Mr. and Mrs. William Benton of Ahoskie recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Bill and Frances were married on July 22, 1961 at West Raleigh Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, NC.  Mr. and Mrs. Benton have four children, Kathy Jones of Clayton, Kris Bracy of Raleigh,  Adam Benton of Ahoskie and Keri Arrington of Garner, NC. They have 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.