JWQ MEDFORD (OREGON)
. Parkison-Baker
' Rites Take Place
At Baptist Church
Miss Geneva Marie Baker be
, came ;' the bride of Medford
Wayne Parkison, at a 9 o'clock
evening ceremony May 29 in the
. First Baptist church. The Rev.
W. A. Dawes read the rites.
Mrs. K. D. Parkison, Phoenix,
a sister-in-law of the bridegroom,
was matron of honor. Mrs. Allen
R. Gresham was a brides ma
tron. Mr Parkison was best man
for his brother. Mr. Gresham
ushered. .
h Marvin Baker, Bremerton,
Wash., gave his sister in mar
riage. For her wedding the bride
wore a white satin gown and her
lace-trimmed veil was held in
place by a coronet of pearls. She
carried white lilies.
The matron of honor wore a
yellow gown and her flowers
were white carnations. Mrs.
Gresham was dressed in a pink
gown and also carried white car
nations. The church ' was decorated
with baskets of red roses. The
wedding music was furnished by
Mrs. Evalyn Graham.
About 30 guests attended the
- wedding and reception which fol
lowed. Mrs. Ray Gresham and
Mrs. Roy Stegall assisted at the
reception.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs
Eva Baker, 628 North Central
avenue, and the bridegroom, of
Talent, is a son of R. B. Parkl
ion, Yakima, Wash. The bride
groom Is serving with the Navy
and will leave June 12 to board
the General Anderson, a troop
transport ship. He is a ship serv
iceman third class. The bride
will live here at 431 North Cen
tral avenue.
Mary J. Schuler,
Edward R. Grosh
Married Recently
Gold Hill The wedding of
Mary J. Schuler of Gold Hill and
Edward Renne Grosh of Grants
Pass, took place Tuesday, May
27 at 9:30 o'clock in the evening
at the Medford Baptist church
chapel. The single ring service
was used. The Rev. Wolford A.
Dawei performed the rites. .
The bride Is a "lapidary and
manages the Gem Cottage near
Rogue River. The bridegroom, a
retired civil engineer, formerly
lived at Wonder, Ore.
Mrs. Don Anderson was ma
tron of honor and Mr. Anderson
served as best man.
The bride's suit was of a beige
hade and her accessories pink.
Her corsage was of yellow and
pink rosebuds,
Mrs. Anderson wore an orchid
dresi and white accessories.
A wedding dinner followed
the ceremony. :: ''
The couple will live at their
borne on the Pacific highway
south of Rogue River,
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At Home of Kellys
Miss Marie Peterson, Seattle,
Wash., left for her home by
plan Thursday after visiting
ince the first of the week as a
houseguest of Miss Noreen Kel
ly, at the Edward C. Kelly
home, 906 West Fourth street.
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly brought
the young women here from
Marylhurst college, Oswego,
where their daughter has com
pleted her junior year and
where the group attended com
mencement exercises. Miss Pe
terson is a former student at the
college.
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Mr, and Mrs. Medford Wayne Parkison ware
married May 29 in First Baptist church. Med
ford. The bride is the former Geneva Marie
Baker, daughter of Mrs. Eva Baker, 628 North
Central avenue, and the bridegroom is a son of
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Shown following their wedding June 6 are
Mr. and Mrs Frank Bernard Koch, who 'were
married at First Methodist church. Before her
marriage the bride was Miss Nancy Jeannette
Lorraine Greaves
And Eldon Gunter
To Marry in Fall
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Greaves,
1156 West Eighth street, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Lorraine, to Eldon E.
Gunter, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
T. Gunter, 1029 West Eleventh
street. -
Miss Greaves, who was grad
uated from Medford Senior high
school in 1949, later attended
Oregon State college where she
was a member of Delta Delta,
Delta sorority. The engagement
was also recently announced to
members of the chapter.
The hi lilt eleet is now em
ployed as office secretary by
Drs. Dwlght Findley and Merle
E. Folnr.d.
Mr. Gunter, who was gradu
ated from Jacksonville High
school in 1947, served In the
United States navy four years.
