Marion nursing home hosts vow renewal ceremonies for residents
Leroy and Marilyn Dean first said I do on May 29, 1952.
According to a Marion Star article that following June, Marilyn wore a pink linen suit with white acessories for the double-ring ceremony. But the wedding did not come without some obstacles.
Because Marilyn was 16 at the time, the Marion couple decided to get married at a Baptist church in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I had to let my parents know, and I didn t, she said.
They took the news well, however. They knew him, they knew he was a good guy and went to church, she said. They accepted him.
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