50th Wedding Anniversary

BROCK, MARSHALL, COY, EMMACK, ROBERTS

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 10/14/2012 at 17:54:10

To Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary,
"Open House"

George and Valura Brock To Celebrate
Golden Wedding Anniversary.

Prairie City - Mr. and Mrs. George A. Brock of Prairie City will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary at their home Monday, March 11, by holding open house to their friends and neighbors. The house will be from 1:00 till 5 p.m.

Married March 11, 1896 in the home of her parents, Emery and Mary Marshall southwest of Newton, Mrs. Brock is the former Valura M. Marshall. Mr. Brock is the son of the late John and Margaret Brock. He was born in Kentucky.

Mrs. Brock has lived all her life in Jasper County. They are the parents of two children, George Vernon Brock of Colfax and Mrs. Bonnie V. Coy of Cedar Rapids and have three grandchildren. ~ March, 1946

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Honored at Open House
Event Held at Farm Home Monday

Prairie City - Mr. and Mrs. George A. Brock were honored on their golden wedding anniversary celebration, Monday, March 11 when they received friends and relatives at an open-house extended at their home, four and a half miles northeast of Prairie City and 12 miles southwest of Newton. Guests were invited to call between 1-5:00 p.m.

Mr. Brock, son of John and Margaret Carrier Brock, was born June 6, 1868 at London, Ky., and came to Iowa at the age of two. Mrs. Brock is the former Valura M. Marshall, daughter of Emery and Mary Bone Marshall. The youngest of 12 children, she was born on a farm two miles southwest of Newton and has been a lifelong Jasper county resident.

The couple was married in the home of the bride's parents on March 11, 1896, and soon after bought the farm where they have been for 45 years.

Mr. and Mrs. Brock have two children, a son, George Vernon Brock of Colfax and a daughter, Mrs. Bonnie V. Coy of Cedar Rapids, Ia.; also three grandchildren. T/Sgt. Malcom Lee Coy, Hq. and Sv. T. Troop, 15th Cavalry Ren.Sq., with the occupation army stationed near Stuttgart, Germany. Bonnie Ardell Coy, Senior student at Coe College and Clair Brock Coy, student at Benjamin Junior high school, Cedar Rapids.

The son and daughter received the guests who were registered by Clair Brock Coy in the guest book which was the gift of Marjorie Brock Yost.

Mrs. George Vernon Brock daughter-in-law of the couple was in charge of the coffee service.

Original Guests - Among guests present Monday who attended the wedding 50 years ago were Mrs. W. H. Brock, C.O. Marshall and Mrs. Lincoln Marshall all of Newton and Mrs. Myra Brock Emmack. During the afternoon Eddie Roberts entertained the group with three accordion solos, "Silver Threads Among the Gold," "Some Sunny Morning" and "Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet."

Arrangements of yellow jonquils and acacia with yellow and white tapers centered the dining table from which a three-tiered wedding cake was served.

Potted plants and cut flowers completed the decorations. Guests favors were gold-lace nut cups and white napkins embossed in gold lettering the transcription "Valura and George , 1896 - 1946."

Among the many congratulatory cards, letters and lovely gifts received by Mr. and Mrs. Brock was an oil painting by Grandmother Ardell.