Anniversary
Larry Beck & Gwendolyn Beck
August 28, 1966
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Frederick Beck, Jefferson City, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 8 with a dinner and dance at the Reinhardt Circle, Jefferson City, hosted by the couple. On July 9, the couple hosted a patio gathering and barbecue at their home for family and out-of-town guests. Larry Frederick Beck and Gwendolyn Ann Stewart were married August 28, 1966, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Jefferson City. The late Rev. Walter W. Niedner officiated. They were attended by Leon P. Beck, Jefferson City; William J. Beck, Coulterville, Ill.; George E. Beck, deceased; Rodman C. Stewart, deceased; Betty Gail Fischer-Zumwalt, deceased; Linda (Beck) Hester, Charles Town, W. Va.; Ann Geske-Finney, Louisville, Ky.; and Christine Johnson, Issaquah, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Beck have four children: Dr. Nicole Thompson and her husband Dr. Michael Thompson, Columbia; Justin Beck and his wife Lisa, Dallas, Texas; Nathaniel Beck and his wife Betsy, Denver, Colo.; and Jill Hardin and her husband the Rev. David Hardin, Woodland, Calif. They also have 12 grandchildren: Emma Thompson, Wyatt Thompson, Sophia Thompson, Tori Thompson, Maisie Thompson, Brayden Beck, Kyler Beck, Brinley Beck, Matthew Hardin, Christian Hardin, Grayce Hardin, and Lily Beck.