High school sweethearts, Bernie and Sonya (Peace) Funk, celebrated 50 years of marriage on October 24, 2019. Bernie and Sonya have three children; Jennifer (Funk) Kitchens and Dale, Jason Funk and Sharra (Rosser) Funk, Katie (Funk) Edwards and David. They also have six grandchildren; Hanalee Lowry; Austin Funk; Cody Funk; Samuel Edwards; Brayden Funk; and Gracie Edwards.

Bernie has spent a 50 year career in the RV Industry in all areas, including starting several businesses and a distributing company. Sonya had a career as a kindergarten teacher until the grandchildren started to come along. Together, they enjoy traveling, camping, gardening, and big family dinners. To mark the occasion of their anniversary, Bernie, Sonya, and members of the Funk Family  took a cruise to Nassau and CocoCay.