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Miss Constance Ann Connor Is Mid'Summer Bride

Miss Constance Ann Connor, daughter of Mr . and Mrs . Robert E. Connor of 17-Mile Road ,Ced-a r Springs, became the bride of C la re R. Kidder, on Saturday July 6, in the Cedar Springs United Methodist Church . The groom i s the son of M r . and M r s . Richard A. Kidder of Alto. The Reverend Leo. E. Bennett o f -f iciated at the double-r ing c e r e -mony.

The f o r m e r Miss Connor wore a f loor length gown of Peau -de -soie designed and sewn by he r mother . Hand embro ide red r o s e s t r i m m e d the s imple A-line gown, b r ida l point s l eeves , and cathed-r a l t ra in which was attached to the gown by a Dior bow. The full length veil of br ida l i l lus -ion was secured by a sat in b ra id tund laced with l i l y -o f - the -va l -

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ley . She c a r r i e d a colonial bouquet of white r o s e s .

Miss C a r o l Connor of Cedar Springs at tended he r s i s t e r a s maid of honor wear ing a f loor length gown of blue chiffon over t a f fe ta . The head-p iece of blue net and the d r e s s were t r i m m e d with hand e m b r o i d e r y . She c a r -r i ed a colonial bouquet of pink sweethear t r o s e s and ca rna t ions .

B r idesma ids were Mis s M a r i -lyn Connor of Ceda r Springs, s i s t e r of the b r ide , M r s . Arnold Winell of Ceda r Springs, and Mis s G r a c e Ann M a u r e r of Bad Axe. They wer e a t t i r ed identical to the maid of honor .

Mis s Dianne Brown, niece of the groom, and Miss Lo r i Ann Humphreys , cousin of the b r ide w e r e f lower g i r l s . The i r d r e s s -e s wer e f loor length of white dotted swi s s t r i m m e d with blue chiffon. Matching the b r i d e s -maids , the i r headpieces of blue net were t r i m m e d with bands of e m b r o i d e r y . They c a r r i e d min -ia ture colonial bouquets .

J e r r y Wallace of Ceda r Springs was bes t man, and the g r o o m s -men were George Brown o fGrand Rapids, Will iam Connor of Ced-a r Springs, b r o t h e r of the br ide, and Michael Humphreys of C o m -stock P a r k . U s h e r s were H a r r y Conant, Ted Denton, John Mc Innis, and Michael S l a t e r .

M r s . Rober t Winquist, vocal soloist sang, " T h e G r e a t e s t of These Is L o v e " and " T h e Wed-ding P r a y e r " , accompanied by organis t M r s . Leon Avery.

Mr . and M r s . Glenn Humphreys of C asnovia, aunt and uncle of the br ide , were m a s t e r and m i s t r e s s of c e r e m o n i e s at the recept ion which followed In the church fel lowship hal l .

Following a nor the rn wedding t r i p the couple will be at home to the i r f r i e n d s at Mt. P leasan t .

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Funeral Held For Neff Fisk

Fune ra l s e r v i c e s were held Monday at the W a l s h - B l i s s Fun-e r a l Home in C e d a r Springs for Neff F lsk , aged 64, of Solon Township, who p a s s e d away sud-denly on Thu r sday af ternoon, July 11, at the United Memor ia l Hos-pi ta l In Greenv i l l e .

Mr . F i sk was born on Sept -e m b e r 30, 1903, in Solon Town-ship to the la te H i ram iind Grace F l sk and was m a r r i e d on J an -u a r y 15, 1922, to the f o r m e r Mamie Holliday who su rv ives h im.

He was a m e m b e r of the Mich-igan Milk P r o d u c e r s Associat ion.

M r . F lsk Is surv ived by : h i s wife, Mamie , t h r e e daughters , M r s . Har ley (Geraldlne) Hinkley of Ravenna; M r s . Wallace (Gen-evieve) G la r of Cedar Springs, and M r s . Donald (Marlan)Green

The f l o w e r s in the Memor ia l Window a r e in loving m e m o r y of M r s . Eugenia (Jean) M. B r o m -ley, Mrs . E l s i e H. E r h a r t , Mr. C l a i r Will iam Powney, M r s . C l a r a W. Tambke , a n d M r s . Rena M. T r a x l e r .

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of Wyoming; one son, Ronald of Sparta; 9 g randch i ld ren ; 6 g r e a t -grandchi ldren; one b ro the r , Hog-e r of Cedar Springs; 2 s i s t e r s , M r s . E t ta LeMunyon of Sparta and M r s . F e r n Rec tor of Rock-ford; and 2 s t e p s i s t e r s , M r s . Ralph Klingan and M r s . Mer r l t t Po t t e r , both of Ceda r Springs .

The Reverend Wesley Grif f in , f o r m e r pas to r of the Solon W e s -leyan Met.iodist Church of f ic i -ated at the fune ra l s e r v i c e s . Bur ia l was In Solon Ceme te ry .

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Army Pr iva te F i r s t C l a s s Richard J . Lee, 21, son of Mr. and M r s . Harold Lee, 465Schultz Road, Sparta, was ass igned as a mechanic In the 1st Cava l ry Di-vision in Vietnam, June 18.

