Korean War and was a longtime school teacher and coach across Kansas and Oklahoma.