Rebecca (Southwell) Willard Hitchcock

Rebecca (Southwell) and Willard Hitchcock celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Friday.

They were married June 23, 1973, in his parents’ house in Lander, which would later become their home. They were high school sweethearts, both graduating from Eisenhower High School in 1972.

The Hitchcocks have five children and nine grandchildren, with a tenth grandchild due next month.