50th Wedding Anniversary for Byrums

David and Terry (Jensen) Byrum, of Coburg, Arizona, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary November 24. The couple married on November 24, 1961, at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Eugene. They have three children: Dave (and Debbie) of Camano Island, Washington; Mark, of Corvallis; Jodi Fish of Redmond; and three grandchildren.

Mr. Byrum served in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Hancock from 1961-64. He owned and operated David Byrum Electric, Inc., in Sisters until his retirement in 2005. He enjoys amateur car racing. Mrs. Byrum worked as the accounting manager at Brooks Resources Corporation in Bend until her retirement in 2005. She enjoys equestrian sports and showed horses. In the 1980s Terry rode with the Central Oregon Mounted Equestrian Team (COMET). They were both members of the Sisters Rodeo Association for more than 25 years and Mr. Byrum served on the association's board. They lived in Central Oregon for 31 years.