Mr. and Mrs. William Brucker of Paducah will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at Patti’s restaurant in Grand Rivers. A family cruise is planned at a later date.

Mr. Brucker and the former Mary Elise Browning were married Oct. 13, 1962, by the Rev. Paul L. Poeppelman at St. Monica Catholic Church in Cincinnati. Their attendants were Eugene Browning and June Woelfel.

Mrs. Brucker is retired from Michelson Jewelers. She is the daughter of the late Emma and Charles Browning.

Mr. Brucker is retired from USEC. He is the son of the late Virginia Hazelton Brucker and the late Harley Brucker.

They are the parents of Vickie Rich of Paducah and Ron Brucker of Knoxville, Tenn. They have three grandchildren.