"Charleston Gazette" 4-30-1940, page 4 Huntington Girl Marries Robert Joseph Rappold MISS MARY THELMA WHEELER, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. J.E. Wheeler of Huntington, and Mr. Robert Joseph Rappold of Charleston, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Rappold of Montgomery, were married Saturday morning at St. Joseph's Catholic church, Huntington. High Mass Sung Rt. Rev. Monsignor James F. Newcomb officiated. The nuptial high mass was sung by Rev. John F. Sweeney. Miss Alberta Pfadt of Columbus, O., a cousin of the bride, was maid of honor. She wore a powder blue net frock over taffeta, with a matching halo of flowers. The bridesmaids, Miss Betty Wilders and Miss Dorothy Busek of Huntington, were similarly gowned in aqua and pink. They carried arm bouquets of garden flowers. The bride wore a white satin gown, fashioned with a tight bodice, full skirt with modified train, lace inserts at the waistline, long sleeves and a sweetheart neckline. Her veil hung from a halo of satin rosebuds. Her flowers were a shower bouquet of white roses and lilies of the valley. Reception Held After a reception and breakfast at the Huntington hotel, the couple left for Charlotte, N.C. They will return to Charleston to make their home. Mrs. Rappold was graduated from St. Joseph's school and attended Marshall college. For the past two years she has been engaged in secretarial work in Huntington. Mr. Rappold was graduated from St. Joseph's high school and attended Belmont Abbey college at Charlotte, N.C., and Marshall college. He is employed by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway company in the Charleston office. > Here's a bit about Joseph from Newspaperarchive.com.......Lorna > > Beckley "Post-Herald" 5-7-1947, page 2 > Hinton Woman's Brother Killed > HINTON, May 6 -- Joseph E. Wheeler, 61, of Huntington, a brother of Mrs. > L.C. Burgess, of Hinton, was killed by > a train at Kenova Monday afternoon, when he stepped from a motor car into > the path of an engine. > He was a native of Hinton with 40 years of service with the Chesapeake & > Ohio Railway, and was employed > as a lineman. > His wife, Mrs. Myrtle Pfadt Wheeler; a son, Joseph, and a daughter, Mrs. > Joseph Rappold, all of Huntington, survive him. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Charlotte > To: wvcabell@rootsweb.com ; LLHANEY@aol.com ; UDnelPS@aol.com > Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:33 PM > Subject: Re: [WVCABELL] Family in Huntington in 1953 > > > Joseph Wheeler's death cert says he was buried in Woodmere Cemetery in > Cabell Co. WV... > > at www.findagrave.com you can look that cemetery up [w/ all the > interments] , but i find no listing for the Wheelers. POOH! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <LLHANEY@aol.com> > To: <wvcabell@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:14 PM > Subject: Re: [WVCABELL] Family in Huntington in 1953 > > > > They do not have her obit. You have to have the whole date. Linda > > > > > > In a message dated 10/25/2008 10:12:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > UDnelPS@aol.com writes: > > > > Thanks for everything you have done. I'll contact library in > > Huntington. > > Carl > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVCABELL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVCABELL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message