Rain bow wedding unites Je renda Joy and Bruce Aitken in Mt. Vernon
The East Side Baptist Church hosted the Rainbow wedding of Miss Jerenda Jean Joy daughter of Mrs. Jeanette Joy Mt. Vernon and the late Franklin Joy to Bruce Dean Aitken son of Mr. and Mrs. James Aitken Sparta. The ceremony Saturday May 24 featured candlelight and double rings with Rev. Clarence W. Coats and Rev. Ray Wilkey officiating. The bride wore crystal organza and Chantilly lace with a lace headpiece and carried a daisies bouquet. Attendants included matron of honor Mrs. Jeralee Sargent and bridesmaids Mrs. Sabra Somers Linda Danner Miss Renee Dunbar. Best man Scott McMasters and groomsmen Gerald Cox Carl Dickey and John Danner. A reception followed in the church basement with a four-tier cake and rainbow decor. Out-of-town guests hailed from Sparta Tilden Salem Wayne City Inn Woodlawn Bonnie Tinley Park St. Louis and Chillicothe. The couple will reside in Baldwin Illinois where the groom works for Peabody Coal.
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East Side
Larry Sargent
Jeralee Sargent
Mt. Vernon
Sabra Somers
Vernon
Linda Danner
Woodlawn
Renee Dunbar
Joy Elizabeth Sargent
Brian Huff
Scott McMasters
Sparta
Gerald Cox
Carl Dickey
John Danner
David Somers
Mr. Vernon
Joe Hood
Vernon Presley
Jeff Aitken
Mr. Presley
Marla Mescher
Lottie Joy
Bonnie
Cecil Hamlin
Chillicothe
Jerry Keen
Joyce Thomas
Maria Mescher
Laurie Aitken
Linda McMasters
Karen Stewart
Marilyn McCormick
Wayne City
Tilden
Salem
Inn
Bonnie and Tinley Park
St. Louis
Mt. Vernon Township
Bend Lake College
Eastern Illinois University
Groom
Sparta High School
Peabody Coal Company
Baldwin, Jr
Local Figures Celebrate Milestones and Graduations
Etta Shell of Route 1 Wayne City turns 80 on June 8 per granddaughter Lynn Witter. Bessie Bundy of Dix turns 85 on June 5 per daughter Dorothy Baldridge. Bud and Nell Wielt of Kansas City attend Georgia Southern College graduation events for Judith Ann Lueke and Carl Lueke. Judith Ann gains a BBA in accounting Carl a MED in special education. Gary Sanders, Mt. Vernon native, earns Dean’s List honors at Murray State University with a biology chemistry double major.
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Etta Shell
Route 1
Wayne City
Lynn Witter
Bessie Bundy
Dix
Dorothy Baldridge
Bud E. Wielt
Kansas City
A. M. Clark
Nellie Wielt
Statesboro
Judith Ann Lueke
Carl Lueke
Georgia Southern College
Judith Ann
Carl
Luekes
Gary Sanders
Mt. Vernon
Murray State University
Murray, Ky
Sanders
Bennie
Laurita Cravens
South 16Th Street
Murray State
Graydon Williams
Oldest Tree Title Challenged By Ancient Taiwan Juniper
An ancient Taiwanese juniper is believed to be over 6000 years old, challenging the bristlecone pine as the world's oldest tree. The bristlecone, in the United States, had been regarded as over 4000 years old.
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Taiwan
United States
Camper Sheet Fitting Help and 50th Anniversary Notice
Dear Betty answers on making fitted camper sheets and cautions on electric scissors. The notice also details MR. AND MRS. JEFF McCOY of 801 George Street celebrating a 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday June 8, hosted by their son Narrah and family. Guests invited, gifts requested to be omitted.
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Betty
Gene Humlicek
Dodge
Ned
Louise Dickinson
San Francisco
Louise
Jeff McCoy
George Street
Narrah McCoy
North 9Th Street
Money-saving zipper tip from reader letters
Readers share a practical tip on finding long zippers in old coats with zip-in linings or plastic storage bags. Garage sale finds under 1 are common. Mrs Peterson thanks for the tip and reminds to include dimes and stamped self-addressed envelopes when ordering leaf-lets.
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Mrs. Kinser
Jack Peterson
Peterson
Tam
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Nona King
Dana Aitken
Anson Myers
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Bruce Dean Aitken
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William Thomas
Billy
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Roy L. Gowler
Bel Aire
Thomas
Holland
Prairie Village
Kan
Mary Liz Crane
Mildred (Highsmith) Crane
William Crane
Ray Highsmith
Kenneth Highsmith
Donna Highsmith
Mildred Crane
Albert Highsmith
Norma
Janet Sager
Deann
Diana
Robert
Lisa Ann
Kell
Larry Gowler
Larry Duane
Timothy Wayne
Ronald Gowler
Gary Greene
Florence, Ky
Carl Gowler
Effingham
Marshall Scott
J. C. Greer
Carmel
Everett Greer
Ralph Crider
Clinton, Ill
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Illinois
Kathleen (Yench) Flatt
Edward C. Merrill
Gallaudet College
Washington, D.C
Gallaudet
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Good Samaritan Hospital
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Jll
Rola Olson Vernon, Wil
Betty W. Kinser
Copley News Service
Tillie
Good Housekeeping Needlecraft Magazine
A. L. Smith
Narrah
Carlof Peoria
Ted
Pennsylvania
Mary Cheek
Ivesdale
Betty Huston
Route 6
Kathy Ferdinandsen
West Sunbury
Paul
Marcoe
Ed Shannon
Son Rays
Sylvia Shelton
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