Beckham County, OK - Anniversaries, Martin, 50th
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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ANNIVERSARY:  MARTIN, BURTON E. & WIFE:
(24 Feb 1949, Thursday, Sayre Sun, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Mr. and Mrs. Burton E. Martin, Mayfield, celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary Sunday, February 13, with open house for their friends at
their home from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., with their daughters, Mrs. Everett
Hartpence and Mrs. D. H. Hartpence as hostesses.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin were married at West Liberty, Iowa, February 14, 1899.
 They homesteaded in western Oklahoma near Mayfield in 1900 where they now
reside.  From 1903 to 1913 Mr. Martin was employed with the Rock Island
Railroad serving as Sayre express agent from 1911 to 1913.  Always active
in community affairs, he has served as president of the school board of
the Mayfield Consolidated School.  Mrs. Martin is a member of the H.D.C.
at Mayfield.
Their three children are Mrs. Everett Hartpence, Sayre; Mrs. D. H.
Hartpence, Sayre; and John B. Martin, deceased.  They have six
grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The lace covered refreshment table was centered with a bouquet of white
carnations and snapdragons and gold fern banked before six lighted gold
tapers.  Golden wedding bells clustered at the arrangements base and gold
leaf clusters encircled the lace cloth.  A white tiered brides cake topped
with the traditional miniature bride and groom graced the end of the
table.
Presiding at the punchbowl during the afternoon were Mrs. E. Wayne
Hartpence, Sayre, Mrs. Gene Hartpence, Oklahoma City, and Miss Oleta King,
Mayfield, Mrs. Lawrence King, Mayfield assisted with the serving.
Floral arrangements of white tulips and yellow jonquils and acsia
enlivened the rooms.
Miss Phyllis Kent, Delhi, presided at the guest book.
Mrs. Otis Young, Erick, had charge of the display of gifts.
(Note: Many persons are listed as attending and/or sending gifts.)

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