MARRIED 65 YEARS: JAMES AND EVELYN COWART.Byline: - Kimberly Armendariz James and Evelyn Cowart of Mission Hills celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with family and friends at the Valley Inn and Restaurant in Sherman Oaks on Dec. 7. The couple met at a dance at Woodlawn Lake in San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. . They married on Dec. 7, 1935 in New Braunfels, Texas New Braunfels (pronounced "Brawnfells") is a city in Texas in the United States. Braunfels means "brown rock" in German; the city is named for Braunfels, in Germany. In 2000, its population was 36,494, while in 2005 the U.S. . Evelyn graduated from Brackenridge High School in San Antonio, Texas. James graduated from Tucson High School in Arizona. He worked as a experimental machinist for North American, Lockheed, Bendix and Whiteman Manufacturing. Both he and Evelyn have worked as real estate agents. James played football while in high school and still enjoys the occasional baseball or football game. He has a love of wristwatches as well as a love of flying and is currently taking flying lessons. Evelyn likes to spend her time oil painting and making as well as collecting paper dolls while James plays the harmonica harmonica. 1 The simplest of the musical instruments employing free reeds, known also as the mouth organ or French harp. It was probably invented in 1829 by Friedrich Buschmann of Berlin, who called his instrument the Mundäoline. . The couple's son Tim Cowart is of Mission Hills and their daughter Patti Cowart-Criston resides in Redding, Calif. They have six grandchildren. MARRIED 50 YEARS: BRYCE AND SUZANNE NEFF NEFF New England Forestry Foundation (Littleton, Massachusetts) NEFF Non-Essential Functional Failure Bryce and Suzanne Neff of West Hills celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in October by heading north to the Salishan Resort on the Oregon coast. Bryce was born in Long Beach and attended USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. law school after having graduated from UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . Suzanne was born in Hollywood, attended Van Nuys High School Van Nuys High School (VNHS) established in 1914, is a high school in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles, California, belonging to the Los Angeles Unified School District: District 2. and graduated from USC. They met in 1949 when Bryce was working in the kitchen of the sorority Suzanne belonged to. In 1950, Bryce was called to active duty with the U.S. Air Force for the Korean conflict. Not wanting to leave Suzanne unprotected, he proposed. Over 250 guests attended their wedding the following day on Oct. 16, 1950 at Wee Kirk O the Heather in Glendale. During his leave, Suzanne continued her job as a swimsuit model for Cole of California. Upon his return, Bryce finished law school at UCLA and went on to practice law in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. for the next 45 years. Suzanne went on to become a housewife and mother as well as volunteering for several organizations including the United Way Board, the Girl Scout Council and others. Bryce and Suzanne have both received their pilots license and have enjoyed flying their Cessna, as well as golfing, fishing and gardening. The couple has three daughters: Christine Perica of Colorado; Gail Goodman of Arizona; and Janice Perkins of Alabama. A fourth daughter, Linda Moore, passed away earlier this year. They have seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Evelyn and James Cowart of Mission Hills have been married 65 years. (2) Fishing is a hobby that Suzanne and Bryce Neff have enjoyed during their 50 years of marriage. |
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