GILBERTSVILLE — Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shelton of Gilbertsville will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday.

Mr. Shelton and the former Janet Lee Brickeen were married Nov. 9, 1962, at Trinity Methodist Church. Their attendants were Sharon Moffitt and Harold Shelton.

Mrs. Shelton is a retired teacher and elementary school principal in the McCracken County School System. She is the daughter of the late William and Frances Brickeen.

Mr. Shelton is retired from General Tire. He is the son of the late Floyd and Isabel Shelton.

They have two children: Russell Shelton of Paducah and Molly McElvain of Pinckneyville, Ill.; and three grandchildren.