Articles from unknown sources with handwritten date of June 15, 1958 and February 16, 1960, respectively. Extracted from the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri. Ruth Ann Lafferty Wed at Holliday to John W. Miller "Miss Ruth Lafferty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.D. Lafferty of Madison, became the bride of John Walter Miller of Excello, in a double ring ceremony performed at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the Holliday Christian Church. The Rev. Dean Hoover of Rogers, Ark. Officiated, assisted by the Rev. John Buck of Holliday. Arrangements of white gladioli, chrysanthemums and daisies flanked the altar with candelabra holding white tapers on either side. Miss Martha Miller, sister of the bridegroom, was the candlelighter. She wore a ballerina length gown of blue net over satin and a wrist corsage of shell pink carnations. Miss LaVonne Tartar, pianist, played the traditional wedding marches and accompanied Mrs. Walter Harris, sister of the bridegroom, who sang "O Perfect Love" and "The Lord's Prayer." The Attendants Miss Darlene Myers, maid of honor, and Miss Mary Shively, bridesmaid, wore softly draped floor length formals of blue chiffon. Miss Myers' accessories were nylon net mitts interlaced with seed pearls and a matching hat. Miss Shively wore a circlet of blue net and pearls in her hair with mitts like those of Miss Myers. Both carried bouquets of shell pink carnations. The flower girl, Judy Harris, niece of the bridegroom, was dressed in a frock of blue organdie and wore a circlet of blue net and pearls in her hair. She carried a basket of rose petals, walking beside Joey Lafferty, brother of the bride, who served as ring bearer. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a chapel length gown of paneled Chantilly lace over net and white bridal satin featuring a fitted lace bodice with a Queen Anne collar and sleeves which tapered to lily points over the hands. Her finger-tip length veil of illusion fell from a tiara of seed pearls and her only jewelry was a single strand of pearls. She carried a bouquet of white roses showering white streamers. The bride also used the traditional something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a penny in her shoe. Dan Moore, of Jacksonville was best man and Richard Collins of Kansas City, Kan., cousin of the bride, was groomsman. Ushers were Jerry Cozad of Jacksonville and William H. Collins of Kansas City, Kan., a cousin of the bride. For her daughter's marriage, Mrs. Lafferty chose a pink eyelet dress with white accessories. Mrs. Miller wore an ensemble of blue and both had corsages of pink carnations. Reception at Church A reception followed at the church. The bridal table, covered in ecru lace over blue, was centered by a tiered wedding cake topped by a miniature bride and bridegroom. Garlands of fern and blush pink roses encircled the cake. Miss Martha Miller, Miss Shively and Miss Myers served. Mrs. Evalena Hardy had charge of the guest book. The bride is a graduate of Shelbina High School. Mr. Miller is attending Kirksville State Teachers College. The couple will reside in Kirksville at 503 South Franklin. For traveling, Mrs. Miller wore a blue and white cotton knit and a corsage from her bridal bouquet. Out of town guests attending were James R. Miller of Lancaster, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Allen Miller and family of Los Angeles, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Lawrence and family of Houston, Tex.; Mrs. Norman Clayborne of Pensacola, Fla.; Mrs. H.E. Collins, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Collins and daughter, William Lafferty, Jr., and sons of Kansas City, Kan.; Delbert Edwards of Kansas City, Mo.; and Mr. and Mrs. Major P. Herrington of Decatur, Ill." Walter Miller's Parents of First Child "Mr. and Mrs. Walter Miller of Kirksville are the parents of their first child, a son born at the Laughlin Hospital, Kirksville, Tuesday morning. He weighed 9 pounds and 8 ounces. Mrs. Miller was the former Miss Ruth Ann Lafferty of Madison and the granddaughter of Mrs. Margaret Quinley, Madison. Mrs. Quinley is the great grandmother of the new son." 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