Mr. and Mrs. C. Bowers Gnann Jr. are celebrating their diamond anniversary.
Bowers and Helen Grovenstein, both lifelong members of Jerusalem Lutheran Church, were married on Sept. 16, 1948, at the church. The founders of Gnann’s Fix-It-Shop in Springfield, they are the parents of five: Betty Jean Ferguson (Benny), Clarence Gnann (Angie), Charlie Gnann (Juli), all of Springfield; Howard Gnann (Gail) of Aiken, S.C.; and Margaret Platt (Adlai) of Pace, Fla. They also have 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.