Mr. and Mrs. Norman Blackburn of Cutler will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner.

Blackburn and the former Colleen Redding were married Feb. 20, 1959, by the Rev. Gene Gilbreath at the Burlington Methodist Church.

He served in the U.S. Army and retired from Chrysler Corp.

She is retired from Carroll School Corporation.

They have three children, Brad of Bringhurst, Cindy McKinley of Kokomo, and Mike (wife: Jan) of Burnettsville. They also have five grandchildren.