Bill and Pat Helvie of Flora will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a family cookout on July 11 at the home of a son in Flora.

They were married July 9, 1949, in Flora.

The couple has two sons, Tom Helvie (wife: Kathie) of Flora and Terry Helvie (wife: Debi) of Fort Wayne, and one daughter, Lisa McIlrath (husband: Jeff) of Flora. They have seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.