Joseph Alan and Frances Buchanan Kieronski will celebrate 50 years of marriage Saturday, June 24, 2017. The couple were married in Forest Baptist Church, Forest. They have two children – Jennifer K. Kieronski of Meridian and Justin L. Kieronski of Baton Rouge, La. – and five grandchildren. Mr. Kieronski retired from the U.S. Army Reserves after 28 years service and is currently a practicing attorney in Meridian. Mrs. Kieronski is a retired teacher from the Meridian Public School District.