Wayne and Doris Blevins of Dorchester will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on
Sunday, July 14. Friends are invited to an open house from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the
Dorchester Methodist Church annex.
The couple was married July 14, 1959 in Augusta, Georgia at Trinity On The Hill
Methodist Church near Ft. Gordon, Georgia by Rev. Wallace Ziegler. Doris Blevins is
the former Doris Nitz.
The couple have three children, Wayne Jr. of Carlinville; Kristina (Kevin McCosh) of
Bonner Springs, Kansas, and Valerie (John Anderson) of Shawnee, Kansas; two
granddaughters, Stacy (Carter) Kenyon of Apopka, Florida, and Amber (Jason) Janiak of
Riverton, Illinois; two grandsons, Aaron of Gulf Breeze, Florida, and Gage of Tampa, Fl;
and seven great-grandchildren, Matthew, Cole and Ella Grace Kenyon; Logan Janiak,
Ava Grice, and Kyle and Sadie Claire Blevins.
Wayne retired in 1998 from Laclede Steel Company in Alton, where he worked over 35
years as a pipe-fitter. After his retirement from Laclede Steel, he worked in the
Purchasing Department at Carlinville Area Hospital until 2011.
Doris worked 12 years for Heyen Implement Company in Dorchester. She is a
homemaker and for many years was a volunteer at Gillespie Community School District
Unit #7.
Wayne and Doris are active in their community and are members of the Dorchester
United Methodist Church and invite you to weekly 8:15 Sunday morning services.
The guests of honor request no gifts.
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