Nyilas

Nyilas - 60th
Mr. and Mrs. George
William "Bill" Nyilas of
Chatham are celebrating
their .60th wedding anniversary. Bill and the former Joyce Neal were m11:rried June 26, 1954 at Umted Brethren Church in
. Springfield by theRev. ·Fred
Ogan.
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Mr. and Mrs. Nyilas retired in February, 2005,
after 30 years as owners
and operators of Nyilas
Cleaning Service.
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They are parents of four
children: Ginny (husband,
Tom) Carpenter of Chesterfield MO; Valerie (husband, Ron) Flores ofMadison, AL; and Vicki (husband, Tom) Yemm and Ken
(wife, Kathy) Nyilas, both of
Springfield. There are 11
grandchildren: Nate, Brian,
John, and Russ (wife,
Corinne) Carpenter, Chris
(wife, Angela) Sti;ickland,
Becky (husband, Josh)
Tankersley, Kelsie (husband Jake) Morgan, Korey
Yem~, Alicia, Stephanie
and Eric Nyilas. There are
2 great-grandchildren: Sara
Jo and Maggie Rose
Tankersley.
They will celebrate on
Sunday, June 22nd wi~h
an operi house from 2:004:00 p.m. at Lakeside
Christian Church, 225
Toronto Road, hosted by
their children. Friends and
family a~e all invited.
A prelude of alternating
musical selections was played by
Ka~olyn Capps, organist, and
Belmda Sexton, pianist. A duet of
Julie Epperson . and Brenda
Newnan sang "The Wedding
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Eyes of Love" was sung by Julie
Epperson, both accompanied by
Belinda Sexton on the piano.
A buffet dinner reception was
held at The Banquet Hall in
Springfield.
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Parents of the bride are Mr.
and Mrs. Jos~ph H. Metzger of 14
North Cotton Hill, Springfield,
and the groom's parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Jack C. Neuman, R. R.
4, Springfield.
The bride, a graduate of
Springfield High School, is employed by Memorial Medical
Center. The groom, a graduate of
Glenwood . High School, is
engaged in farming.
After a brief wedding trip the
couple reside a· R. R. 4,
Springfield.
Leigh Ann Metzge·r
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Kevin .· Neuman
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Leigh Anne Mezger and Kevin
roses, stephanotis and lavende
Wayne Neuman were united in ' bell flowers .
Julie Epperson of Springfiel
marriage at 3:00 p.m. in the
afternoon of Saturday, August 13
served as maid of honor. Brend
at the Chatham United Methodist
Neuman, sister of the groom an
Deborah Smith, cousin of th
Church . The double ring
ceremony was officiated by Rev .
bride were bridesmaids. Krista
Robert Ervin.
Fickas, niece of the bride served
Given in marriage by her
as flower girl. Her dress of pink
father, the bride wore a formal
organza over white taffeta was
gown of organza over taffeta with created by the bride's granda fitted bodice featuring a high mother, Mrs. Henry Metzger of
neckline of pearl accented venise
Springfield.
lace trim and full bishop sleeves
Attending the groom as best
of sheer organza. The full skirt
man · was Michael Brooks of
and bishop sleeves were both- - Chatham. The groomsmen were
accented with chantilly lace
Gary Newnan, brother of the
motifs and the skirt was bordered groom, and Mark Sexton. Ushe
at the hem with a wide ruffle
were Mark Newnan and Michael
trimmed with chantilly and
and John Mezger, brothers of the
venise laces and flowed into a
bride and groom. Timothy
chapel length train. Her matNewnan· served his brother as
ching ,venise lace headpiec~n
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adorned with pearls and silk A.
flowers was attached to a waltz
length illusion veil with lace
motifs scattered along the border.
The bride carried a silk flower
-bouquet- of pink and _white t~a
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NICHOLS
Mr. and Mrs. Arley Nichols
of Chatham recently celebrated their 4oth wedding
anniversary with a family
dinner. The couple was married June 5, 1934 at Virginia.
Mrs. Nicholas is the former
Mae Broaddus. hey are
parents of two children,
Samuel of Towanda; and
Judith Pierce of Chatham.
There are four grandchildren. Mrs. Nicholas is a retired teacher. Mr. Nicholas
is a retired employe of AllisChalmers.
MARRIAGE L.ICENUS
Richard I. Otken, 1155 Rutledge street,
and Virginia Fox, 1830 South First street.
Bruce Eugene Nevins, Chatham, and
Alvina Hurley. 619 South Columbia avenue.
TO BE BRIDE
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MISS BETTY.:,SU_T TON.
Edinburg, May 15.~Mr. and
Mrs. Ri!iph Sutton of Ottawa
announce the approaching marriag~;, of their daughter, Betty,
to Paul H. Newtson, Loami, son
of Mr. and Mrs. H . C. Newtson,
Chatham.
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The wedding will take place
June 1 at the home of Miss Sutton's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Su.tton of Ottawa.
