MAPLEWOOD — Phyllis and Bernard Clinehens will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with an open house, Aug. 27, 2017, from 2 to 4 p.m., in the Maplewood Grange Hall.
The couple request that gifts be omitted.
Bernard and the former Phyllis Clayton were married, June 22, 1957, in the Maplewood Methodist Church. The Rev. Richard Hughes, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Carey, performed the ceremony on a warm, sunny day. Witnesses were matron of honor () Blosser; bridesmaids Beverly Clinehens, sister of the bridegroom, and Judy Clayton, cousin of the bride; flower girl Kay Clark, niece of the bridegroom; ring bearer Terry Clinehens, nephew of the bridegroom; best man Gerald Clinehens, brother of the bridegroom; ushers Harry Clark and James Clark, brothers-in-law of the bridegroom, and Robert Clayton and Thomas Clayton, brothers of the bride; acolytes Lucinda Clark and Barbara Pence, nieces of the bridegroom; pianist () Emerick; and soloist Lorma Sherer.
Bernard is the son of the late Harry and Mabel Linker Clinehens. He has two living sisters and a brother-in-law, Marveline Clark, of Findlay, and Beverly and Ken Like, of Fort Loramie and Florida; and a brother and sister-in-law, Gerald and Gertrude Clinehens, of Quincy. Two other sisters, Olive Clark and Rosemary Pence, and three brothers-in-law, James Clark, Harry Clark and Robert Pence, are deceased.
Phyllis is the daughter of the late Hugh and Ruth McNeely Clayton. She has two two brothers and a sister-in-law, Robert and Jean Clayton, of Clayton, Georgia, and Thomas Clayton, of Indian Lake and Florida.
The Clinehenses have a daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and David Moser, of Bluffton, and two sons and daughters-in-law, Brent and Lori Clinehens, of Maplewood, and Brad and Juanita Clinehens, of Florida. They have two grandchildren adn five stepgrandchildren.
Bernard is a retired dairy farmer. He is active in grange work, having served as Shelby County grange deputy in the early 1950s. He designed and directed 10-minute marching drills for state grange competition and served as installing officer for granges throughout western Ohio for more than 50 years. He recently retired from juding in the farm and garden department of western Ohio county fairs.
Phyllis is a retired home economics teacher who taught in the Carey, Elida, Anna, Jackson Center and Lehman schools.
The couple are members of the Maplewood Methodist Church, the Maplewood Grange and the Shelby County Genealogy Society. Phyllis is a member of the Maplewood Methodist Women’s Group, retired teachers and Delta Kappa Gamma. Bernard is a member of Sidney American Legion Post 217, having served in Germany in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Phyllis enjoys traveling and collecting recipes. Bernard enjoys compiling family genealogy and is noted as the Maplewood historian.
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