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Donald and Della (Hill) Porter will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary on November 10, 2025. They were married by the late Brother Weeks at his home in Platte City, Missouri, immediately after a Platte City High School football game.
Their children, Cherri (Roger) Verschraegen, Beverly (Daniel) Ahern, Scott (Lori) Porter and Chad (Lori) Porter along with their 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren are honored to celebrate this significant anniversary with them!

Throughout their marriage, Donald and Della enjoyed traveling. Much of their travels were due to Don’s Air Force career, which took them to Texas, Alaska, New Mexico, New Jersey, Maryland, and Germany.
While in Germany, they visited France, Italy, Switzerland, and Austria. Don also had a tour to Korea. After Don’s retirement, they lived in Farley, MO; Weston, MO; Whiteville, TN; and finally returned to Farley.
However, they continued to travel with trips to Mexico, Canada, a return trip to Germany with side trips to Russia, Belgium, and Scotland and many trips in their camper to Branson and locations throughout the United States.

Both Don and Della have a legacy of service to the country and community. Don retired from the Air Force in 1969 after serving 21 years followed by retiring in 1989 from his second career with the Department of the Army at Fort Leavenworth.
Della worked for several military child development centers and retired from her supervisory position at the Fort Leavenworth Commissary in 1990. During the 1970s they owned and operated Pensineau’s Landing restaurant and Porter’s Market in downtown Weston.
For many years, Della made and donated quilts for fundraisers supporting children’s charities, camps, as well as quilts for hospice units.

On this Diamond Anniversary, Don and Della’s children will have a nostalgic dinner for them at Homer’s in Leavenworth, Kansas, where they went to dinner after getting married. Their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are so thankful for their enduring love that has stood the test of time and are forever grateful for memories filled with love, laughter and family!

If you would like to send them a card for this special occasion, you can send it to Don and Della Porter, c/o PO Box 17, Farley, MO 64028.