Montie Wason Baty and Georgia Francis Heydenreich were united in marriage,
  February 17, 1950, at Alva, Oklahoma.
     I am the daughter of Emil and Lila Heydenreich and was welcomed as the
  New Year's Baby of 1931. The major part of my childhood was spent on the farm
  south of town, where I attended Sunflower School, District 34. One exciting
  incident of attending rural school was the afternoon when school was dismissed 
  so we could dig one of the boys out of a coyote hole where he claimed he was
  stuck. The last-day-of-school dinner was great fun, with all the fancy and good
  food.
     I remember the scary first day of high school in Medicine Lodge. I didn't
  even have Lyle Coberly or Leigh Broendyke in any of my classes to follow! There
  were so many people to meet and names to remember! I was scared to death!
     In my junior year I met Montie, who came to Medicine Lodge int he summer of
  1947 to visit his brother Lowell, who was in the hospital after a serious
  accident. Montie stayed on, living with the Harold Rosessler family, helping on
  Harold's milk route and in the cafe. Montie was born in Bendavis, Missouri, in
  1931. We both graduated from high school in 1949.
     Our first son, Michael Wason, was born in 1950. Montie and I accepted Jesus
  Christ as our Lord and Savior and were baptized by Rev. Charles Whitmer as
  members of the Christian Church. We were blessed with a second son, Terry Lynn,
  in 1951.
     Montie left his state highway job in Medicine Lodge and worked for Trains 
  Construction Company in Lindsborg for a while. But we decided "this isn't our 
  cup of tea;" so we moved to Newton, where Montie went back to work for the
  State Highway Department of Transportation. While living in Newton, Montie
  attended evening classes at Wichita University, studying engineering. While in
  Newton, our daughter, Debra Ann, was born in 1955, and our son, Douglas Ray, in
  1961.
     In 1965 we moved to Leoti, Kansas, where Monti was resident engineer for the
  Department of Transportation. After several other moves, we now live in Garden 
  City; Montie is Maintenance Engineer for Kansas Department of Transportation.
     We enjoy elk hunting each fall, fish and camp, play bridge, and work with
  the youth in our church.
     My special hobby is china painting. Montie has a pilot's license and enjoys
  flying. We fly to Denver occasionally to visit our children and spoil our
  grandson. We enjoy returning to Medicine Lodge for special events and family
  get-togethers.
     We thank the Lord for all these blessings and numerous more we can't mention
  in this short story.
               
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas,  pg. 100 
     Submitted by: Georgia Francis Heydenreich Baty