His wife, Bonnie Kay, l ives at 608 Schultz Road.

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Miss Linda K. Hamlin and Qary Johnson Are Married

Miss Linda Kay Hamlin, daugh-te r of Mr. and Mrs . H. C. Ham-lin of Ponca City, Oklahoma, b e -came the br ide of Gary Richard Johnson of Ponca City, son of Mr. and Mrs . Richard F. John-son, Peach Ridge Avenue, Sparta, in a pr ivate ceremony on July 1 at the home of the b r i d e ' s parents . The Reverend Karl J . Sauer of Tr ini ty Lutheran Church In Falrvlew, Alberta, Canada, per formed the ceremony.

F o r her mar r i age , the f o r m e r Miss Hamlin chose a f o r m a l length gown of chantilly lace

and i r r e d e s c e n t s with empi re l ines . The Jewel neckline was formed by lace sca l lops and the kabuki lace s l eeves were edged by scal lops. The chapel length t ra in of matching lace fell f r o m the shoulders and the shoulder-length veil of b r ida l illusion was secured at the crown with a l ace . f lower and seed pea r l s . She wore a hea r t - shaped necklace, a gift f r o m the groom, and c a r -r i ed white r o s e s and chrysan the-mums.

Miss Lois Mar ie Harm an of Ponca City, was the maid of

Receptioii For Mr. & Mrs. Ron Raper, Saturday

Newly weds M r . and Mrs . Ron-ald Rape r of Kent City will be honored at a reception to be held on Saturday evening, July 20, commencing at 8 o 'clock at the I .O.O.F. Hall on Stafford Road, Ravenna.

All f r i ends and re la t ives of the couple a re cordia l ly invited to attend.

Miss Lorna Karseboon of Sparta , daughter of Mr . a n d M r s . Donald Karseboon of Lakewood, F lor ida , and Ronald Raper of Kent City, son of the late Mr , and Mrs . L e s t e r Raper , exchang-ed mar r i age vows on Saturday, June 1, at the Mamrelund Luth-e ran Church. The Rev. Donald Johnson off icated at the c e r e -mony.

Attending the couple were Dan Nyblad of Casnovia and M r s . C . Robert Johnson of Kent City.

DISCOVER AMERICA honor wearing a fo rma l length powder blue gown of nylon ch i f -fon fashioned along the same l ines as the b r i d e ' s and she c a r r i e d white carna t ions .

Daniel N. Johnson of Sparta attended his b ro the r as best man. Roy F. Johnsonof Spar ta , b ro ther of the groom, and George Pepple of Ponca City seated the gues t s .

A dinner recept ion followed the nuptials at the Quo Vadis Motor Hotel in Ponca City,

Following a wedding t r i p to Sparta , Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, the couple a re r e -siding at 300 North 4th, Ponca City, Oklahoma.

The groom is a chemical eng-ineer in the Pe t ro -Chemica l Div-ision of Continental Oil Company in Ponca City.

Among the gues ts attending the wedding were the g r o o m ' s p a r -en t s , Mr. and M r s , Richard John-son, the M i s s e s J i l l Johnson, Mary Johnson, and Laura John-son, and Bryan Er lckson, all of Sparta.

Miss Nila J. Fitzner Is Bride Of Stanley Robert Foster

Mr. and Mrs . Elton Fi tzner of Alma Street, Sparta, announce the m a r r i a g e of thei r daughter, Nila Jean, to Stanley Robert Fos t e r on July 12 in Grand Rapids. Mr. and Mrs . Stanley Buczinski of Byron Center a re p a r e n t s of the groom.

The newly m a r r i e d couple a r e res iding at 106 Wavell Street in Grand Rapids.

Traveling with smal l children is an a r t . Enjoying it i s the supreme tes t of your ski l ls as pa ren t s . If a long auto t r ip i s par t of your future plans, these ideas may help to make it more of a p l ea su re .

Tamberly June Eberlein

Mr. and Mrs . Kenneth E b e r -lein of 10672 Alpine Avenue, Sparta, announce the bir th of thei r second daughter, Tamber ly June, on July 10, in Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids. The Eber l e ins also have a daughter, Debra Ann, two y e a r s old.

M r s . Eber le in is the f o r m e r Sara June McMullen, daughter of M r . and M r s . George McMullen, W. Division Street , Sparta. P a -te rna l g randparen t s a r e Mr. and M r s . Ea r l Eber le in of 3-Mile Road, Walker .

Carrie Ann Fisk

Mr. and M r s . Allan F i sk of 10070 Stebbins Street , Sparta, a r e receiving congratulat ions on the b i r th of the i r f i r s t child, a daughter named C a r r i e Ann, on May 15, in Grand Rapids.

M r s . F isk i s the f o r m e r Ch-r i s t y Snyder, daughter of Mr . and Mrs . Raymond Snyder of Cen-tennial Street , Spar ta , who a re f i r s t - t i m e grand pa ren t s . Mr. and M r s . Ronald F i sk of Maple St reet a r e the pa te rna l Grand-pa ren t s . Li t t le C a r r i e also has a g rea t -g randmother , Mrs . Helen Helsel of Stebbins S t ree t , Sparta.

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