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Miss Dona Leo Daugherty, daughter ot Mr, and Mrs. Kenneth Daugherty of Smethport, became the bride of Morris W, Oviatt, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Oviatt of East StnethpcuL, in a ceremony performed at the Smeth-Mvlhudisl Church Saturday afternoon nt 3:30 o'clock,The Rev. Bradford G. Webster, paalor, officiated betnrc an altar decorated with terns, palms and gladioli. Mrs. George Larson, org* amst, pi a v rd liadillonai wedding music and Dr. Kenneth Sayers. Indiana. Fa., cousin of the bride, sang ■•You'll Never Walk Alone and ■‘The Lord’s Frayer.'1Bride’s AllJrc Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore,a gown fashioned with bodice and sleeves of Chan-Lllly Jaee, Peter Pan collar and nylon*net skirt en train. A shoulder length veil fell from her lace halo bonnet, and she carried a white orchid on a white Bible.Miss Doris Anne Smith of East Brady, Pa., her only attendant, was gowned in yellow net over taffeta and wore a matching bandeau hat of yellow net. Her cascade bouquet was of purple delphinium and stephanoUs.Mrs. Daugherty, mother of the bride, wore a pink linen dress, white accessories and white carnation corsage, and Mrs. Oviatt a blue and white print, white accessories and a similar corsage.Bichard Oviatt of Buffalo, brother of the bridegroom, was best man and John Gustafson and Barkley Daugherty, brother of the bride, were ushers.Reception Follows Presiding at the tea table during the reception following the cere* mony were Miss Dorothy Daugherty , aunt of the bride, Mrs. Byron Bickford, aunt of the bridegroom, and the Misses Martha Ross and Catherine Defibaugh. Mrs. Paul Montgomery, another aunt of the bride, cut the cake. A bouquet of mixed flowers centered the table.For traveling the bride wore a coral linen suit with white accessories. Following a wedding trip to Lake Canadohta, Pa., the bride will return to her teaching position in the Warren pubhe schools and the bridegroom will report to theU. S. S. Kent. Norfolk. V*.Mrs. Oviatt was graduated from Smethport High School in 1948 and from Clarion State Teachers College in 1952. Her husband was graduated from Smethport High School the same year and attended Slippery Rock State Teachers College prim* v his enlistment in the Navy.G#**sts attended from Warren, Bradford, Oil City Bethlehem, New Boll Creek, Coraopolis, BrookvilJe, Tyrone, Canton, Punxsutawney, Pittsburgh. Williamsport, Arnold. New Kensington, Dauphin, East Brady and Bruin, Pa., and Buffalo, N, Y.Pre-nuptial parties were given by Miss Doris Anne Smith and Mrs. Horace Roberts, the Misses Martha Ross and Catherine Defibaugh and the East St. teachers.fPhoto by Barton) MRS. MORRIS W. OVIATTParty Given Mrs. PainterBy RelativesMrs. Kate Painter of AiKen : was feted by her children, , grandchildren and great-clWw£a!Meid;P1Mgrandchildren at her homeSaturday on the occasion of her 82nd birthday.A life-long resident of Aiken, Mrs. Painter has three children, 14 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. She was presented a purse by the family members assembled.Roaes and peonies centered thetable from which refreshments were served, and several birthday cakes were in evidence.Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Painter and Leonard Jr., Aiken; Mrs. Alice Hardy, Mrs. Marjorie Coyne and daughter Debbie, Mrs. Doris Hudson and children Jim, John and Sheila, Mr. and Mrs. , ,, Robert Hardy and daughter Kav,Rnd Mn' Thom*s andm* children Tom and Wendy, and Mr,and Mrs. Richard Hardy, Bradford.Also, A/3c Lyle L. Hardy, Mobile, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Painter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ruhlman and children Shirley Lynn, Nikki. Roxie and Billy. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Frazier and children Gary and Tammy, MarlenvLIle; Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Nelson and sons Charles and Randy, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sedon\2Ctii VII: a: la iPw■ J.Ip-111I Ai*iii;e. tlt;I ^i*SIIsiIStlaHe !C ■ CI: rr
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McKean County Democrat
Smethport, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Jun 25, 1953
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