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The Icon asked Don Traxler to consider an almost impossible Valentine's Day assignment.

"Don, compile a list of married couples in the Ada community who have reached the golden anniversary level and beyond."

He rose to the task and provided a list of couples who fit that description. They follow:

Merle and Lucille Cheney, June 18, 1948 (70)
Robert and Myra Shields, May 27, 1965 Klingler, August 2, 1953 (65)
Norm and Kay Rex, October 7, 1956 (62)
Lowell and Lila Bass, May 26, 1956 (62)
Tom and Ann Coe, October 17, 1957 (61)
Roger and Betty Young, March 29, 1958 (60)
Larry and Joyce Busch, September 3, 1960, (58)
Phil and Ladonna Compton, August, 1963 (55) 
Bill and Phyllis Griffith, August 18, 1963 (55)
Ron and Nancy Fleming, September 13, 1964 (54) 
Rex and Dee Klingler, July 25, 1964 (54)
Robert and Myra Shields, May 27, 1965 (53)
Bob and Myrna McCurdy, August 6, 1966 (52)
John and Anita Dearth, February 18, 1966 (52)
Robert and Wilma Fox, August 23, 1968 (50)
Bruce and Sandy Neely, September 14, 1968 (50)