MARRIAGE: Robert E. PARKS to Iona WENNING, 1948, Blair County, PA 

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PARKS - WENNING

A holiday wedding was solemnized on Sunday afternoon, July 4, at 3 o'clock on 
the First Church of God, Canton, Ohio, when Miss Iona Wenning, daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Wenning of 310 Young avenue, N. E. Canton, and Mr. 
Robert E. Parks of 325 Girard avenue S. E. Canton, were united in marriage. 
Rev. D. E. Levers officiated at the double-ring ceremony. Miss Hazel Kuhn, 
sang "Oh Promise Me" and "Because" and Mrs. Levers sang "O Perfect Love" and 
"The Lord's Prayer". Mrs. White accompanied the vocalists. The bride, given 
in marriage by her father, was lovely in a white brocaded marquisette gown of 
an off-the-shoulder style with a net yoke. The fitting bodice was accentuated 
by a full skirt. The gown had long tapered sleeves. Her fingertip veil fell 
from a lace-trimmed tiara of orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of white 
carnations. Mrs. Harold Wenning was her sister-in-law's only attendant. She 
wore pink chiffon designed with a sweetheart neckline and full skirt and 
carried a bouquet of pink carnations. John White, a friend of the bridegroom 
was best man. Ushers were Harold Wenning, brother of the bride and Charles 
Lang, nephew of the bridegroom. The bride's mother wore pink crepe print. 
Mrs. Pearl Rutlege, the bridegroom's sister, wore black and white. Both wore 
carnation corsages. A reception was held at the Wenning home, where the 
couple will reside after a week in Washington, D. C. Mr. Parks is a veteran 
of three years service in World war II and is employed at Diebold, Inc., in 
Canton. He is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Parks of Woodbury 
Township, on the Clover Creek Road and is a brother of Mrs. Roy Kensinger of 
Williamsburg, R. D. Mr. and Mrs. Kensinger were in attendance at the wedding, 
spending the week-end with other relatives in Canton.

Altoona Mirror, Tuesday, July 13, 1948, page 2