Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Woodward celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Sept. 16 at a dinner hosted by their children in the home of their daughter, Janice Dolce. Ray and Lois met in Perrysburg and were married in Gowanda in 1949.

The couple raised three sons and three daughters on The Dozen Acres Farm in Silver Creek while growing Concord grapes for Welch’s. Mrs. Woodward also worked as a school bus driver and is fondly remembered by the many students she transported. With one child still at home, Ray and Lois made the decision to sell their farm. They moved to Florida in 1981, taking their youngest daughter with them. For the next 25 years, they enjoyed watching two granddaughters grow up while often visiting many more grandchildren back in New York. In 2006, they returned to Western New York. and now reside in Forestville.

They are dearly loved by 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren who, together with their parents, wish them health and happiness.