Chuck and Jean Felkel celebrate 50th anniversary

Charles E. “Chuck” Felkel Jr. and Jean S. Felkel of Lexington recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married Aug. 19, 1967, at Providence United Methodist Church in the Providence community of Holly Hill.

They have two sons, Chris Felkel and wife Theresa and Kevin Felkel and wife Jennifer, all of Lexington.

Their five grandchildren are Ryan Felkel, Ashton Felkel, Madeleine Felkel, Hayden Felkel and Dylan Darden.

“We had our children and their families join us on Oasis of the Seas for an Eastern Caribbean cruise during the summer in celebration of our golden anniversary,” Jean Felkel writes. “On Aug. 20, we were honored with an anniversary party at the Clubhouse on Pine Island, given by our sons, their wives, and our grandchildren.

“During the summer of 2013, we traveled with a group of friends to tour Israel and reaffirmed our wedding vows in Cana of Galilee in The Wedding Sanctuary, (which) is said to be built on the site where the water-into-wine miracle took place.”

In their own words

Q: How did you meet?

A: We met at a live performance of Maurice and the Zodiacs at Folly Beach during the summer of 1964.

Q: What was your favorite part of your wedding day?

A: The wedding ceremony and being introduced as “Mr. and Mrs.”

Q: What do you wish you’d known your first year of marriage?

A: That time goes by more quickly in life than one realizes and that each day of life is a gift that should not be wasted.

Q: Tell us about a favorite moment in your marriage.

A: A favorite moment was described above when we reaffirmed our wedding vows in Cana.

This story was originally published September 3, 2017 at 12:01 AM with the headline "Chuck and Jean Felkel celebrate 50th anniversary."