Family: Harold C Lemon / Frances J Whittington Lemon

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Marriage- Whittington, Frances-Lemon, Harold

Whittington-Lemon

At a ceremony at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, January 19th, in the Episcopal church of our Savior at North Plett, Neb., Miss Frances J. Whittington and Harold C. Lemon were united in marriage. The ring ceremony was used and the marriage lines were read by the Rev. Francis J. Pryor III Rector of the church. Mrs. Earl Stamp, church organist, played the wedding marches. Lohengrin's march as the processional and Mendelnsohn's [sic] wedding march as the recessional. Mr. and Mrs. Orville E. Scoun of North Platte, sister and brother-in-law of the bride attended the couple. The bride wore a becoming gown of royal blue chiffon velvet, (floor length) with white lace collar and cuffs and white accessories and a beautiful corsage of pink and white sweet peas and pink rose-buds tied with pink, white and silver ribbon. Mrs. Scoun wore a rasp-berry red crepe gown, (floor length) with silver trim, her accessories were also silver color. Her corsage was of orchid, white and pink sweet peas, tied with silver and orchid ribbon.

Mr. and Mrs. Scoun entertained at a 6 o'clock wedding dinner Sunday evening. Centering the table was an elaborate wedding cake, prettily decorated for the occasion, a miniature bride and groom adorned the center of the cake, and tall white lighted tapers, tied with pink maline, adorned each end of the table.

The bride was a very attractive young lady, respected and loved by all who knew her and was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Whittington. She had been a resident of this community since 1929, coming here with her parents, she formerly lived at Independence, Kansas. She attended High School at Rossville, Kansas, graduating with the 1933 class. Miss Whittington had always made her home with her parents until two months ago when she went to North Platte. The groom was also a well known boy of this community, well liked and respected by all who knew him. He is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lemon and resided here until a few months ago, when he went to North Platte, Nebr., securing a position with the Nash Finch Wholesale Groceries at that place. He attended High School in Rossville.

The newly wedded couple will be at home to their friends at 803 West 7th Street, North Platte, Nebr.

[From 23 Jan 1936]

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