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Cinderella Bride-to-Be Sparks Small Community
May Eileen Figiel, fostered by the Lively family in Campbell Hill, prepares for her wedding to Ronnie Gerberding at the Campbell Hill Baptist-Presbyterian Church. The community plans a reception, with the 4-H club serving punch and relatives acting as bridesmaids amid a supportive, close-knit backdrop.
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Virginia Spiller
Ed Greet
Eileen Figiel
Ava Campbell “Hill
Punch
Mary
Ronnie Gerberding
Campbell Hill Baptist-Presbyterian
Eileen
State Welfare Department
May
Donald Lively
Rt. 2
Ava
Joan
Swift ‘and Co
East St. Louis
Livelys
Bobbie Jo Griffith
Jean Cripps
Campbell Hill
McDonnell Aircraft
St. Louis