Arlan and Sally Birkey Arlan and Sally Birkey recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at Hall's Gas House. They were married on August 15, 1965, in Elyria, Ohio. The couple have four children, David (Marie), Brian (Shane), Laurel (Beaux) Latham, and Betsy (Aaron) Whitmer. They also have six grandhildren, Owen, Sam, Søren, Selah, Ivy, and Esme.