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Judy and Ron East made their annual contribution to The Roanoke Times' Good Neighbors Fund in the name of romance, in honor of Betty H. and Raymond Barton, and Doris A. and James Graham.

All three couples celebrate their 50th wedding anniversaries within six months of one another: the Grahams, then the Bartons and the Easts will celebrate on Valentine's Day.

Judy East said the Bartons were high school sweethearts and she and her husband have also been together since their school days. Betty Barton was in the same class as Judy, and James Graham was the best man in the East's wedding.

What's the secret is to staying married for 50 years? "We married for keeps," Judy East said.

The Easts have been contributing to the Good Neighbors Fund since its first year and choose someone to honor or remember with their donation. This year, Judy East said, "I've got the golden anniversaries on my mind."

Donors through Dec. 1 include:

Susan Hetherington in memory of William Hetherington, Nancy Hetherington and Charles Gilbert and in honor of Emily and DJ Caldwell

Chris, Leigh Ann, and children in memory of Ranny Becker

Debbie and Nancy in honor of the Flaghouse

Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Prillaman in honor of their family and friends

Johnie and Verna Haskins

Peters Creek Church of the Brethren Friendship Circle

Friendship Club of the Westhampton Christian Church

Leslie and Pat Perdue in memory of their parents: George and Cassie Fralin, B. O. and Cuzza Perdue

The Dorseys in honor of Ellen and Mark Driscoll

Jerry and Lucy Blankenship in memory of Paul Blankenship and John and Jeanette Moticha

Gladys and Rupert Cutler in memory of Richard E. Cutler

Caryl Solomon

An anonymous donor in honor of those in need

Helen and Robert Guthrie

Evie Brown, "Skip" Brander Muehl, Lee Hartman in memory of Anne Hammersley

Kirk Johnston in memory of June and Steve

Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Ratliff in memory of Ocie Ratliff

Dorothy Hartman Carroll in memory of all her deceased family members, the Hartman family

Bob and Reba Metz in honor of their children and their families

Muriel H. Brobst in honor of Jefferson Place neighbors

Muriel H. Brobst in memory of Dr. Henry T. Brobst

Polly B. Moynihan in memory of Jenny Lynch

Judy Marlow

Arlene W. Stoller in memory of Murray A. Stoller and in honor of neighbors on Oak Crest Avenue

Carolyn and Mike Warner in honor of family and friends

Frances Kincanon

Kerby Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Prillaman and Jennifer Prillaman in memory of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Prillaman, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Freeman, Mrs. Julia S. Dudley

Read and Bruce Lunsford in memory of Kirk Lunsford, Jr. and in honor of Lita A. Lunsford

Mildred M. Porterfield

William W. Sherman in memory of Kathleen M. Sherman

Dr. Marcia Shelton in memory of Dr. Lilly McEachern and in honor of Dick and Carole Hawkins

Dr. Marcia Shelton in memory of Frances Augusta Merendino Altizer and in honor of Bettina C. Altizer

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holloway in honor of David and Jonathan Holloway

Ann Altice in memory of her father and brother

Paul C. Cocke in memory of his wife, Juanita

Norris and Shelby Parker in memory of Pauline and Irvin Hale

Constance and William Colls in memory of Harold and Mildred Forte, William and Grace Colls

Elizabeth Sherrard in memory of Sidney Sherrard

Nancy Barbour in honor of Mary B. Prescott

Carl Nave III in memory of his mom

Steve and Linda Snead in honor of family and friends

Bonnie Hartman in memory of Junior Gutierrez Ramos

An anonymous donor in honor of Erica Richardson and kids. It is always about the kids.

Mary F. Apruzzese in memory of Dr. Henry Y. Gamble

Dr. J. Keith Bohon in honor of Dot Brown Piedmont and our loved ones

Windsor Hills United Methodist Church