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Sparta Couple Wed In Purple Decor At St John Church
Rita Faye Wilson and Gene Allen Bigham married at 7 p m March 17 at St John Lutheran Sparta with Rev Henry H Biar officiating. The couple reside in Carbondale where both attend Southern Illinois University and plan to graduate from Sparta High School. United States Department of Agriculture notes pests threaten 25 to 30 percent crop losses without pesticides and FAO warns 1969 world food production held steady despite population growth.
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St. John Lutheran Church
Sparta
Rita Faye Wilson
Gene Allen Bigham
Henry H. Biar
Charles Wilson
Eugene Bigham
Sandra Massie
Lois McDaniel
Darlene Hayer
Cheryl Bigham
Amy McDaniel
Gary Jacobs
Richard E. McDaniel
Kent Slaven
Allen Wilson
Mike McCree
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Sparta High School
United States Department of Agriculture
Food and Agricultural Office
United Nations
FAO
Adkins
Griffin
Herrin
Wonder Bread Co
Horsley
John Clark
Carterville
West Frankfort
Thompsonville
Calvarymen Quartet
Travelers
de Soto
Church of God
Maurice Ogur
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Microbiology Department
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta
Ogur
National Institutes of Health
D. W. Lundgren