Marriages: MEDLIN -- LOVITT - Submitted for the USGenWeb by Richard P. Sevier 6/16/2014 USGenWeb NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. ************************************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************************************************************ MEDLIN -- LOVITT Wedding - Madison Parish, Louisiana From Madison Journal September 14, 1929 MEDLIN -- LOVITT WEDDING An event of much interest to many in this city was the weeding of Miss Era Mae Lovitt, attractive young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. Lovitt to Dr. J. Medlin. The ceremony was celebrated at the home of the bride's parents, Wednesday, September 4, and was performed by a lifelong friend of the Lovitt family, the Rev. Paul H. Grice of Collins. The large living room and dining room were thrown together and beautifully decorated in ferns and periwinkle. Prior to the ceremony Miss Evelyn Tannehill sang "I Love You Truly," by Bond. She was accompanied by Miss Edna Tannehill, who also played the wedding music and other numbers. The matron of honor, Mrs. T. O. Lovitt was quite charming in a costume of tan flat crepe with slippers and hose to match. The maid of honor, Miss Nita Lovitt, wore lavender flat crepe dress fashioned long in the hack. Others in attendance were Miss Zada Welch of Collins, and Miss Ethel Merle Cranford, the former was very attractive in light blue georgette made on the same lines as the maid of honor, and the latter wore pale green chiffon with slippers and hose of the same shade. The last maid entering was Miss Dora Lovitt who wore pint georgette. All attendants carried arm bouquets of pink rose buds Mr. Medlin had as his best man Dr. J. B. Thigpen, of Bay Springs, Miss. Ushers for the wedding were: Miss Mildred Gillis and Miss Mary Annis Raddin. The bride entered on the arm of her father on the strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding March. She was quite pretty in her rich bridal robe of white georgette with veil which formed a long train and was finished with a long wreath of lilies of the valley. She carried a lovely shower bouquet of white rose buds and lilies of the valley. Little Lorraine Lovitt, baby sister of the bride, was her train bearer. She was wearing a pretty little dress of yellow flat crepe. The ceremony was said under a beautifully decorated arch of vines, ferns and flowers, while Shubert's Serenade was softly played on the piano. Immediately after the ceremony the guests including many out-of-town friends and relatives were served refreshments in the dining room and where the many beautiful as well as useful presents were on display. The bride finished high school at Ellisville A. H. S. later attending M. S. C. W. where she was graduated, and was then head of the home science department at the Sunflower Consolidated school at Clarksdale. Dr. Medlin finished at the Atlanta Southern Dental College and later was an instructor there. The young couple left in their car for a honeymoon trip to Hot Springs, Ark., and other points, and will make their home in Tallulah, La., where Dr. Medlin is practicing dentistry. The bride was unusually charming in a going away costume of red crepe back satin made princess style. She wore a stunning red felt hat and with other accessories to match.-Hattiesburg American.