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PIONEER BOONE COUPLE OBSERVEWEDDING DATEMr. and Mrs. A. B. Sparks Spending Winter in California.—Cel-lebration in Their Honor.».Bs*i\;rThe many friends of Mr. and Mrs. A. B Sparks of 515 Benton street of this city will be pleased to learn of a happy event which occurred recently in Los Angeles, California.It was the occasion of the celebration of the 65th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Sparks’ marriage which took place at the Methodist parsonage in Boone. March 14.1872.Mr. and Mrs. Sparks are spending the winter in the southland at the home of their son, J. N. Sparks and his wife, who will be remembered in Boone as Nina Hutchison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hutchison of North Story street. To this home came the relatives, former Boone county neighbors, and friends, to offer their congratulations, and well wishes, to take the hand of a couple whom God has honored by such a long and happy married life.Those in attendance were as follows:Relatives included a son, George A. Sparks, Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Steffen, a granddaughter, Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Hutchison, grand-nephew\ all of Los Angeles; Mrs. Jack Nutter, of Corona, Calif.; Mrs. W. S. Scribner, of Huntington Beach, Calif.; Mrs. Margaret Smith, a niece. Royal, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chesley, grand-niece, Long Beach, Calif.Sparks families in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Sparks, son Spurgeon, and daughter, Ed-wina, Santa Ana, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Sparks, Santa Monica, Calif.Others Present.Former Boone and Boone county neighbors were Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Jennings, Livermore. Iowa; Mr. E. C. Hutchison, Ontario, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Zehr, Mrs. T. J. Satterlee, Mr. and Mrs. Ike Griffee, Mrs. Mattie Griffin, Mrs. D. A. Good, Ogden, Iowa; Miss Doris Price, Mrs. Juanita Myers, Mrs. Iva Engler, Miss Louise Wirtz.Included in the friends and well wishers were Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Outland, Pico, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Vince Barden, Long Beach, Calif.; Mrs. Dr. Stuart C. Hutchison, Mrs. j Robert Bruce Hutchison, Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Newell, Mrs. Dollie Wil-*kinson.Mrs. Florence Cornwall, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Logue, Mr. Albert Wirtz, Mr. and Mrs. C. Carl Lyon, Miss Ruth Lyon, Mr. Ben Floyd. Mrs. Helen Carr, Mr. T. W. Kemp, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schlatter, Mrs. Charlotte Steffen, Mr. Robert D. Logue, Mr. Leonard Poulsen, Mr. Verner Rostedt., Miss Glendala Mendenhall, Mrs. R. O. Slayton, j Hutchinson, Kansas, Mrs. Lola Goodwin, Miss Alida Erdman, Mr F. G. Butner, Mrs. Ethel Stelow, | Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Evans, Mrs. L M. Snively.The home was prettily c’*-orated for the occasion with cut flowers. and ferns and honeysuckle while just outside the windows were plum, peach, and apricot trees in bud and bloom, completing the picture of spring beauty. The relatives and friends came with hearts filled with love and affection and arms filled with God’s handiwork in the form of beautiful and fragrant flowers which they placed in the arms of the bride of 65 years, as they offered their congratulations and well wishes to this worthy couple. Not a single person in attendance had c :r before been privileged to attend a 65th wedding anniversary and feltbig’ honored to have been invited to attend.I Prominent Family.Mr id Mrs. A. B. Sparks arcthe parents of six children—five sons and one daughter. The sons are Charles I., formerly county attorn j of Boone county, later judge of the district court of Kansas, twice elected to office as rep-resentative of the 6th Dist. of Kansas, residing in Goodland, Kar~is; A. W, retired mail carrier, of this city; J. N., at whose home the celebration took place; George A., Los Angeles; Lawrrnce B., farmer of Boone county; Mrs. Dr. Geor~e R. Janies of Casper, Wyoming They also have ten grandchildren, and three great grrndchildren.With hearts overflowing wlfh gratitude for the kindnesses and well wishes of the relatives and friend*- Mr. and V Sparks feel highly honored by this event r-d want publicly *** express their thanks and appreciation for all the nice things that were said about them and for the good wisher feeling that they have been highly honored by this happy occasion.Of those attending tl - wedding 65 years ago but one person beside the bride and groom is living. Mrs. S. I. Boyd of South Story street.When asked as to what attributed their succe— and long and happy v*0' Mr. and Mrs. Spar’cs agreed that it was due in large part to a rense of humor, and the ability to see the ’'right side of 1 even ir adversity, and to friendships that have endured throughIsI sIcFItoF2aIVGyallThey plan on returning to Boone some time in April and look f r-ward to se~: their reig^bors and friends back in Boone very son.h1?li(p oh Annul WsmlwnIfVIrcMP. A. Swanson of Boxholm was a recent visitor in Boone.Miss Ruth Garvey of Nevada, spent the week-end visiting in her home here.Miss Lucile Ward, who is employed at the Hyclass Beauty Shop visited in her home in Ames over the week-end.Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Cartwright of Des Moines, spent the week-end in Boone in the parental F. M. Johnston home at 521 South Story street.Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Meyers of 115 Tama street, have returned to their home in this city from Sioux City where they spent the weekend in the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Meyers. They accompanied their little grandson, Robert Meyers, to his home in that city. He has been in the home of his grandparents here for the past few days. They were accompanied by Mrs. H. A. Hopkins of Lamoni, who has been visiting in the Meyers home.atBar:anSvveLiA{twwiticth:69sirinBoone BizeAlwavs Wize1tio coi#»ln 1 ThI staIoa Ho HDAOHlt;UIowa 1C/)lt;AllSta1Bask(IT
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Boone News Republican
Boone, Iowa, US
Mon, Mar 22, 1937
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