50th wedding anniversary for the O'Dells

 

 

 

 

Debbie Moore O'Dell, Class of 1969, and Robert O’Dell, a 1966 Shinnston High graduate, are celebrating their 50^th wedding anniversary.

 

They had planned to celebrate their 49^th anniversary in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, but Hurricane Dorian scuttled those plans.

 

This time they are dealing with the national pandemic.

 

Debbie, who worked at the Dairy Kone for Amelia Shenasky Zentz and the late Bruce Zentz when Debbie was young, also was a department manager at CSM, Etc. at Wally World.

 

Debbie’s work experience included Urban’s Grocery Store in Monongah.

 

Debbie’s sister, Janet Moore Frazier, Class of 1972, also worked at the Dairy Kone, which provided spending money for a lot of Monongah High students over the years.

 

Debbie and Rob’s children are James and Julie, who both went to Monongah High and North Marion High.

 

Debbie grew up in Monongah but has lived in Kilarm for 49 years. Her children live in Kilarm, too.

 

Debbie’s parents were Vera Pearl Higginbotham Moore, like Rob a Shinnston High graduate, and Bill Moore. Vera played piano for The Marion County Song Birds.