Celebrating 50

Posted: Friday, June 14, 2013 1:13 pm

The Messenger 06.13.13

CELEBRATING 50 — Bill and Vickie Sowell of Woodland Mills will celebrate 50 years of marriage June 23 at 2 p.m. at Mount Zion United Methodist Church near Union City. They invite friends and family to join them for this special occasion. Mrs. Sowell is the former Vickie Reed and is the daughter of the late Lon and Edna Reed. She is a retired employee of the State of Tennessee. He is the son of the late T.C. and Kathleen Sowell and is a retired employee of the former Goodyear Ture & Rubber Co. in Union City. They pledged their vows June 23, 1963, at Westwood Baptist Church in Nashville, with the Rev. J.H. Shannon officiating. The reception in their honor is being hosted by their sons and daughter-in-law, Barry Sowell of Union City and Chris and Sherry Sowell of Atoka. The Sowells have eight grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.

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