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Don and Connie Washburn 50th Wedding Anniversary

Don and Connie Washburn 50th Wedding Anniversary

Sunday, July 10, 2016

Don and Connie Washburn 50th Wedding Anniversary

Don and Connie Washburn

50th Wedding Anniversary

Center Point - Don and Connie Washburn will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on

July 16th, 2016.

The former Connie Thompson and Don Washburn exchanged vows on July 16th, 1966 in Bruce, WI.

They have three daughters, Lisa Fortune and

Marty Ealy of Urbana, Lynn and Matt Batchelder of Walford, and the late Lori Reid. They have

10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Please help them celebrate with a card shower by sending cards to Lynn Batchelder, P.O. Box 318, Walford, IA 52351, attn: Don and Connie

Washburn.

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