Elijah Jr. and Ernestine Johnson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Friday. They were married March 11, 1961, in a private ceremony by the Rev. W.M. Lacey.

Mr. Johnson retired from the U.S. Postal Service as a letter carrier and from the U.S. Army Reserve 412th Engineers Command. Mrs. Johnson retired as a licensed practical nurse from River Region Medical Center. They are members of Mount Calvary M.B. Church.

They are the parents of three children, Cassandra A. Orishaniyi, Carl E. Johnson and Dr. Felicia D. Turner. They also have one granddaughter, Nicole Grace.

The Johnsons are being honored by their children with a celebration in Memphis.