Rice - 70th
Card shower requested for Rice 70th. Albert and Edna Rice will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary Sunday, June 20, 2004 with family at the Woodhaven Care Center in Ellinwood. Rice and the former Edna Mettscher were married on June 20, 1934, in St. John. They have two children, Milton Rice and wife Merita of Pawnee Rock and Barbara Robertson and husband Larry of Wichita. They also have one grandson Ryan Robertson and wife Megan of Wichita. Cards may be sent to Albert and Edna Rice in care of Woodhaven Care Center, No. 26, 510 W. 7th. St., Ellinwood, KS 67526.
Zook - 50th
Don and Natalie Zook will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 3-6 p.m., Sunday, June 20, 2004 at The Hillcrest, 115 South Rutan, Wichita and at noon, Saturday, June 26 at the Newcomb Community Center, Pitkin, Colo. Donald B Zook and Natalie Jo Zink were married June 5, 1954, by the Rev. Sam Keller at the United Methodist Church in Scott City. Don was a United Methodist pastor from 1955-1993 with exchange pastorates in Belfast, Ireland, and County Durham, England and served as the First United Methodist pastor in Great Bend from 1984-1987. Natalie was a teacher and middle school counselor, serving one year as the president of the Kansas Middle Level Educators, was a financial advisor with Waddell & Reed, and initiated the CASA Program in Great Bend. They retired in May 1993 whereupon they have served pastorates in international English speaking congregations in London, England; Colombia and Brazil, South America; and Bali, Indonesia. They currently spend the summer months in Pitkin, Colo., and travel in their motorhome during the winter. They have a daughter, Tamara Zook, of Los Angeles, Calif., and a son, Dana Bob Zook, of Wichita.
Chism - 50th
Tom and Barbara Chism will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 8, 2004. Chism and the former Barbara Keil were married June 8, 1954, in Tucumcari, N.M. Their children are Sabrina and Bob Suelter of Great Bend and Samantha Chism of Wichita. They have one granddaughter, Chelsee Chism and two step-grandchildren, Jessica Suelter and Adam Suelter. The couple will celebrate with a family vacation later this year. Cards may be sent to the couple at P.O. Box 274, Claflin, KS 67525.