He is now employed by the
American Automobile associa
tion. The wedding will be in early
September.
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Hunter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C.
Hunter, Central Point, and the bridegroom is
a son oi Frank Koch, also of Central Point.
(Brainerd photo)
Jacksonville Lodge
Hears Assembly Report
Jacksonville Ruth Rebekah
lodge members at a recent meet
ing heard a report on proceed
ings of the state Rebekah assem
bly held recently in Salem. Mrs.
Albert Hackert, delegate, made
the report. Mrs. Louis Jones also
spoke regarding a ceremony at
Salem In which she was present
ed the degree of chivalry.
Announcement also was made
of a rummage sale to be held
I June 21 at the Pythian building
In Medford.
Mrs. Jack McKIm, a member
of the lodge who now lives at
Smith River, Calif., attended
the meeting. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Wendell Matheny
and Mrs. Paul Matheny.
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R. B. Parkison, Yakima, Wash. The bridegroom,
a ship serviceman third class, is assigned to the
General Anderson, troop transport. ( (Shangle
photo)
To Receive Degree
Miss Julia Pool Bailey, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Rny K.
Bailey, 505 Summitt avenue, will
receive a bachelor of science de
gree in medicine during North
western university commence
ment exercises June 16. The com
mencement will be held at Deer
ing meadow on the Evanston
campus.
Dr. Jnmes Lewis Morrill, presi
dent of the University of Minne
sota, will be the main speaker
The Rev. Hurry Clifford North
cott, Methodist bishop of the
Madison, Wisconsin area, will
deliver the baccalaureate ser
mon In Calm auditorium Sun
day afternoon, June 15.
This will be the 94th annual
commencement at the university
and 2.810 degrees and diplomas
will be presented.
Church Rites Wed
Miss Nancy Hunter,
Frank Bernard Koch
Central Point An event of
June 6 was the wedding of Miss
Nancy Jeannette Hunter, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C.
Hunter, 247 North Third street,
to Frank Bernard Koch, son of
Frank Koch, also Central Point.
The ceremony took place at
eight o'clock in the evening at
First Methodist church, Med
ford, with the Rev. Meredith A.
Groves officiating. Mr. Hunter
gave his daughter in marriage.
Miss Colleen Tiegs, Talent, and
George Kekuna, Southern Ore
gon college student from Ha
waii, sang. Bill Wilson was so
loist.
The bride's gown of white or
gandy was floor length and
fashioned with a bertha collar.
Her fingertip-length veil was of
illusion net and she carried
white carnations and ivy.
Mrs. Ted Franks, sister of the
bride, was matron-of-honor. Her
gown of lavendar embossed or
gandy, ballerina length, was
worn with cartwheel hat and she
carried pink carnations.
Mrs. George Smyth, sister of
the bridegroom, was a bridesma
tron and Miss Alice Howard
was bridesmaid. Miss Linda
Hunter, sister of the bride, was
flower girl.
Mrs. Smyth's gown was of
pink embossed organdy, baller
ina length and Miss Howard
wore a matching gown in blue.
Both wore cartwheel hats and
their flowers were pink carna
tions.
The flower girl's dress also
was of matching material and
was green. She carried a basket
of rose petals.
Mr. Franks was best man and
ushers were Mr. Smyth and Rob
ert Work.
A reception was held at the
church parlor. Mrs. Gunvor
Clute had charge of the guest
book. Mrs. Marc Norton and
Mrs. Lawrence Konkel served
cake, and Mrs. Dorothy Thomp
son served punch. Mrs. Jewel
Parr took charge of gifts.
About 130 guests attended.
Baskets of mixed flowers and
candelabra decorated the church
and pastel roses were used for
the reception decorations.
The bride attended Central
Point high school, the Univer
sity of Oregon and Southern
Oregon college. She received her
degree in education -this month
and plans to teach at Ashland
next fall.
The bridegroom also attended
Central Point high school, and
he will continue his college edu
cation at Southern Oregon col
lege next fall. He is a senior ma
joring in education.
