Jim and Diane Bartel of Hesston will be honored for their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception Saturday at Central Community Church in Wichita.
They were married Dec. 19, 1959, in Bessie, Okla.
Hosting the event will be their children and their spouses: Tammie (Scott) Anderson of Hays, Terri Phillips of Wichita and Tony (Denise) Bartel of Allen, Texas.
The couple has nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
