Vernon and Jeanne Barr - 60th Wedding Anniversary - July 2, 2004
Leo & Mary Ann Roberts - 65th Anniversary - July 14, 2005
Luke & Joan Chase - 40th Anniversary - October 7, 2006
Bill and Eleanore Geel - 65th Anniversary January 10, 2007
Wayne Thomas - 90th Birthday - January 20, 2007
Janet Nichols Potts & David - 40th Anniversary - July 16, 2007
Don
Roberts & Marilyn Hummel - 50th Anniversary - December 28, 2007
John and Janice (Mills) Lumb
celebrated their 45th Anniversary on December 5, 2003.
Both John and Janice grew up
in Columbia.
John (Hickman Class of 1954)
is the son of Oscar and Della Lumb,
owners of Oscar's Auto Service
until their retirement in 1976.
Janice (Hickman Class of 1956)
is the daughter of
Harold and Dorothy Mills, former
owners of Rangeline Grocery. John retired
from the Soil Conservation Service
in 1993 after 33 years of service; Janice
retired from Ava Elementary
Schools in 2001 after 24 years in Title 1. They
have two children: John, 37,
of Nixa and Jana, 31 of Verona. John and Janice
can be reached at Route 6, Box
618101 Ava, MO 65608. 417-683-3111.
John
Lumb, Class of 1954, is February 2004, "Kewpie of the Month"
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Vernon
and Jeanne Barr
60th
Wedding Anniversary (See Picture)
July
6, 1944 - 2004
There will be a reception 4:00 PM-7:00 PM, Friday July 2, 2004 in the Fireside
Room,
First
Baptist Church, on Broadway, in Columbia, Missouri.
Please
send email to cvansciver@earthlink.net
if you plan to attend.
Jeanne
Taylor, Class of 1940 "June 2004, Kewpie of the Month"
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Front: Jeanne
& Vernon Barr, Gavin & Liam Scott
Middle: Nancy
& David Barr, Nancy Burnett, Jayme Nobles, Carolyn & John VanSciver,
John & Bonnie Morgan
Back: Barr Nobles,
Ina Jordan, Jessica & Rachel Morgan, Shannon Scott
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Leo & Mary Ann Roberts -
65th Anniversary (July 14, 1940 - 2005)
July 16, 2005 Celebration @
Thronbrook Clubhouse, Columbia, Missouri
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Sylvia (1960 Kewpie) - Leo (1938 Kewpie) & Mary Ann - Nancy (1967 Kewpie)
Celebrating at Leo and Mary Ann Roberts’ 65th
anniversary surprise party are, bottom row from left,
daughter Sylvia Bradfield (1960
Kewpie), Leo (1938
Kewpie) and Mary Ann, and daughter Nancy (1967
Kewpie) and husband John Seiler.
In the top row, from left, are grandchildren
Brett (1988 Kewpie)
and Brian Bradfield (1982 Kewpie),
Melissa Meister and Michelle Ham.
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generations of the Roberts family
On July 16, daughter Nancy Seiler invited her
parents over for lunch but said they first had to go to the swimming pool
to get the kids.
When they walked into the Thornbrook Clubhouse,
Mary Ann and Leo were surprised to see three generations of family
and many friends waiting to celebrate and make
a "to-do" over such a milestone anniversary.
In attendance besides Nancy and her husband,
John, were the Robertses’ other daughter, Sylvia Bradfield; grandsons Brian
and Brett Bradfield and their spouses, Katy and Cristy; and granddaughters
Melissa Meister and husband Pete and Michelle Ham and husband Trey from
Olathe, Kan. Great-grandchildren included Matthew Bradfield, Bradley and
Andrew Meister, Madalyn and Olivia Bradfield, and Elizabeth and Jackson
Ham.
See
the complete story by Irene Haskins of "The Columbia Daily Tribune"
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To
celebrate their 40th Wedding Anniversary,
the children of Luke and Joan Chase
invite friends and other well wishers
to an informal reception
at the Downtown Optimist Clubhouse
1201 Grand Ave. (Bus. Loop 70 and
Grand)
from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Saturday, October 7, 2006.
