Chalfant 50th
Don and Vivian Chalfant will celebrate their 50th anniversary on April 5 with a family gathering hosted by their children and their spouses, Cindy and Steve Hubbell of Spearville and Mark and Tammy Chalfant of Manhattan.
They have five grandchildren.
Vivian True and Don Chalfant were united in marriage on April 5, 1958, at the First Christian Church in Hutchinson.
Mr. Chalfant works part-time for the Commission on Aging, where he has worked for the past 10 years.
Mrs. Chalfant is a retired lab tech for Drs. Swan, Steffan, Evans, and Anol Beahn after 28 years.
She also worked for Dr. Don Beahm in the optical shop for five years.
Cards may be sent to the couple at 2105 26th Street, Great Bend, KS 67530.
Mull 50th
Patsy and Gene Mull will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a party given by their children, Natalie and Terry Dueser of Wichita and Tobin and Jerri Ann Mull of Great Bend.
The couple has five grandchildren, Brett, Brandon, and Madison of Wichita and Michelle and Aaron of Great Bend; and one great-grandchild, Elliott of Wichita.
Gene Mull and Patsy Smith were married on April 5, 1958, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Great Bend.
Cards may be sent to the couple at 1035 Van Buren, Great Bend, KS 67530.
Sharp 60th
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard D. Sharp of Great Bend will celebrate their 60th anniversary with a reception for friends and family, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 16, at Central Baptist Church, Lakin and Harrison in Great Bend.
Hosts for the reception will be James and Judi Sharp of Derby and Charles and Kathie Sharp of Great Bend.
A family brunch with their four children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren will be held later in March.
Leonard D. Sharp and Virginia Lenora Lonnon were united in marriage on March 13, 1948, at Baker Avenue Baptist Church in Great Bend, now the Central Baptist Church.
The have been residents of Great Bend their entire married life.
The couple is now retired from farming in Barton and Stafford counties.
They operated a 64,000-caged layer poultry facility from 1980 to 2002 and now have a 2,000-swine finishing barn managed by their son.
They were rural motor route carriers for The Hutchinson News from 2003 to 2006.
Mrs. Sharp was the home ec secretary at Barton County Extension Service prior to 1980.
The couple have four children, Lenora Bruckdorfer and husband Rod of Baltimore, Md., James Sharp and wife Judi of Derby, Charles Sharp and wife Kathie of Great Bend and John Sharp and wife Polly of Kobe, Japan; five grandchildren, Michelle Bruckdorfer Warren and husband Robert of Charlotte, N.C., Jennifer Sharp Findley and husband Troy of Topeka, Jeremy Sharp of Atlanta, Ga., Maeve Sharp, a student of Pittsburg State University, and Lonnon Sharp, a student at Great Bend High School, both of Great Bend; and two great-grandchildren, Dylan Warren of Charlotte, N.C., and Zach Findley of Topeka.
Cards may be sent to them at 204 SE 70 Rd., Great Bend, KS 67530.
