Rush D. LaFon and Geneva B. LaFon of Wilmington, N.C., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married on April 5, 1958.

The couple is formerly of Huntington, and now resides in Wilmington, N.C.

A party to commemorate this special occasion was given by the couple's children in Wilmington on April 6, 2008.

The couple has two children, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.