Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sexton of Paducah will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Church of the Nazarene in Paducah. All friends and relatives are invited. Only out-of-town invitations have been sent. The couple requests no gifts.

Mr. Sexton and the former Martha Sue Peck were married June 23, 1961, by the Rev. Earl Cooprider at the Church of the Nazarene in Paducah. Their attendants were Lou Ella Peck Harrison and Johnny Houseman.

Mrs. Sexton is the daughter of the late Gaylon and Imogene Gipson Peck.

Mr. Sexton is retired from National Life Insurance Co. He is the son of the late R.H. and Ruby Brewer Sexton.

They are the parents of Mark Sexton and Chris Sexton, both of Paducah, Todd Sexton of Louisville and the late Paula Sexton. They have 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.