Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur F. Walk, Sr., 1311 Blair Ave., Tyrone, celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary Tuesday, April 8.
Mrs. Walk was formerly Bertha Anna Richards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexnadria Richards of Osceola Mills. Mrs. Walk was born at Hancock, Pa., Nov. 13, 1902. Mr. Walk was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Walk of Port Matilda. Mr. Walk was born at Hannah Furnace, April 8, 1900.
They were married at the Columbia Avenue Methodist Church, Tyrone, Pa. by the Rev. Gordon Arch Williams, then pastor of the church, on Mr. Walk's 22nd birthday, April 8, 1922 at 10 a.m.
To this union seven children were born, of whom six are still living: Wilbur F. Walk, Jr., of 1257 Riverside Ave., who is married to Pearl Elizabeth Mertiff of Huntingdon, Pa., and has two children, Wilbur F. Walk, III and Pagan Jo Walk; Durwood M. Walk of 1313 Blair Ave., who is married to Carmen Phillips Ray of Tyrone, and has two children, Carlyne Ray Walk and Yvonne Denise Walk; Phyllis Elibzaeth Walk at home; Herman W. Walk, Sr., of 224 East 10th St., who is married to Janet Louise O'Connell of Warrior's Mark, Pa., RD, and has two children, Sharon Lee Walk and Herman W. Walk, Jr., Stanley R. Walk and Anna Louise Walk at home. One son, William D. Walk, died at 9 months, Jan. 22, 1937.
The occasion was celebrated at the home by a turkey dinner, attended by members of the immediate family.
Source: Altoona Tribune, April 10, 1952
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