Ryan - Short marriage - 1957

RYAN, SHORT, ROSS, RHINES, CULBERTSON, MEYEN, DENNIS

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 10/21/2024 at 17:47:10

At the First Methodist church in Strawberry Point, Sunday evening, at 7:30, Miss Kay Ann Short became the bride of Gary C. Ryan. Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. Burdette Ross of Lamont, while the groom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ryan of Strawberry Point. Performing the ceremony were the Rev. Wayne L. Carlson of Ida Grove, formerly of Strawberry Point, and the Rev. Dikkers of Lamont. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Joan Andrews of Independence was maid of honor, and the bride's cousins, Sally and Sondra Rhines of Oelwein, were bridesmaids. Attending the groom was his cousin, Harry Culbertson of Greeley, as best man, Ushers and groomsmen were Eugene Meyen of Strawberry Point, a cousin, and Charles Dennis of Iowa City, his brother-in-law. Charles Tennis of Lamont was head usher.

At the reception for 300 guests, Sandra Ryan, sister of the groom, presided at the guest book.

After July 08 the new couple will be at home at Strawberry Point, where Mr. Ryan is engaged in farming and Mrs. Ryan is employed at Esther's Beauty Shop. Mrs. Ryan is a graduate of Lamont high school and Pitzie's School of Beauty Culture in Waterloo. A member of the Strawberry Point Rainbow Girls, she was the first worthy advisor of the Lamont Rainbow Girls.

Mr. Ryan is a graduate of the Strawberry Point high school. He served with the U.S. Navy for four years and is a member of the American Legion.

Clayton County Register, 11 July 1957.