Roanoke Times

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Extra: Sunday, April 28, 1996

• `YOU KNOW THAT YOU DID THE BEST YOU COULD, BUT SOMETIMES YOUR BEST ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH' ROANOKE FIREFIGHTERS ARE STILL RELIVING ONE OF THE CITY'S WORST FIRES INVOLVING CHILDREN. ONLY NOW ARE SOME ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT.
• AREN'T WE ALL LOOKING FOR THE CHANCE TO BE SAVED?
• PETER BENCHLEY HAS HIS FORMULA DOWN PAT
• WHO, WHEN & WHERE
• CELEBRATIONS - ENGAGEMENTS
• AREN'T WE ALL LOOKING FOR THE CHANCE TO BE SAVED?
• CELEBRATIONS - WEDDINGS
• CELEBRATIONS - ANNIVERSARIES KING ANNIVERSARY W. JUNIOR AND DONNA MARTIN KING CELEBRATED THEIR 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ON SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1996. A RECEPTION WAS HELD IN THEIR HONOR AT THE CHRISTIANSBURG PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. IT WAS HOSTED BY THEIR SON AND HIS WIFE, CARL W. AND PAMELA KING, AND THEIR GRANDCHILDREN, MICHAEL AND WIFE JONI KING, AND JONATHAN KING. THEY WERE MARRIED BY REV. NOAH CONNER IN RINER, VA. AND HAVE LIVED IN CHRISTIANSBURG FOR 49 YEARS. KNOWLES ANNIVERSARY FRED AND ELISE KNOWLES CELEBRATED THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY ON APRIL 27, 1996.THE CELEBRATION WAS HELD AT HOTEL ROANOKE. IT WAS HOSTED BY THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR SPOUSES. GRANDCHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE WERE JOHN PAUL, KENNY AND COURY, AND JOHN THOMAS AND ANNA ELIZABETH. THE COUPLE WAS MARRIED APRIL 27, 1946 IN RALEIGH COURT METHODIST CHURCH. SHE'S THE FORMER ELISE FORMAN. THEIR CHILDREN AND SPOUSES ARE WAYNE AND WIFE KATHY, LEE AND WIFE CHARLOTTE, LIBBY AND HUSBAND TOM. THEY HAVE EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN. THEY ARE BOTH RETIRED AND ARE MEMBERS OF RED VALLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. SORRELL ANNIVERSARY MR. AND MRS. STUART SORRELL OF BUCHANAN, RECENTLY CELEBRATED THEIR 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. THEY WERE MARRIED ON MARCH 27TH, 1946, IN MARYLAND. SHE'STHE FORMER DOROTHY VASSAR. SHE IS RETIRED FROM BOTETOURT CO. HEALTH DEPT. TOBYIS RETIRED FROM JONES MOTOR CO. THE RECEPTION WAS HELD AT BUCHANAN COMMUNITY HOUSE, HOSTED BY CHILDREN AND SPOUSES, WAYNE AND DEBBIE SORRELL, BETTY AND TROY MULLIS, DOROTHY AND TOMMY MIDDLECAMP. THEY HAVE 7 GRANDCHILDREN. CONGRATULATIONS MOM AND DAD.
• CELEBRATIONS - BIRTHDAYS
• CELEBRATIONS - BIRTHS