Undated article from unknown source. Extracted from the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri. Downing – Riley Wedding “Edith Maxine Downing, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Downing, Moberly and Robert Lee Riley, son of the late Emmett Riley, Madison, were united in marriage Saturday, January 26th at 8:30 o’clock in a double ring ceremony by Rev. C.W. Cornn in his home on Huntsville road, Moberly. David Downing, Moberly, cousin of the bride acted as best man and Karolyn Riley, sister of the groom was maid of honor. The bride chose for her wedding, a light blue suit with black accessories and her corsage was of white carnation. The maid of honor wore a red dress with black accessories and wore a corsage of white carnations. After the ceremony the bride and groom took a short wedding trip to Wichita, Kansas to be the guests of the grooms sister, Mr. and (Mrs.) Harry Dearing and family. Both the bride and groom are graduates of the Madison high School. The bride will continue her work at Bell Telephone Co. at Moberly where she is not employed. The groom owns and operates Bob’s Café at Madison. They will make their home in Madison in an apartment adjoining the Café.” Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathleen Wilham. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathleen Wilham 2 Sharon Drive Shelbina, MO. 63468-1562