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Bill
and Eleanore Geel
celebrated
their 65th wedding anniversary
January
10, 2007
The
Geels were married Jan. 10, 1942,in Ashtabula, Ohio.
They
have three children:
Kenneth
Geel - Class of 1963
Richard
Geel - Class of 1967
the
late Janet Geel - Class of 1962
six
grandchildren
and
five great-grandchildren
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Maxine & Wayne Thomas at his
90th birthday celebration, Saturday, January 20, 2007
You can send congratulations
to: macktho@msn.com
Thanks, Judy for providing this
picture and congratulations to you too for still having your parents.
Judy (Thomas) Wright, Class
of 1963
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Mexicoans celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary
David
and Janet Potts celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary at the home of
Leon and Marilyn Coats in Lamar with family
and friends on Father's Day
weekend.
Janet Nichols, daughter of Owen Banks and Elizabeth
Frances Johnson Nichols
and David Potts, son of Earl Minnis and Stella
Mae Thomas Potts were married
July 16, 1967, at the First Christian Church
in Columbia with Glydon Burke
officiating.
They are parents of two sons, Michael Earl
Potts, who lives in Rogers, Arkansas,
with his wife, Janelle, and two sons, Ethan,
5, and Tobin, 7 months; and Greg who
lives in Peoria, Illinois, with his wife,
Helen and daughter, Renee, 1.
The couple is planning a future trip to the Lake of the Ozarks and Branson.
Also, celebrating anniversaries were Leon and
Marilyn Coats, sister and
brother-in-law of Janet Potts celebrated their
60th wedding annivesary, and the
Potts' son and daughter-in-law Mike and Janelle Potts celebrated their
10th
wedding anniversary.
from the "Mexico Ledger" 2007-06-27
Donald Ray Roberts (Class of ’53),
son of Ray M. and Julia Blanche (Edwards) Roberts, and Marilyn H. Hummel
(Class of ’54), daughter of Lynn Ellis and Ruth (Ridgway) Hummel,
were
married at the First Christian Church in Columbia, Missouri, by Dr. C.
E. Lemmon on December 28, 1957. Maid of Honor was Marilyn’s sister Anne
(Hummel) Cash and Best Man was Curtis Walton Brown. Bridesmaids were
Ellen Henry and Judy Roberts. Groomsmen were Seth Slaughter and Larry
Sutherland, and ushers were Robert Henry and David Taylor. Donald had completed
his BA at the University and had finished 6-months of U.S. Army active
duty at Fort Carson, Colorado; and Marilyn had performed her senior recital
for her BA earlier that month.
Don completed his MA in English
Education and Marilyn completed her MA in Music Education, and while Don
fronted a dance band and Marilyn taught private piano lessons, the family
grew: David Lynn was born in 1958; Deborra Louise born in 1960; Michael
Ray born in 1962; and Mark Hummel born in 1964. From 1960 to 1967,
Don return to Kewpie land and taught English and Journalism at Hickman
High School.
Don left Hickman in 1968 and moved the family to northwest Missouri where he was English Consultant, Site Coordinator, and, finally Director of Project Communicate, a federally-funded project. He returned to MU in 1970 and completed his Doctorate in 1972. During the period 1967 to 1972, Marilyn continued taking courses, teaching in three elementary schools and teaching piano privately. Don worked as Assistant NCA Chairman to Dr. Neil Aslin.
In 1972, Don joined the Shawnee Mission School District where he served in several administrative positions: Director of Language Arts and Foreign Language, Director of the Curriculum Center, and in building administrative positions. He continued to be active in NCA accreditation activities. Marilyn continued teaching in elementary schools and privately.
Don
retired from Shawnee Mission in 1997 and Marilyn retired from the Blue
Valley District in 1998. They have 9 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
They took the family to DisneyWorld November 2007 to celebrate their GOLDEN
MOMENTS.
Don and Marilyn live in Overland
Park, Kansas.