TAZEWELL COUNTY, VA - NEWSPAPERS - Wiley R. and Gracie Wagner Compton, 60th Wedding Anniversary ============================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the Virginia USGenWeb Archives by: June Barnes JuneBarnes@msn.com ============================================================================ Abt Aug 27, 1979 MR AND MRS WILEY R COMPTON CELEBRATE 60TH ANNIVERSARY Article with picture Mr. and Mrs. Wiley R. Compton Celebrate Anniversary Wiley R. and Gracie Wagner Compton celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 26 with an open house at their home at 201 Parkway Drive, Bluefield, Va. The couple was married on Aug. 30 1919 in Bristol, Tenn. They are the parents of six children, Mattiline Starks, Bastian, Va.; Hazel Aspacher, Gibsonburg, Ohio; Robert (deceased), Mary Finger and Myrtle Wagner of Ft. Pierce, Fla,; and Henry Compton of Pearisburg, Va. They have thirteen grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren. The Comptons and all their family celebrated the occasion by attending Virginia Avenue Methodist Church, followed by dinner hosted by their children and friends. The three tier wedding cake, decorated in pink and yellow rosebuds, and punch were served by their grandchildren. The table holding the guest book was adorned with snapdragons and pictures of the couples parents.