BioM: Nelson, Myrtle #2 (1952)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Ivey, Nelson, Rathbone, Harris

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) (03 Apr 1952)

Nelson, Myrtle (8 MAR 1952)

Miss Myrtle Nelson and Virgil James Ivey were married in the Navy Chapel at San Diego, Calif. on Saturday, March 8, 1952. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Methodist Chaplain.

The bride's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Nelson, Millston, Wis.. Mrs. Kathryn Ivey, Owen, Wis., R. 1 is the mother of the groom.

For her wedding, the bride wore a gray suit with pink accessories. Her corsage was of gardenias.

Mrs. Glen Ivey Jr. was the bride's matron of honor. She wore a navy blue suit with white accessories and a corsage of roses.

The groom's brother, Glen Ivey Jr., acted as best man, and two classmates served as ushers.

Guests present at the wedding were Mr. Jerry Rathbone, Los Angeles, Calif.,; instructor Chief Harris and family, San Diego, Calif. and friends and classmates of the groom at the base.

The newlyweds will live in San Diego for the next 18 months, where Virgil is stationed, having recently graduated from the Commissary School of the U.S. Navy.