Special guests at the wedding
were Mrs. William Muncy, an
aunt of the bride, and Mrs.
Keith Muney, a cousin, who
came by plane from California.
The couple is making a brief
wedding trip to Yosemite park
and will live for the summer in
Central Point.
Teacher of Piano
Gives Class Parties
Last of a series of music class
parties was recently given by
Mrs. Nell B. Taylor, 2532 Lyman
avenue, for pupils of her piano
classes. The parties were given
every six weeks or so for differ
ent age groups.
During the parties the pupils
played for relatives and friends,
and the informal programs fea
tured selections for two pianos
played by four and eight hands,
as well as solo numbers.
Later this summer Mrs. Tay
lor will go to Santa Barbara,
Calif., to attend seminar courses
at the Music academy of the
West. One of the faculty mem
bers is to be the famous pianist
composer, Igor Stravinsky.
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Miss Fhrlne Waters
Honored at Shower;
Will Be June Bride
Miss Florine Waters was guest
of honor at a surprise bridal
shower given June 3 at the home
of her aunt, Mrs. M. H. Hall
Old Stage road. Hostesses were
the Misses Mary Jo Hall, Judith
Hall and Susan Schoppert, cous
ins of the bride-to-be.
The refreshment table was at
tractively arranged with a rainia
ture maypole centered on a large
mirror and encircled with brides
maid dolls and pink and white
candles. Flowers used to carry
out the color theme were paint
ed daisies, columbine and roses.
Gue3ts included the Mesdames
T. J. Johnson, Donald Mathias,
Edith Whillock, Wayne Crews,
Lucy Crews, J. M. Klepper, Han
nah Anderson, Arnold Town, M.
H. Hall, Lyle R. Schoppert, Allie
Turman and F. K. Waters, and
the Misves Marie Johnson, Mari
on Anderson, Joy Lee Wright,
Irene Carr, Joanne Anderson and
Linda Lou Schoppert.
Miss Waters is the betrothed
of Bill Ross Turman. The wed
ding is scheduled for late June
at First Methodist church.
Mrs. Nell Carlton
Becomes Bride of
John C. Crocker
Mrs. Nell C Carlton, 728 West
Fourth street, Medford, and John
C. Crocker, route 3, box 55 A,
also this city, were married June
in Salem, Ore. The double-
ring ceremony was read by the
Rev. Mr. Swift of St. Paul's
Episcopal church at 8:30 o'clock
in the morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Crocker left im
mediately after the ceremony for
a trip north. They will visit in
Canada, returning home by way
of Yellowstone park. Mr. and
Mrs. Crocker will be at home on
Coker Butte road after July 1.
For her wedding the bride
wore a blue suit with white ac
cessories and her corsage was of
white gardenias. She was attend
ed by Mrs. Clark Carlton, daugh
ter-in-law of the bride, and Clark
Carlton was best man for Mr.
Crocker. The matron - of - honor
wore a frock of rose and grey
with headpiece of pink and
white carnations.
Two Soldier Sons
Visit Parents Here
Robert E, Rae, an Army pri
vate, and Mrs. Rae, left Thurs
day after visiting since May 25
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert A. Rae, 819 Bennett
street, and Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
McCallister, 810 King street.
While here they also made a
trip to Visalia, Calif., for a brief
visit with Private Rae's sister
and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
C. G. Casperson, and son, Carl
Gene. From here they left for
Ft. Lawson, Wash., where Pri
vate Rae is to report for overseas
duty. He completed recently his
basic training with the 5th arm
ored division at Camp Chaffee,
Ark. They were accompanied to
Seattle by Mrs. Rae's cousin,
Miss Donna Harmon, Shady
Cove, who will visit relatives at
Seattle.
Also visiting at the Robert A
Rae home for two weeks were
another son and his wife, Lt.
and Mrs. Gene C. Rae, and their
daughters, Cathy and Becky.
This was the lieutenant's first
visit home since leaving three
years ago for Japan and Korea.
He now is stationed at Fl. Doug
las, Utah.
