BRAMMER-OVERHOLTZER MARRIAGE

BRAMMER, OVERHOLTZER

Posted By: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert (email)
Date: 2/19/2002 at 19:11:32

Decatur County Journal
Thursday, June l0, l9l5

At the beautiful home of MR. and MRS. FRANK
OVERHOLTZER near Grand
River, Iowa, occurred the marriage of their
younger daughter, ZORA
GRACE, to MR. ROY BRAMMER, June 6, l9l5, at
8:00 p.m. The bride and
groom accompanied by MISS LULU SHIELDS, of
Leon, as bride's maid and
WALTER OVERHOLTZER, brother of the bride, as
groomsman and preceded by
Rev. E.B. Scoggan, the officiating Minister
marched to the front porch
to the strains of Wagner's wedding march from
"Lohengrin" rendered by
MISS HAZEL OVERHOLTZER, sister of the bride,
and here the bridal group
took their places under an artistically
contrived arch which was
decorated with ferns and roses. In the
beautiful and impressive words
of the Methodist Episcopal marriage ritual
the bride and groom plighted
their troth one to the other "For better for
worse, for richer for
poorer, in sickness and in health, 'till
death us do part." About one
hundred and fifty relatives and friends of
the bride and groom witnessed
the ceremony.

After congratulations the guests repaired in
groups of twenty to the
dining room where they partook of a feast
worthy of the gods of Mt.
Olympus. The supper was served in three
courses each of a complex
nature and prepared as only chosen few of
womankind can. A large part
of the night was spent in feasting and social
enjoyment.

The bride and groom are both products of
Grand River, both having been
born and raised here. The bride was born and
raised in the house from
which she was married. She and the groom
have been intimate playmates
and friends all their life. The bride is one
of Decatur County's most
accomplished and popular young women. She is
a most successful and
popular school teacher and we suspect she can
acquit herself with
distinction in the science of the quisine. At
the hymeneal altar she was
attired in a handsome gown of messaline silk
and lace and carried a
shower-bouquet of roses and
lillies-of-the-valley.

The groom is one of Grand River's
enterprising young merchants. By his
ability and genial disposition he has built
up a good business and has
already demonstrated his ability to provide
for his chosen helpmate. A
large number of beautiful and useful presents
were received by the young
couple. The following were the out of town
guests: MR. and MRS. JOHN
OVERHOLTZER and family, MR. and MRS. LAWRENCE
WEEDA and family, and MISS
OLIVE JENKS, of Tingley, Iowa, MR. and MRS.
FRANK WHITACRE and family,
MR. and MRS. PRESTON HOSACK and family, and
MR. and MRS. D.G. NORTHED
and son, CHARLIE, of Beaconsfield, Iowa, MR.
and MRS. JOHN OVERHOLTZER
and family, MR. and MRS. LEW OVERHOLTZER and
family, and MR. and MRS.
BEN CHASTAIN, of Leon, Iowa, MR. and MRS.
DICK WOODMANSEE and daughter,
of Decatur City, Iowa, MR. and MRS. JOS.
SHIELDS and son, ROLAND, of
Garden Grove, Iowa. After a short honeymoon
spent at Des Moines and
elsewhere, MR. and MRS. BRAMMER will be at
home to their many friends at
their new home in Grand River which the groom
has already prepared.

The many friends of MR. and MRS. BRAMMER wish
them all joy and success
in their "team-work" in negotiating the
battles of life.

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February l8, 2002