Denny and Nancy David -- 30 years

Denny and Nancy (Barber) David of rural Nevada will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary on Oct. 3, 2011. They were married Oct. 3, 1981, at the Pine Street Baptist Church in Nevada.

Denny retired in 2001 after 34 years of service as a captain/firefighter with the Nevada Fire Department and previously served four years with the United States Air Force. Presently he enjoys his retirement by spending his time cooking and golfing almost daily. Nancy currently works at home as a medical transcriptionist for MedQuist. Both enjoy quality time with family and friends, laughing at the antics of their three pets, weekly movie nights together, and are lifelong members of the First Christian Church in Nevada.

The couple have one daughter, Amanda David of Shawnee, Kan., and Denny has three other daughters -- Mischelle Mejia of Cedar Park, Texas, Nichole David of Austin, Texas, and the late Lisa Navaar of Austin, Texas.