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Sojourner Members
Plan Sale at Meeting
Medtord sojourners club will
sponsor a baked goods sale dur
ing their meeting June 12 at 1
p.m. in the Medford hotel. Cards
will be played following a des
sert luncheon. Auctioneer for
the sale will be Mrs. Alice
Swanson.
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Newlywed Couple
Arrives in City;
Rites Held in May
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Theodore
Birdseye, whose marriage was
an event of May 10 in Ames, la.,
have arrived here following
their wedding trip. The bride is
the former Miss Beverly Ann
Abbott, daughter of Mr. . and
Mrs. Melvin Abbott, Ames, la.
The family lived here for about
1V4 years until 1949 and the
bride and her sisters attended
Medford schools. The bride
groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs
Victor Birdseye of the Birdseye
Dairy farm.
The young couple will live it
the farm In their own home and
the bridegroom will be associa
ted with his father in operating
the dairy.
They made a trip to Oklahoma
and to the Walker Air Force
base at Roswell, N.M., where
they visited Alan Abbott, a bro
ther to the bride.
Their wedding took place in
the Congregational church at
Ames and was performed by the
Rev. W. Murray Allan.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. She wore a
white summer suit with laven
dar accessories and her corsage
was an orchid with lily of the
valley.
JaneUAbbott, a sister to the
bride, was maid of honor. She
wore a pink suit with white ac
cessories. Her corsage was pink
roses.
James Abbott, a brother to
the bride, was best man.
Mrs. Abbott chose a rose lin
en and lace dress with brown
accessories for her daughter's
wedding. The bridegroom's mo
ther, who was at Ames for the
event, wore a navy blue taffeta
dress with pink accessories. Both
mothers wore pink rose corsag
es.
A reception was held at the
bride's parents home following
the wedding. Mrs. Robert Ab
bott assisted in cutting the cake
and Mrs. James Abboii poured.
I he bride was graduated from
the Ames High school and the
bridegroom is a Medford High
school graduate.
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After Visit Here
Miss Lee Strong left Wednes
day for Seattle, Wash., after vis
iting several days with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Strong,
Culver road, and numerous
friends.
The visitor is stationed at Se
attle with the United Air Lines
as a stewardess and makes
flights to San Francisco, Los An
geles and Denver. She was grad
uated from Medford high school
in 1948 and was active in school
affairs. She was transferred by
the lines from Newark, N.J.
about two months ago.
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Rites Take Place
At Millard Home
Miss Donna Delight Brownlee
of Ashland and Melvin Junior
Wiggins, Medford, were wed in
4 o'clock afternoon rites May 28
at the country home of the Rev.
and Mrs. D. E. Millard. Only a
few relatives and close friends
of the couple attended.
The bride is a daughter of V.
E. Brownlee of Beatty, Ore. The
bridegroom's parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Luther O. Wiggins,
Ashland.
The Rev. Mr. Millard both per
formed the service and with Mrs.
Millard, furnished wedding mu
sic. The bride's dress was white
silk and her accessories were in
navy blue. She carried a bou
quet of gardenias,, and pink car
nations. Mrs. Eugene Richmond was
matron-of-honor. She wore a
pink gabardine dress with white
accessories. Her bouquet was of
white sweet peas and pink dais
ies. .
Eugene Richmond was best
man.
For the wedding the bride
groom's mother wore an aqua
blue dress with brown accessor
ies and her corsage was of pink
baby roses and gardenias.
The bride was born in Jack
sonville and attended grade"
school there. She attended Ash
land High school and was gradu
ated from there that evening fol- '
lowing the wedding.
The couple will live In the Ge-
Bauer apartments, Apartment 2,
Medford.-
The bridegroom is employed
by the Elk Lumber company. He
entered Navy air wing during
World war II and completed his
education In the service.
Chapter AA, PEO, will meet
for luncheon at 1 "o'clock Wed
nesday, June 11-, at the home of
Mrs. Robert Damesi Mrs. C. G.
Van Valzah and Mrs. H. L,
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