Thomas and Virginia Crutcher celebrated an early 50th wedding anniversary on July 16 with a supper at Golden Corral in Nicholasville with their children and grandchildren. The couple were married at Gardenside Christian Church in Lexington, on Aug. 1, 1959. They have two daughters, Theda Elizabeth and husband Paul Hii and Karen Elaine and husband Charles E. Ballman II. They also have nine grandchildren, Charles E. Ballman III, Amanda Lynn Ballman, John Hii, Annie Hii, Joseph Hii, David Aaron Hii, Andrew Philip Hii, Rebecca Joy Hii and Paul Matthew Hii.
