Coates, Frank Milburn & Opal E. Gabel (Wedding 1938)

COATES, GABEL

Posted By: Bruce Atkinson (email)
Date: 12/23/2007 at 22:02:36

Coates, Frank Milburn & Gabel, Opal Eunice 02 Apr 1938

Miss Opal Gabel Becomes Bride of Frank Coates
Pretty Candlelight Wedding Is Held At Home In Johnson Township

To Live In Kansas City
Bride is Well Known And Popular Teacher

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gabel in Johnson township was the scene of a pretty wedding Saturday evening, April 2, when their daughter, Opal, became the bride of Frank Coates of Kansas City, Mo. The ceremony was celebrated at 7:30 under the glow of candlelight and the parlor decorated with beautiful flowers and ferns made an effective setting. The service was conducted by Rev. George Talbott, pastor of the Adaville church, in the presence of relatives and a few friends.

Miss Shirley Rowe, a niece of the bride, played "To a Wild Irish Rose" preceding the ceremony and Clarke Tindall sang "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms" and "I Love You Truly".

As the bridal pair and their attendants took their places at the floral altar, Miss Rowe played the Lohengrin wedding chorus from Wagner's opera.

The bride looked charming in her wedding gown of white chiffon, ankle length, with finger tip lace veil and carried a bouquet of bridal roses. Her bridesmaid, Miss Eva M. Gabel, wore a pretty dress of pink organdy, cut ankle length. Her bouquet was formed of sweet peas. Kenneth Peters of Sioux City was groomsman.

Reception for Bride

After extending congratulations and felicitations to the youthful pair, a buffet luncheon was served and a social evening enjoyed.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gabel, members of pioneer families in the county. The bride is a graduate of the LeMars high school and later graduated from Indiana Central College. For the past year she has been engaged in teaching in Columbia City, Indiana.

The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Lulu Coates of Sioux City, and is a graduate of Central high school, Sioux City.

Mr. and Mrs. Coates will make their home in Kansas, where Mr. Coates is employed as clerk in an electrical shop.

LeMars paper (LeMars, Plymouth County, Iowa) of 04/??/1938.