50th anniversary open house

Matthew "Pete" and Joan Jackson of Flora will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on April 14 with an open house and family dinner.

The open house, hosted by their children. will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Burlington Park Community Building.

The couple were married on April 5, 1957, at the bride's residence in Camden. He is a retired John Deere dealer and she is a retired real estate agent.

They have ten children, Sandy Schafer, Sycamore, Ohio; James Terry Abbott, deceased; Alan Jackson, Burlington; Larry Abbott, Crystal River, Fla.; Penne Jo Abbott, Rye, Texas; Steve Jackson, Peru; Tom Abbott, Covington; Sandy Biskie, Williston, Fla.; Scott Jackson, Huntington; and Marilyn Lowery, London, Ohio.

They also have 19 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. The couple requests that gifts be omitted.