Cowan -- 55 years

Bill and Norma Cowan were married on Aug. 12, 1951, at the Devon United Methodist Church at Devon, Kan., and celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Saturday.

The couple now reside in Nevada, Mo. They have two children, Diana Cowan of Tarpon Springs, Fla., and Phillip Cowan and wife Lisa, of Tulsa, Okla.; and two grandsons, Zachary and Seth Cowan of Tulsa.