Donald R. and Barbara (Blanton) Bushong will celebrate their 60th anniversary on Nov. 19. They were married at the Church of Christ in Christian Union Church in West Union by the Rev. John DeMint on Nov. 19, 1961. He worked at Scotts, then Raymond Elementary School, from which he retired. She graduated from nursing school in Portsmouth and worked at Adams County Hospital and then Memorial Hospital for 30 years. Before their retirement, they started a greenhouse business and nursery in Raymond. They have two children, Craig (Amy) Bushong of Marysville and Todd Bushong, who is deceased. They also have five grandchildren, Carrie Bushong Rieck, Cameron Bushong, Madison Bushong and infant twin boys, Dan and Ethan, who are deceased.
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