Lt. Sheldon Brown

• Name	Sheldon Brown
  Title	Lt.
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I7371	Rossville
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	Minor Brown
  Family ID	F5843	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carolyn June Strimple Brown Tromba
  Married	31 Aug 1954	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Documents		Marriage- Strimple, Carolyn-Brown, Sheldon STRIMPLE - BROWN MARRIAGE IN TOPEKA Mr. and Mrs. Orville E. Strimple announce the marriage of their daughter, Carolyn June, to Lt. Sheldon Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Minor Brown, Williamsburg. The marriage took place Tuesday, August 31, at 8 p. m. at the Seaman Community Church. Palms, two baskets of pastel mums, white and pink daisies and white and pink asters were used on the altar. White satin bows marked the pews for the candlelight service. Flower girl, Mary Lynn Brown, Wichita, niece of the groom, wore a light blue floor-length dress and a garland of flowers in her hair. Candle- lighters, Janice Strimple, sister of the bride, and Charlann Brotherton, wore yellow organdy dresses fashioned like the bridesmaids’. They wore wrist corsages of white carnations and carried white candles with yellow bows and white daisies. Ringbearer was Daryl Thornwall, Warrenton, Va. The bride wore a white eyelet em-broidered organdy dress styled with three flounces. She wore a crown of matching organdy with an illusion finger-tip-length veil. She wore long mitts of the embroidered organdy and pearls, a gift of the groom. She carried a white Bible topped with a white orchid. Matron of honor, Mrs. J. C. Thorn wall, Warrenton, Va., sister of the bride, wore a light blue organdy dress fashioned like the bride’s and carried a colonial bouquet of white carnations tied with blue ribbon. Bridesmaids, Miss Eileen Kauffman, Topeka; Miss Patricia Gardner, Emporia; Miss Kay Sprouse, Topeka, wore dresses of pink organdy fashioned with full skirts, scalloped boat necklines with tiny puff sleeves just off the shoulder. They wore picture hats with the same scalloped edging and carried colonial bouquets of white carnations with matching ribbon. Mr. James Spillman was best man. Ushers were: Marlin and Marvin Brown, Williamsburg, twin brothers of the groom, and groomsmen were Mr. Robert Brown, brother of the groom, Mr. Clifford Stansbury, Williamsburg, and Mr. Wendell Timken, Topeka. The bride’s mother wore a rose and black cotton chambray dress with matching hat, black patent accessories and white gloves. Mrs. Brown wore a pink crepe dress with white accessories. Both had corsages of white and pink carnations. The reception was held at the church. The bride’s table was covered with white linen cloth, and was centered with the four-tiered wedding cake, circled with white daisies and fern. Assisting friends were Miss Nancy Carroll, who cut the cake; Miss Daytha Witham, in charge of gifts; Miss Lois Stratton, guest book; Miss Georg- ianna Allen, punch bowl; Mrs. Merle Krug, Miss Shirley Tousley and Mrs. Eugene Raab who assisted with the serving. The bridegroom will be stationed with the Air Force at Columbus, Miss., and the couple took a honeymoon trip in Texas and New Mexico. For traveling the bride wore a navy blue linen two-piece dress with a light blue velvet hat and gloves and other accessories in navy. Her corsage was a white orchid from her bouquet. The bride is a graduate of Seaman High School and attended Washburn University where she was affiliated with Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Lt. Brown is a graduate of Williamsburg High School and Washburn University. He is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon at Washburn. Mr. Harry Billings of Topeka and Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Strimple of Rossville are grandparents of the bride. The bride’s mother and father both attended Rossville Schools and graduated from Rossville High School.
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2017 10:05:28
  Family ID	F453	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart