Robert (Bob) and DeLoris Mehlinger of Kansas City, Mo., will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary June 7.
DeLoris Reed and Bob Mehlinger were married June 7, 1959, at Valley United Methodist Church of Marion.
DeLoris is the daughter of Loris Reed, former manager of Duckwall’s, and Ruby Reed, a Marion High School English teacher and drama coach during the 1950s and 1960s.
Bob is the son of Alex and Alice Mehlinger, Alex being the manager of the former Seymour Packing Company plant in Marion. He is a 1959 graduate of the University of Kansas and had a career as a certified public accountant until his retirement in 2003.
The couple has two daughters, Debra Williams of Canton, Mich., and Michele Arnold and husband, Jeff, of Smithville, Mo., and three grandchildren, Jessica Arnold, 13, Sam Arnold, 9, and Kayleigh Williams, 11. The family will spend a few days together in Washington, D.C. before returning home.
The couple’s address is 2323 NE 107th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64155.