Marriages (July 28)

 Engagement

Mary Ellen Fellows to Wed R.L. Parsons

 

 

Mary Ellen Fellows

 

Mrs. Hazel Fellows of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] wishes to announce the engagement of her daughter, Mary Ellen, to Raymond L. Parsons, son of Mr and Mrs. Merritt Parsons of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  Miss Fellows is a graduate of Guilford Central School and is now employed with the Borden Chemical Company of Bainbridge.  Mr. Parsons is a graduate of Bainbridge Central School and Broome Technical Community College.  he is now employed with the New York State Electric and Gas Corporation in Binghamton.  The wedding date has been set for July 18th, 1959.

 

 

Parsons - Fellows

July 18, 1959

 

 

Ray Lee and Mary Ellen (Fellows) Parsons

 

Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY]:  Miss Mary Ellen Fellows of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] became the bride of Raymond Lee Parsons of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] in a ceremony performed before an altar decorated with baskets of white, lavender and yellow gladioli.  Rev. Robert Langwig performed the ceremony in the First Presbyterian Church, Bainbridge, on Saturday, July 18, at 2:00 p.m.  The pews were decorated with white bows and followed the bower scheme of the altar.  Organist was Lloyd Sipple of Bainbridge and Mrs. Carol Ives of Bainbridge was soloist.  The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Hazel Fellows of Guilford and the bridegroom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Parsons of Bainbridge.  The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Marv Carter of Binghamton.  She was attired in a floor length gown of white Chantilly lace over white taffeta.  Her fingertip veil was attached to a crown of white seed pearls, orange blossoms and sequins. She wore a pearl necklace, gift of the bridegroom and carried a white orchid on a white lace Bible.  Maid of honor was Miss Joan Parsons of Bainbridge, sister of the bridegroom.  She wore a waltz-length gown of lavender chiffon over taffeta.  Her lavender hat was made of chiffon flowers and seed pearls.  She carried a colonial bouquet of white and yellow carnations.  Mrs. Barbara Fink of Geneva, sister of the bride' Mrs. Doris Camp of Owego, sister of the bride, Miss Darlene Oliver, of Owego, niece of the bride, Mrs. Daryl Cummings of Bainbridge, friend of the bride were bridesmaids. They all wore identical dresses in yellow matching the maid of honor.  The hats were of yellow chiffon decorated with tiny seed pearls and carried colonial bouquets of white and lavender carnations.  Miss Roxanne Shapley, of Oxford, niece of the bride was flower girl wearing a street length dress of white nylon lace over yellow taffeta and carried a basket of lavender, white and yellow carnations.  Dennis Garter of Binghamton, nephew of the bride was ring bearer.  The mother of the bride wore a blue lace dress over taffeta and white accessories with a corsage of red roses. The mother of the bridegroom wore a powder blue sheath with pink accessories and a corsage of pink roses  Best man was Wayne Stahl of Roxbury, friend of the groom.  Ushers were David and Bruce Parsons of Bainbridge, cousins of the bridegroom, Richard Jones of Bainbridge and Neil Sliter of Norwich, friends of the bridegroom.  A reception was held in the Victory Rose Room, Sidney, for about 20 guests.  After a short wedding trip to the Thousand Islands and into Canada the couple are now residing at 7 East Main Street, Bainbridge.  Mrs. Parsons is a 1956 graduate of Guilford Central School and is now employed at the Borden Chemical Company, Bainbridge.  Mr. Parsons is a graduate of Bainbridge Central School and Broome Technical Community College and is now employed with the New York State Electric and Gas Corporation in Binghamton.