Avis Dibbern Bratton

• Name	Avis Dibbern Bratton
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I10248	Rossville
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Henry M Dibbern,   b. 19 Nov 1904, Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 4 Jan 1996, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Mabel Leota Banta Dibbern,   b. 20 Jan 1906, Meriden, Jefferson County, Kansas ,   d. 19 Jul 2000, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 94 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1924	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  	Mabel's obituary says they were married in Delia.
  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage- Banta, Mabel-Dibbern, Henry Miss Mabel L. Banta, 18, and Mr. Henry M. Dibbern, 19, both of the Delia neighborhood, were granted a license to wed Wednesday by the probate judge at Topeka. Mrs. Dibbern is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Banta. She was formerly one of the "Central" girls at Delia.
  		Anniversary- Dibbern, Henry and Mabel 1 Dibberns to Celebrate Golden Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dibbern will be guests of honor at an open house to be held at Myron Green’s in Topeka on Sunday, June 9, 1974, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., honoring their 50th wedding anniversary. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. The couple requests that no gifts be presented. Hosts and hostesses will be their children: Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Whitfield, Osceola, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Bratton, Collinsville, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Crow, Osage City; Mr. and Mrs. Merle E. Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dibbern, and Mrs. Harold Dibbern, all from Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. Dibbern were married on June 4, 1924, and spent the early part of their marriage on a farm near Delia. The later years have been spent in Topeka where Mr. Dibbern was employed by the Kansas Power and Light Company before his retirement.
  		Anniversary- Dibbern, Henry and Mabel 2 MR. AND MRS. DIBBERN The children of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dibbern will honor them Sunday, June 9 with a reception in the Myron Green Cafeteria from 3 to 5 p.m. in celebration of the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary. Hosts will be Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Whitfield, Osceola, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Bratton, Collinsville, Okla. ; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Crow, Osage City; Mr. and Mrs. Merle E. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dibbern and Mrs. Harold Dibbern, Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. Dibbern were married June 24, 1924 in Topeka. They lived in Delia several years before moving to Topeka. Before his retirement, Mr. Dibbern was employed by Kansas Power and Light Co., They have 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Note: Photo of couple in news clip
  		Anniversary- Dibbern, Henry and Mabel 3 Dibberns celebrate 60 years Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Dibbem will be honored on their 60th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, June 3 at the North Porch of Garfield Shelterhouse. Hosts for the occasion will be their children, Mrs. Louise Claycomb; Mr. and Mrs. Merle E. Ross; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Bratton, Collinsville, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Whitfield, Mishawaka, Indiana; and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dibbern. Henry Dibbern and Mabel Banta were married June 4, 1924. He is retired from Kansas Power & Light, Tecumseh.
  		Anniversary- Dibbern, Henry and Mabel 4 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dibbern Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dibbern, Topeka, will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the couple’s home, 2113 N.W. Lower Silver Lake Road. Their children are Merle and Shirley Ross, Topeka; Geneva and Lloyd Whitfield, Mishawaka, Ind.; Avis and Dean Bratton, Collinsville, Okla.; Louise and Lloyd Brandenburg, Topeka; Floyd and Jean Dibbern, Topeka, and the late Harold Dibbern. They have 13 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and one great- great grandchild. Henry Dibbern and Mabel Banta were married June 4, 1924, in Delia. Mr. Dibbern is retired from Kansas Power and Light Co. Mrs. Dibbern had been employed by Hollywood- Maxwell, an apparel maker.
  Family ID	F1751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart