Mr. and Mrs. William King of Pink Hill celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Nov. 24, 2012, at the Lenoir County Cooperative Extension Center in Kinston. A dinner was given by their children — Wilma King of Manassas, Va.; William King Jr. and Eva Schiffer King, both of Washington, D.C. — and their two grandchildren.
Mistress of ceremony was William King’s sister, Dr. Annie J. King of West Sacramento, Calif. The couple’s life story was done by their son, Dr. William King Jr., and the toast was given by the couple’s daughter, Wilma King. Music was provided by Hilton Parker Jr. and Mrs. Pope.
The large gathering of family and friends especially enjoyed the couple’s rendition of “jumping the broom,” an ancient tradition in Black culture. The couple cut a wedding cake, made by Mrs. William King’s sister, Mamie Nurse.
Mrs. King is the former Annie Caroll Gooding of Kinston. She is retired. Mr. King is retired from Con Edison of New York.
The couple was married Nov. 24, 1962, in Raleigh.