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DATE: SUNDAY, February 20, 1994                   TAG: 9402160245
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MERRICKS ANNIVERSARY

Eldridge and Opal H. Merricks celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on February 18, 1994. The celebration was held at La Maison Restaurant and hosted by their children. The couple was married on February 18, 1944 in Buena Vista, Virginia. They have seven grandchildren. He is retired from Merricks & McFarland Opticians, and she is retired from Lewis Gale Clinic. 


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