Speers celebrate 70th anniversary

Bill and Kay (Lister) Speer celebrated their 70th anniversary Saturday, June 11 with a family gathering at their son’s home at Lake of the Ozarks.

Rev. Fred Sawyer united the couple in marriage at the Stiles Christian Church June 15, 1952.

They have four children, Janice (Stuart) Garmon of Overland Park, Kan. (Janice passed away May 7, 2021), Neil (Sharon) of Laurie, Mo., Patty Carlson of Scottsdale, Ariz. and Bryan Speer of Bloomfield. They now have 11 grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Bill and Kay owned and operated Speer Electronics in Bloomfield for many years before selling in 1989. They made a move to the Lake of the Ozark area, purchasing an ice cream and gift shop on the strip. Later retiring, they remained in the lake area until 2018 when they returned to their home at 20959 190th St. in Davis County.