Jimmie "Jim" and Betty Scheper celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Nov. 22. Scheper and the former Betty Steiner were married Nov. 22, 1962, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas.

They have two children, Doug (Emily) Scheper of Jackson and Janet (Gary) Weber of Springfield, Missouri. Their grandchildren are Meredith Scheper of Jackson, Isaac Scheper of Richmond, Kentucky, Madison (Alex) Maupin of Marshall, Missouri, Blake Weber of Springfield and Garrett Weber of Springfield. They also have a great-granddaughter, Brynn Maupin.

Jim is a lifelong resident of Jackson, and Betty is from Pocahontas.