Dr. William "Bill" and Ella Male, Winona Lake, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Sept. 3, 2010.
Bill and the former Ella Beth Kauffman were married Sept. 3, 1950, at Methodist Church, Mendon, Mich.
They are the parents of four daughters: Martha (and spouse Dr. James) Hines; Mary (and spouse Dr. David) Smith; Ruth (and spouse the late Dr. Roy ) Lowrie; and Rebecca (and spouse Dr. James) Colman; 17 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Dr. Male retired from Grace Collage and Seminary in 1993, after serving there 34 years as a professor and academic dean. He is an ordained elder in the National Fellowship of Grace Brethren churches, and has served as pastor of a number of different churches over the years.