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Greta D Townsend Kelsey

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  • Name Greta D Townsend Kelsey 
    Gender Female 
    Person ID I13089  Rossville
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2017 

    Father Cecil P Townsend,   b. 30 Sep 1897, Albany, Gentry County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1982, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Gwendolin Doris Darby Townsend,   b. 13 Oct 1898, Freewater, Gentry County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1992, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 23 Aug 1919  Albany, Gentry County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Documents
    Anniversary- Townsend, Cecil and Gwendolin 1
    Anniversary- Townsend, Cecil and Gwendolin 1
    The children of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Townsend will honor their parents with a reception Sunday, Aug. 24 in Fellowship Hall of the Oakland Christian Church in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary.

    No invitations are being sent. Friends and relatives are asked to call from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The couple asks that no gifts be presented.

    Mr. and Mrs. Townsend were married Aug. 23,1919 in Albany, Mo., and have lived in Topeka 50 years. Mr. Townsend is a retired Santa Fe employee.

    Their children are Mrs. Scott Kelsey and Mrs. Richard Kelsey, Rossville, Hubert Townsend and William Townsend. There are 10 grandchildren.
    Anniversary- Townsend, Cecil and Gwendolin 2
    Anniversary- Townsend, Cecil and Gwendolin 2
    Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Townsend celebrated their 60th wedding an-niversary on three occasions recently. They were married August 23 1919, in Albany, Mo. They moved to Topeka a short time after, and have lived in the Oakland area 60 years.

    Their first celebration was a reception on Sunday, August 19, which was held in their home. One hundred eleven friends and relatives came to greet them. They were also treated to a ride in a 1929 Model A car by two of their guests, Brother and Elouise Tarter.

    The second celebration was a dinner at Shawnee Country Club on August 23, with their children Mr. and Mrs. Scott (Faye) Kelsey, Rossville; Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Townsend, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Townsend, Topeka; and Mr. and Mrs. Dick (Greta) Kelsey, Rossville.

    The third celebration was on Sunday, August 26. The complete family of thirty-eight attended church together at the Oakland Christian Church where Mr. and Mrs. Townsend are active members. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kelsey and their children -- Mr. and Mrs. Frank (Linda) Wise, Jereme and Heidi, Springfield, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. Doug Kelsey, Shandy, Leisha, and Ja’Nay, Tokyo, Japan; Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Town¬send and their children -- Mr. and Mrs. Steve Townsend, Donna, Kim, and Mandy, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Townsend, Jennifer and Benjamin, Mr. and Mrs. Mell (Connie) Frazier and Travis, and Mr. Tim Townsend; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Townsend and their children -- Billy Jim and Tommy Joe; and Mr. and Mrs. Dick (Greta) Kelsey and their children - - Mr. and Mrs. John (Jeline) Harclerode and Jonathan, Emporia, and Mr. Rick Kelsey, Peoria, Ill.

    Several other relatives attended church with the Townsends. A family dinner and reception was held in the Fellowship Hall after church with fifty-seven relatives attending.
    Family ID F5953  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Richard Dean Kelsey,   b. 27 Sep 1927, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 2000, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 19 Feb 1950  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Richard Melvin Kelsey,   b. 5 Jan 1954, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Jeline Doris Kelsey Harclerode
    Documents
    Anniversary- Kelsey, Richard and Greta
    Anniversary- Kelsey, Richard and Greta
    Golden Celebration For Kelseys
    Dick Kelsey and Greta Townsend were married in the Oakland Christian Church in Topeka, February 19,1950. They will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception at Wanamaker Woods Nazarene Church, 3501 S.W. Wanamaker Road, Topeka, on Saturday, February 19, from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.

    A brief program of introductions of family and wedding party, movie clip of the wedding, and a prayer will be at the beginning of the reception.

    Hosts will be their children and grandchildren—Jeline, John, Jonathan and Justin Harclerode, Emporia; and Rick and Darla Kelsey, Overland Park.

    Mr. Kelsey retired from fanning in 1992, and Mrs. Kelsey is a homemaker. They lived on their farm at Rossville from 1950 to 1996, at which time they moved to Topeka where they now reside.

    The couple requests no gifts, please.
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2017 16:00:48 
    Family ID F2980  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart