Cokers to celebrate 40th

Linda and Bud Coker

Linda and Bud Coker

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

— A reception honoring Bud and Linda Coker of Gentry, to celebrate their 40th anniversary, will be held Saturday, April 30, at the Highfill Community Building.

The couple, who live at 8990 Coker Road, Gentry, were married April 10, 1971, at the First Baptist Church in Carthage, Mo., and have lived in Gentry the past 40 years. They are the parents of one daughter and son-in-law, Charlene and John Kirk of Little Rock, and two sons, Bryan Coker of Gentry and Dustin Coker of Queens, N.Y. They are grandparents to Heaven Coker, Sadie Kirk and Nathan Coker.

Friends and family are invited to drop in at the reception between the hours of two and four in the afternoon. It is requested that gifts be omitted.

News, Pages 2 on 04/27/2011