Schley County GaArchives Marriages.....Arrington, Geraldine  - Pixton, Jr., Marvin  June 19, 1938
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The Ellaville Sun  Friday, June 24, 1938  No. 52
MISS GERALDINE ARRINGTON MARRIED TO MARVIN PIXTON, JR., SUNDAY AT BEAUTIFUL 
HOME CEREMONY
Miss Geraldine Arrington became the bride of Marvin Pixton, Jr., at a 
beautiful ceremony solemnized Sunday at high noon at the home of her parents, 
Mr.and Mrs. A.A. Arrington.

A group of friends and members of the immediate family witnessed the 
impressive ring ceremony solemnized Sunday at high (noon by ) Rev. Richard C. 
Howard.  The couple was unattended.

A background of southern smilax spaced on either side with pedestal baskets 
filled with white gladioli formed an attractive setting.  Seven branched 
candelabra illuminated the scene and were lighted by Henry Burnam Arrington, a 
brother of the bride.

Mrs. Bessie Lou Lightner, attired in a blue lace dress, fashioned over a 
matching taffeta with a shoulder corsage of white gladioli, played a program 
of nuptial selections preceding the ceremony and the wedding music during the 
speaking of the vows.  Miss Ruth Statham of Moultrie sang "Because" by Guy 
D'Hardelet and "I Love You Truly" by Carrie Jacobs Bond.  Miss Statham was 
becomingly dressed in blue crepe and a shoulder corsage of pink gladioli 
completed her costume.

The bride was dressed in a suit of navy blue crepe featuring a cape and vest 
with white trimming at the neckline.  Her navy hat was a smart sailor model of 
straw and she wore navy accessories with white gloves and a shoulder corsage 
of gardenias and valley lilies.  The bride's only ornament was a gold pen 
which her mother wore when she was married 42 yeaqrs ago.''

Mrs. Arrington, mother of the bride, wore a gown of blue lace.  Her corsage 
was of pink rose buds and valley lilies.

Mrs. Pixton, mother of the groom, wore a dress of dusty pink lace combined 
with crepe and a shoulder corsage of pink rose buds and valley lilies 
completed her costume.

Mr. and Mrs. Arrington entertained at a wedding breakfast immediately after 
the ceremony.  The home was decorated with an artistic arrangement of dahlias, 
hygrangias, daisies, roses and asperagus fern.

Assisting in entertaining were Mesdames Julian Bonner and C.C. Williamson; 
Misses Gladys Arrington, sister of the bride; Ruth McNeal, Lucile Thompson, 
Frances Rainey and Mrs. Frank Alexander.

Miss Elizabeth DeShong of Stone Mountain kept the bride's book.  Miss DeShong 
wore a dress of navy blue mousseline d'sole with which she wore navy 
accessories and a corsage of valley lilies and deep rose carnations.

Mrs. Pixton is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Alexander 
Arrington.  She was graduated from Ellaville High School, received her A.B. 
degree from Georgia State Womans college at Valdosta, and did post-graduate 
work at Columbia University, New York City.  For the past three years she 
taught in the DeKalb county schools.

Mr. Pixton is the only son  of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Francis Pixton of Atlanta.  
He was graduated from Druid Hills high school and later attended Young Harris 
college.  He is a representative of Firestone, Inc., Cleveland, Tenn.

The young couple will make their home in Cleveland Tenn., after a short 
wedding trip.

Out of town guests attending included Misses Elizabeth and Irene DeShong of 
Stone Mountain, Miss Dorothy Reynolds of Siloam, Mrs. Hoyt Forrestor of 
Decatur, Mr. Roy Workman, Jr., Mrs. Warren Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. M.F. 
Pixton, Sr., Misses Dorothy and Josehine Pixton and Mrs. Clifford Statham of 
Moultrie, Dr. and Mrs. A.A. Arrington, Jr., Edward and Ann Arrington of 
Thomaston and Mrs. Julian Bonner and daughter Jane of Centerville, Ala.


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