Yoder, Lackender Marriage Performed in Sharon Church

YODER, LACKENDER

Posted By: Mistina Christner (email)
Date: 5/30/2018 at 12:04:46

Source: Iowa City Press Citizen 8/16/1947

Yoder, Lackender Marriage Performed in Sharon Church

An arrangement of baskets of gladioli and lighted tapers formed the setting this afternoon for the marriage of Miss Charlotte Yoder, route three, to Mr. Russell Lackender, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lackender, route four.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. Omar R. Yoder, route three.
The Rev. Ira J. Hoover read the double ring ceremony at two o'clock this afternoon in the Sharon Evangelical United Brethren church.
Mrs. J Orville Hora of Iowa City, a sister of the bride, played a prelude of wedding music and used the traditional wedding marches for processional and recessional. Miss Alice Winborn, 730 East Market Street, sand "Always", "O Promise Me", and "The Lord's Prayer" during the ceremony.

Nylon Satin

A white nylon satin gown with a senior train was worn by the bride. The gown was fashioned with a torso length fitted bodice with a double row fold trimming the hipline. The double row fold was also used for a drop shoulder effect. The skirt of the gown was gored in the front and gathered in the back.
Her matching fingertip veil was gathered to a tiara of pearled orange blossoms. She carried a white orchid and a tiny Bible that belonged to her grandmother and was also carried by her oldest sister when she was married.
Miss Emily Yoder, the bride's sister, was maid of honor. She wore delphinium blue brocaded satin styled similarly to the bridal gown. Her shoulder length veil was of blue sheer and she carried white asters and blue delphiniums and wore rhinestone earrings and bracelet.
The bridegroom's mother was attired in a gray crepe with bracelet length sleeves and gold trimming. With it she wore black accessories.
Mr. D.M. Johnston of Akron, Ohio, a brother-in-law of the bridegroom was best man. The 150 guests were seated by Mr. Theodore Yoder of Iowa City and Mr. Gene Meer of Kalona.

Reception

A color scheme of blue and white was followed at the wedding reception. Mrs. Glen Yoder was hostess, assisted by Mrs. Howard Palmer and the Misses Doris Grout, Treva Beard, Esther Winborn and Marilyn Ellerbeck.
After a wedding trip to Chicago the couple will be home on route four near Iowa City. For traveling Mrs. Lackender wore spice colored crepe with black accessories.
The bride was graduated from Sharon High School and Iowa City commercial college. She has been employed by the Eldon Miller Trucking company.