Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bradford of West Paducah will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip planned this fall.

Mr. Bradford and the former Patricia Ann Dotson were married July 29, 1961, by Leon Winchester at Spring Bayou Baptist Church in Kevil. Their attendants were Jack and Lynda Wood.

Mrs. Bradford is retired from McCracken County Food Service. She is the daughter of the late Loman and Cindy Dotson.

Mr. Bradford is a retired pipefitter welder with Local Union 184 in Paducah. He is the son of the late Alford and Gertrude Bradford.

They have one son, Monty Bradford of Clarksville, Tenn., and two grandchildren.