Mr. and Mrs. William B. Harper (Billy and Cookie) celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, with an afternoon reception at their home.

The reception was hosted by their children – Angela and Louis Long, Amanda and Eric Bratu and Suzanne and Kevin Hedgpeth – and grandchildren, Catherin and Erin Long, Caleb and Daniel Bratu and Brittany and Luke Hedgpeth.