Mathis - 70th Anniversary

Friday, May 26, 2017

Mr. and Mrs. John Joseph Mathis Jr., formerly of Brazil and Greencastle, will be celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary on Saturday, June 3, at a party in Mission, Texas, hosted by their children.

Mr. Mathis is the son of the late John J. Mathis Sr., and Nellie R. (Cunningham) Mathis of Harmony. Mrs. Mathis is the daughter of the late Orville M. and Mildred E. (Kirkling) Albright of Knightsville.

Joe and Marilyn were married on June 9, 1947, in Brazil. They resided for many years in Brazil, then Greencastle, and now in Mission.

Mr. Mathis worked at IBM in Greencastle as a commercial artist. Mrs. Mathis worked as a receptionist at Terre Haute Gas in the Brazil office.

They retired and moved to Mission in 2000.

Joe and Marilyn have two children, John J. Mathis and wife Nancy of Vincennes and Connie L. Patchett and husband Charlie of Katy, Texas.

They have four grandchildren, Heather Wagoner and husband John Boyd of Lichfield, England, Braden Patchett and wife Eve of St. Louisville, Ohio, Laura Burdick and husband Justin of Columbus and Katy Killion and husband David of Birmingham, Ala.

They also have five great-grandchildren, Averil Wagoner, Ruth and Sarah Burdick and Anna and Joseph Killion.

For anyone wishing to send a card, the address is 105 Mercury St., Mission, TX 78572.