The Clouses in 1948

Stephen and Wilhelmina "Billie" Clouse celebrated 60 years of marriage with a family dinner at the Chicora Firehall on May 18.

Clouse married the former Wilhelmina Bracken on May 18, 1948, at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in North Oakland.

They have five children, Margaret Salyers of Chicora, Daniel Clouse of Chicora, Amy MacDonald of Nassau, N.Y., Gerard Clouse of Chicora and Emily Konar of Chicora.

A daughter, Rhondae Heller, and a son, Kenneth Clouse, are deceased.They also have 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.Clouse is retired from Pullman Standard.Mrs. Clouse, as a registered nurse with Butler Memorial Hospital, is retired.The couple are members of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in North Oakland.

Wilhelmina and Stephen Clouse