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Neva Jean Sherman
Female 1930 - 2003

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  • Birth  24 Oct 1930  East Saint Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Female 
    Died  11 Oct 2003  Belton, Cass, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I3975  Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
    Last Modified  13 Sep 2009 
     
    Father  Paul George Sherman,   b. 18 Dec 1906, Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1971, Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Virginia Wilks,   b. 8 Feb 1907, Bachelor, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1993, Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  16 Apr 1927  Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F237  Group Sheet
     
    Family 1  Bruce Lynn Kilgore,   b. 11 Sep, , , Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1995, , , Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  3 Jul 1954  Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
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    >4. Living
    Last Modified  27 Aug 2005 
    Family ID  F832  Group Sheet
     
    Family 2  Living 
    Last Modified  13 Sep 2009 
    Family ID  F14348685  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • 1948 - Graduated from Higginsville High School
      1953 - Graduated from Kansas City General Hospital School of Nursing
      early 90s - a slight stroke
      1995 - lung cancer surgery- smoker all her life

      1954-Neva Jean Sherman Has Lovely Church Wedding Saturday
      Miss Neva Jean Sherman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sherman became the bride of Bruce Lynn Kilgore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edison Kilgore of Chula, Ark., Saturday night, July 3 at 8 at a canddlelight ceremony at the Cumberland Presbyterian Shurch at Russellville with the Rev. A. D. Salisbury Jr., reading the double ring marriage vows.
      The altar was marked with baskets of white gladioli placed before an arch of ivy, interspersed with floor standards burning white cathedral tapers.
      Mrs. Salisbury was at the piano for the nuptial music and accompanied Don Crosby who sang "Because" before the ceremony and "The Lord's Prayer" closing the nuptials.
      The bride, given in marriage by her father wore a gown of white Venice lace over taffeta the basque having tiny cap sleeves with which she wore lace mitts. Her finger length veil of illusion was caught from a crown of seed pearls and she carried a colonial bouquet of white orchids and stephanotis, with white satin cascade.
      Mrs. David McAlister, the bride's sister, was her only attendant. She wore a gown similar to that of the bride in aqua taffeta and lace and carried a colonial bouquet of sweet-peas and pink carnations.
      The flower girl, Kay Gaskin, wore pink organdy, and carried pink petals in a flower basket. Brecky Smith, wearing a white linen suit, carried the rings.
      Mrs. Charles Turner and Miss Roena Sue Kilgore lighted the candles. They wore gowns of blue taffeta and tulle and carried lighted tapers tied to pink ribbons, and their wrist corsages were of pink carnations.
      Charles Turner of Chula, served the groom as best man.
      Ushers were Roy Alford and David McAlister.
      Immediately following the ceremony a reception was held in Cumberland Hall where the bridal party, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman and the groom's mother, Mrs. Edison Kilgore of Chula, received. The decorations were of sweetpeas, white gladioli and purple asters.
      The refreshment table was exquisitely appointed. Its white linen centered with an attractive arrangement of the flowers, the punch bowl and the three tiered wedding cake. Mrs. Louis Klosterman ladeled the punch and Mrs. Glenn Weatherton served the cake.
      The couple left for a honeymoon in Hot Springs and will be at home after August 1 at Russellville, where he is a senior student at Arkansas Polytechnic College.
      Fot travel Mrs. Kilgore wore a cotton frock of dark print with white accessories and pinned her orchids from her bridal bouquet at her shoulder. She is a graduate registered nurse from the General Hospital School of Nursing at Kansas City, Mo.
      Out of town guests were the mother of the groom, Mrs, Edison Kilgore, his sisters, Miss Roena Sue and Miss Nidra Ann Kilgore and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Turner all of Chula.
     
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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Oct 1930 - East Saint Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Jul 1954 - Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Oct 2003 - Belton, Cass, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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