Wesley & Katie Lou Abernathy Kile

Chronicle Democrat-Voice

Coleman, Texas, January 1, 1987

Wesley and Katie Lou Kile Celebrate Their Golden Wedding Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Kile--Then

Mr. and Mrs. Kile--Now

Mr. and Mrs. Kile will be honored with a reception at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 4 at the Elm Street Church of Christ Family Center in Coleman. Hosts for the celebration will be the couple's nieces and nephews. The nieces and nephews request your persence at the celebration. No gifts, please.

Both Wes and Katie Lou were born in Coleman County at Fisk, Texas. Mrs. Kile's parents were Mr. and Mrs. Art Abernathy. Katie Lou had one brother, A. C. Abernathy, who passed away in 1971. Mr. Kile's parents were Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Kile. Wesley had four brothers and one sister. Two brothers, Luke Kile and Wayne Kile passed away in 1986. Brother Curtis Kile, lives in Sabinal, Texas, and brother, Ben Kile, lives in Abilene, Texas. Wesley's sister, Winnie Lane, lives in Bangs, Texas.

Wesley and Katie Lou met at church and grew up together. Katie had several beaux, but Wes won out in the end. Wes loves to tell the story of the big tree surrounded by a dirt road in front of Katie's house. When Wes came to call on Katie and saw that one of her other beaux had reached Katie's house first, Wes skidded his car around that tree as fast as possible in order to create enough commotion and dust to attract Katie's attention.

Wes and Katie's dating activities in the late thirties revolved around going to a lot of parties and playing snap. When Katie is asked about historical events she remembers in the late thirties, she quickly responds, "I believe Columbus came over then didn't he?" Neither Wes nor Katie can remember who proposed to whom, Katie describes her bes beau as "that handsome one with the pretty dark curly hair." When Wes went to ask Mr. Abernathy for Katie's hand, Mr. Abernathy never did give Wes an answer. Katie Lou states that when her father realized that she was about to leave the nest, that was the only time she ever saw her father cry.

Wes and Katie Lou were wed on Saturday, January 2, 1937 by Church of Christ minister, Brother Grady Pricer. The couple appeared at the Silver Valley home of Brother Pricer just past sunset. When Brother Pricer answered the door knock, Wes said, "Bet you can't guess why we came up here!" Witnesses to the grand event were Grady Pricer's wife, Eulala, and Mrs. Haden Hart. Bertha McQueen gave a wedding shower for Wes and Katie a week after the ceremony.

Wes and Katie's first home was five miles southwest of Coleman on the Ballinger Highway. They farmed and ranched in the Fisk and Brown Ranch communities. In the early sixties, Wes and Katie owned and operated the Manhatten Cafe in Coleman. They are members of the Elm Street Church of Christ. Presently, the Kiles reside in Coleman.

Best Wishes From

Edna Abernathy

Robert C. and Mary Abernathy

Tessie Abernathy

Estelle and Adell

Lena Adian

Claud and Elda Barnett

Mr. and Mrs. James Beasley

William and Priscilla Berry

Bob and Kay Blasche

Lee and Dixie Bolen

Walter and Lydia Boone

J. A. and Vivian Bozeman

Winnie Brakeman

Alvie Brewer

Mattie Brown

Dave and Edith Bullock

Sheila Chase

Marcus and Doris Jean Cheaney

Thomas A. and Marie Clark

Jack and Syd Cosby

Randy and Heidi Daughtery

Inez Dobbins

Glyn and Sing Downey

Ted and Ola Belle Dykes

Basil and Bruce Edwards

Mr. and Mrs. George Field

Johnny and Maudie Field

J. D. and Sue Foust

Ulys and Davie Garrett

Mildred Gideon

Ernest and Myrtle Gribble

Marshall and Mary Lou Griffith

Ruby Hamilton

W. T. and Myrtle Hamon

Mr. and Mrs. Haden Hart

Jim and Colleen Hayes

Terry and Tracy Hobbs

Laverne Horn

Florene Hosfelt

Martha Jackson

Fred and Alice Jones

Cecil and Barbara Keeney

Melton and Anna Kennedy

Ben and Lois Kile

Collin Kile

Curtis and Oleta Kile

Edward and Lela Kile

Pearl Kile

Robby and Sandy Kile

Ruby Kile

Dale and Tami Kirkland

Danny and Sally Lane

Jim and Cindy Lane

Richard and Barbara Lane

Ruth Lane

Ward and Pat Lane

Winnie Lane

Curtis and Reba Martin

Fred and Tiny Martin

J. Ray and Lois Martin

Glen and Bertha McQueen

Winnie McQueen

John and Janice Merrell

Stella Moore

Rosemary Parsons

Lena Pitts

P. H. and Girlie Polk

Velma A. Price

Eulala Pricer

Ernest and Edna Rea

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Sanders

Damon and Nell Rose Simmons

Andy and Tina Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith

Nota Snider

Don and Eleanor Taylor

Lois Thweatt

Sherril and Edna Tisdale

Althea Tucker

Craig and Donna Van Benschoten

Marshall and Wanda Wallace

Doyle and Waunita Ward

James E. and Emma Webb

Pat and Audrey Whitfield

Shirley Wilkerson

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Williams

Leon and Pat Williams

Ruth Wilson

Vernon and Hazel Wilson

Faye Winslett

Gib and Peg Young

Cathy Young

Lane Young

Mark Lane

Rebecca Lane

Kimberly Lane

Marguerite Lane

John-John Merrell

Clifton Williams

Reuben Adian