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Miss Sutton attended Illinois
State Normal university aRc.l was
a m ember . of t,he sophomore
graduating class of 1942. She
w as chosen by her class as cotillion queen. For the last year
she has taught the third and
fourth grades at Edinburg grade
school.
Mr; Newtson was graduated
from Auburn High
1938 and for t he last
has been engage·a
near Loami.
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HENRY NEWTSON.
Chatham, Nov. 27.-Mr. and
Mrs. Henry c. Newtson ·of near
Chatham w ill celebrate -their
silver wedding Nov. 30.
Mr.
Newtson has been engaged in
stock feeding and farm ing for
many years.
Before her .,:11arriage Mrs.
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Columlila Studio,
MRS. HENRY NEWTSON.
Newtson was Jeanette Anderson, daughter of. Mrs: Sally
Montgomery of Midd le town.
Mr. · and Mrs. Newtson are
{l'arents of tw ins: Paul .of Loami and Pauline, .officer manager of the Sangamon coun ty
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Niemeyer - 50th
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Mr. and Mrs. Herb Niemeyer of
Auburn will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house
held from 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 22, at the
Senior Citizen Center in Auburn.
Family and friends are invited.
Niemeyer and the former Mildred
M. Akin were united in marriage Feb.
20, 1937, in Springfield.
Mr. Niemeyer is a lifelong farmer.
Mrs. Niemeyer is a homemaker.
They are the parents of one son,
. Garry of Chatham. They have two
grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Niemeyer, Auburn, will celebrate
their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by
their children Sunday, February 22, 2 to 5 p. m. at the Auburn
Senior Citizen Center. 11'1 'l
Niemeyer and the former Mildred Akin were married
February 20, 1937 at the Elliott Avenue Baptist parsonage,
501 W. Elliott, Springfield. He has far:med in the Aub~rn area
for 47 years. She has worked at the homes of different
families in Springfield for several years. The couple had two
sons, Jackie (deceased) and Garry of Chatham and two
grandchildren. Friends and relatives are invited. .
Alvina Hurley And
Eugene Nevius Say
Vows Of Marriage·
Miss Alvina ·H urley, daughter of
James · H: Hurley, 619 South Columbia ·avenue, :and Eugene Nevius,
son of .-Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. ~evius
of Chatham, were married at noon
yesterday in a ceremony at Central Baptist church. Rev. Verno,:i L;
Shontz.- pastor of the church, performed the ceremony.
Mrs. . Char-les Moore . was the
bride!s only attendant and John Nevius served his brother . as best
man.
The bride wore a dress of heavenly blue shee·r with a matching full
length _quilted coat . of crepe
trimmed with large quilted poc.kets.
Her accessories were · of matching
shade. and sh·e had a· small ribbon
toque with white flowers ·and long
.! white kid gloves. Her only or11ament was a strand or seed pearls,
. the . gift
the . bride'groom. Her
' bouquet was of gardenias.
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Mrs·. Moore was· attired ln a reds
lngote costume of mist grey with
fuschia · accessories, the dress made
princess style and the ·coat, . 'Iorig
and fitted. Her bouquet was of
.American beauty roses.
The wedding breakfast at Bergen · piµ-k · inn was _g iven .. by. the
bride's · sister·, Mrs; A; L. Thomas, ·
after which the couple ·departed on b f
a brief wedding trip. Mrs. Nevius e ore
wa.s -traveling in a costume of black Alvina
and white. .
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Springfieid .High school and is .em- I
ployed by the Loyalty Group InAlvina Hurley,
surance Co. Mr..Nevius was graduated from Ball Township High
Eugene Nevins
school and Illinois Business college, and is employed in the . offices
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of the Hummer Manufactur-lng Co.
James 0. Hurley, 619 South Columbia avenue, announces the marriage of his daughter, Alvina, to
Eugene Nevins, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Nevins of Chatham.
The wedding took place at 12
noon Saturday at the Central Baptist church, Rev. Vernon L. Shontz
officiating. Attending the couple
were Mrs. Charles ·Moore and John
Nevins, brother of the bridegroom.
The bride was attired in a pale
blue sheer redlngote. Her flower
toque of white had a shoulder
length veil, and · she wore elbow
length white kid gloves. Blue accessories and a corsage of gardenias completed her costume. Mrs.
Moore wore a mist grey redingote
with fuschia accessories, and a corsage of American Beauty roses.
Following the ceremony, a wedding breakfast ·was served at Bergen park inn for the immediate
families, at which Mrs. A. L.
Thomas, sister of the bride, was
hostess. Mr. Nevins and his bride
then left on a short wedding trip.
The bride is a graduate of
Springfield High school and is employed by the Loyalty Group Insurance company, Mr . .Nevins was
graduated from Ball Township
High school and Illinois Business
college and is employed in the offices of the Hummer Manufacturing company.
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Mrs. Eugene Nevins, before her marriage Saturday, was Miss Alvina Hurley, daughter of James 0. Hurley, 619
South Columbia avenue.
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