Dale and Gayle Stalker

Dale and Gayle Stalker of Eau Claire celebrated 50 years of marriage recently with a family dinner at the Foxburg Inn.

The former Gayle Hutchison married Stalker on Aug. 25, 1956, at Ridgeville United Methodist Church.

They have three children, Kirby Stalker of Boyers, Kerri Simon of Hilliards and Kevin Stalker of Parker.

They also have eight grandchildren. Another grandchild is deceased.

Stalker retired from Mercer Lime and Stone in Branchton in 1998. He is a veteran of the army and a member of the Allegheny Valley Masonic Lodge 521 and the Scottish Rite Valley of New Castle.Mrs. Stalker is also retired. She is a homemaker and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 60, in Parker.The couple belongs to Eau Claire Methodist Church.

The Stalkers in 1956