Munson 50th

MUNSON 50th

Lloyd and Jeanne Munson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 25, 2016, with a reception in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Lloyd Munson first met Jeanne Kurtz at Pacific Union College in Angwin, Calif., during music theory class. They were married Sept. 4, 1966, at the East Oakland Church. After an uncle had to step in as a last-minute groomsman at their wedding due to engine trouble, the rest of the marriage was a smooth ride.

The newlyweds moved to Santa Rosa, Calif., where Lloyd took his first placement as a youth pastor. Following the seminary at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Mich., the Munsons were called to minister in various capacities within the Northern California Conference for a combined 23 years. Lloyd pastored and taught Bible classes.

A few years of teaching during this time were at Lloyd's alma mater, Far Eastern Academy, in Singapore. A calling to Upper Columbia Conference found them pastoring churches in Wenatchee, Wash., and College Place, Wash., for the next 10 years.

After pastoring a few years in the Central California Conference it was off to the islands. Lloyd and Jeanne finished their ministry at the Aiea Church on Oahu in the Hawaii Conference. Sixty years earlier George Munson, Lloyd's father, had started the Aiea Church in a mission tent during evangelistic meetings.

Through 50 years of marriage and service to the Lord, Jeanne ministered alongside Lloyd with her music and her heart for serving others, but her most beloved role was "mother" to their son and two daughters. They retired back in the Pacific Northwest in 2010 and thoroughly enjoy living within 75 miles of all their children and grandchildren.

The Munson family includes Loren and Jennifer (Hegg) Munson of LaClede, Idaho; Lana (Munson) and Matt Young of Priest River, Idaho; LouAnn (Munson) and Andy Henneberg of Coeur d' Alene, Idaho; and 7 grandchildren.