LauRay Cherise McLain Crosswhite

• Name	LauRay Cherise McLain Crosswhite
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I17843	Rossville
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Charles A McLain,   b. 5 Jul 1943, Senath, Dunklin County, Missouri ,   d. 28 Apr 2021, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Georgia E (Jo) McCall McLain Stark,   b. 29 Nov 1942, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 40 Apr 2018, Humansville, Polk County, Missouri
  Notes	Vicki Lynch is noted as a sister of LauRay McLain in her wedding announcement, but Vicki is not listed in the parents' obituaries later on so not sure if this is correct or not. 12/30/21 AO
  Family ID	F4927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Darrell Dean Crosswhite, Sr.
  Married	20 Oct 1979	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Trinity N Crosswhite   2. Darrell D Crosswhite, Jr.
  Documents		Marriage- McLain, LauRay-Crosswhite, Darrell 1 LauRay Cherise McLain and Darrell Dean Crosswhite exchanged marriage vows on October 20, 1979, at 6:00 in the evening. The Reverend Bob Sieh officiated at the candlelight ceremony held in the Rossville Christian Church. LauRay is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McLain, Rossville. Darrell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Crosswhite, Jr., Orange Park, Fla. Attending the bride was Virginia McCall, aunt of the bride, maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Sheila Salfrank, Maple Hill, and Donna Womack, Rossville. The attendants wore matching floor-length dresses of burgundy rose printed, cotton voile, with scoop necklines, leg of mutton sleeves, v-shaped waistlines, pioneer skirts with a large ruffle at the hem. They were accented with ivory lace trim and burgundy velvet ribbon. All wore flowers in their hair and each carried a long stemmed burgundy rose. John Fleming, friend of the groom, was the best man. Rusty Stetzil and Keith Shea, friends of the groom, were attendants. All wore Army dress greens. The boutonnieres were white tipped burgundy carnations. The groom wore his Army dress greens. His boutonniere was a white rose with baby’s breath. The bride’s brother, Chip McLain, and the bride’s uncle, Tim McCall, were ushers. Blake Meyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Meyer, Rossville, was ringbearer. Flower girl, Angela Wehner, friend of the bride, wore a dress matching those of the bridemaids and carried a white eyelet, lace basket with burgundy ribbon, made by the bride’s mother, she dropped burgundy rose petals in the aisle. Stuart Smith, cousin of the bride, and Brad Wege, friend of the couple, were candlelighters. Rita Umshied, Wamego, and Sheila Conlee, Ogden, friends of the bride, attended the guest book. Singers at the wedding were all classmates of the bride. Mark Brooks and Laurie Lutz started the ceremony with “The Wedding Song,” followed by Jeff Taylor, cousin of the bride, who played his guitar and sang “You Take My Breath Away.” The bride then sang “Colour My World,” to the groom after the unity candle was lit. Ruth Newsham and Mark Brooks sang “We’ve Only Just Begun,” after the rings were exchanged.
  		Marriage- McLain, LauRay-Crosswhite, Darrell 2 The bride was given in marriage by her father and mother. She wore a gown of white Qiana knit trimmed with Venice lace overlaying the bodice. The bodice featured a keyhole necldine with choker of fabric and lace. An overlay of lace trimmed the bridal point sleeves. Covered buttons accented the back of the gown from the neckline to the waist and from the sleeves to the elbow. The skirt ended in small chapel train. The bride chose a full sweep veil with matching lace trim on the edges, held in place by pink baby roses. Her bouquet was a colonial Style with white gardenias and baby’s breath, pink and burgundy roses centered with a burgundy rosebud, and loops of burgundy and white ribbon. Following the ceremony the couple returned their love and gratitude to the bride’s parents by giving a rose boutonniere out of the bridal bouquet to the bride’s father and a long stemmed rose to the bride’s mother, as Mark Brooks sang “You Decorated My Life.” Teresa Schott, classmate of the bride, played the piano throughout the ceremony. The reception was held in the fellowship hall of the church. Beverly Wright, Sue VanVleck, Debbie Richardson, and Karla Green, served the cake and punch. The four-tiered cake was baked and decorated by Beverly Wright. The gifts were opened by Mrs. Connie Royer, Mrs. Debbie Constant, and Miss Ronda Monhollon. The bride’s mother wore a floor- length gown of burgundy velvet and knit, with an empire waist, bishop sleeves, scoop neckline, and velvet covered buttons at the bodice and wide cuffs. She chose a gardenia corsage to compliment her outfit. Joi McLain, Amber McLain and Vicki Lynch, sisters of the bride, passed out the rice bags. The father of the bride, the candlelighters, ringbearer, and ushers all wore grey Windsor tuxedos with darker grey velvet lapels and vest. The jackets had cut-away fronts and slightly longer backs. Special guests were Mr. and Mrs. Theodore G. McCall, Sr., grandparents of the bride. A wedding reception was held at the bride’s parents’ home. The bride is a graduate of Rossville High School. The groom is a graduate of Orange Park High School, Fla. He is a Specialist E-4 at Fort Riley. The couple is at home in Ogden.
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2017 15:07:46
  Family ID	F4929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart