Bernita Hayes Nidiffer

• Name	Bernita Hayes Nidiffer
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I15472	Rossville
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Bert D Hayes,   b. 25 Oct 1884, Miltonvale, Cloud County, Kansas ,   d. 15 May 1974, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Bessie G Page Hayes,   b. 27 Feb 1886, Clyde, Cloud County, Kansas ,   d. 13 Apr 1973, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri  (Age 87 years)
  Married	16 Sep 1908	Miltonvale, Cloud County, Kansas
  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage- Page, Bessie-Hayes, Bert Bert Hayes and Miss Bessie Page were united in marriage at the home of Mrs. Josie Allen Wednesday September 16, 1t 9 a.m. Rev. Walker performed the ceremony in the presence of a few friends and relatives. The happy couple left on a wedding tour in Oklahoma on the morning train. The groom is the youngest son of W.J. Hayes and wife of a popular young farmer. The bride has spent most of her time in the past few years as compositor on the Record, as central girl and as assistant postmaster. [from Concordia Empire, Thursday, September 24, 1908]
  		Anniversary- Hayes, Bert and Bessie 3 Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hayes were honored with a basket dinner Sunday by members of the Christian Church in honor of their 59th wedding anniversary.
  		Anniversary- Hayes, Bert and Bessie 1 Mr. & Mrs. B. Hayes honored at surprise celebration On Sunday afternoon, September 14, the members of the Rossville Christian Church and a number of visitors honored Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Hayes with a surprise celebration of the Hayes’ 50th wedding anniversary. The festivities began with a fellowship basket dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Vance Crawford. Following this, the honored couple opened their many beautiful gifts. A mixed quartet sang, “Under His Wings” and “The Old Rugged Cross” to provide special music for the occasion. To complete the program, Mrs. Millicent Renwan read her own adaptation of “This is Your Life.” addressed, of course, to Bert and Bessie Hayes. Herb Trimble acted as master of ceremonies. Relatives present for the celebration were Mrs. Nora Lowry, sister of Mr. Hayes, and her son Hayes Lowry of Abilene, Kansas; Bernice Kalcher, Junction City; the three daughters and families, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wyker and Pam of St. Marys, Mrs. Pauline Henderson, Carrollton, Mo., and Mrs. Audrey Gelsinger and two sons of Overland Park, Kansas. Other out-of-town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Art Buchmeier, Topeka, Betty Willis and Bobbie, Topeka, Mrs. U. L. Trenton, Enid, Okla., Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barney, Hoyt, Kansas, Mr. and Mrs. Warner Rogers, Dover.
  		Anniversary- Hayes, Bert and Bessie 2 Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Nidiffer, Nancy Jo, James and Billy Hayes of Snyder, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Henderson of Carrollton, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gelsinger, Roger and Steven of Overland Sark. Kansas; and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wyker and Pam of St. Marys, Kansas, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hayes. The occasion was a special surprise celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Hayes’ golden wedding anniversary. Although the date doesn’t fall until September 16 and their sons, Glenn of Phoenix and Lowell of Tucson, Arizona, couldn’t be with them, the four daughters presented them with a lovely gold-trimmed wedding cake and took pictures of the couple in the 1958 fashion.
  Family ID	F2851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart