OUR COVER

Ripley’s own, Bill and Lynda Grimes – if you don’t know them, you must be new to the area because many know the Grimes family. Kayla Dees, Assistant Publisher for OKLAHOMA Corridor Magazine, knows them first hand as her grandparents. Bill loves to garden and Lynda is a great cook. They have and always will represent their Ripley school system. Their marriage of over 50 years is as special as they are!

Parents of Oklahoma Corridor writer, Regina Brown, Richard and Linda Manning were married December 4, 1970. They have been married for 52 years. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in December of 2020 during COVID. Their children organized a surprise drive-by parade where friends and family came by to congratulate them and a local high school marching band even performed in their honor.

Richard and Linda have 5 children, 15 grandchildren, and one on the way.

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