John Edward and Nancy Lee (Shaffer) Hobaugh, of Michigantown, will celebrate 50 years of marriage with an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 30, in Muller Hall, Saint Mary’s Church in Frankfort. The couple’s children will host the event.
The Hobaughs were married Aug. 19, 1961, at Saint Boniface Church in Lafayette.
The couple’s children are Michael Hobaugh of Brownsville Texas, Carla Smith of Kokomo, Merrill and Megan Hobaugh of Frankfort, Matthew Hobaugh of Michigantown and Christi Hobaugh of Virginia Beach, Va. They have one grandchild.
Mr. Hobaugh was a teacher at Dayton High School, Ottterbein High School, and a guidance counselor at Clinton Central High School.
Mrs. Hobaugh was a secretary at State Tax Division and Purdue Extension, and a homemaker.



