April 22, 2001

By Staff
50th anniversary
MR. AND MRS. OLIVER CLARK
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Clark will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception on Saturday, May 5, 2001, from 2 to 4 p.m. at New Ireland Baptist Church in Union. The event will be hosted by their children: Judy Underwood of Sebastopol, Libby Fisher of Decatur, Beverly Long of Meridian and Stacey Clark of Carthage. The couple has seven grandchildren and are expecting their first great-grandchild in July. Mrs. Clark is the former Tootsie Burroughs. Family and friends are invited to attend.

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