Lyle and Lois Gish, North Manchester, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 8, 2007. Lyle Gish and Lois Comstock were married Dec. 8, 1957, in New Paris by Ray Brovont.
He is a retired livestock feeding consultant and currently enjoys part-time jobs. They owned Lois' fabric store in North Manchester from 1972 to 1985 where Lois worked and more recently she retired from The Hardware Store.
The couple have four sons, Mark (and spouse Doretta) Gish, Rossville; Marvin (and spouse Debbie) Gish, Myron (and spouse Donita) Gish and Matthew (and spouse Heidi) Gish, North Manchester. They have 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The couple will celebrate the anniversary with an open house hosted by their children Jan. 6 in the recreational room at Timbercrest, North Manchester, from 2 to 5 p.m. The couple requests no gifts.