Perry and Patrice Taliaferro celebrated their 50th wedding on July 7, 2023.
They met at Northwestern State University in Alva, Oklahoma and married after graduation on July 7, 1973.
They lived in Liberal, Kansas for five years and Ardmore, Oklahoma for the past 44 years.
They have one daughter Valerie Perkins, son-in-law Brent Perkins and grandson KJ Perkins.