Milestones

The Rev. and Mrs. Tim Wiford of Anderson, Ind., and Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Rice of Galax announce the engagement of their children, Kayla Renae Wiford to John Stanley Rice.
Wiford is a graduate of Ivy Tech Community College with an associate degree in surgical tech. She is currently employed with Home Instead Senior Care.

Rice is a graduate of Radford University with a bachelor of science in pre-med. He is working toward his doctorate as a nurse practitioner.
A Nov. 16 wedding date is planned in Anderson, Ind.

Rebecca Ruth Bond and William Peary Moore celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 28.
They were married on July 28, 1962, at the Alleghany Courthouse in Sparta, N.C., by Justice of the Peace Floyd T. Miller.

Attending their wedding were their mothers, Peggy Bond and Margaret Moore and friend, Thelma. They later spent their honeymoon at “Granny” Mary Emily Tate’s house in Eagle Bottom in Fries and began their 50 years of marriage together.

Karma Marie Sawyers will turn one year old July 30.

David and Susi Tornow of Galax announce the marriage of their daughter, Katherine Valler, to Dustin Gene Bays, son of Donnie and Nancy Bays of Weber City.

The bride was graduated from North Carolina State University with a bachelor of arts degree and is pursuing a master’s degree in social work.
She is employed as a mental health clinician at Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare.
The groom received a bachelor of science degree from Emory & Henry College.
He is employed as director of internal audit at the Bank of Botetourt.