Troup County GaArchives Marriages.....Lanier, Belle Erwin - Bradfield, Ira Evans March 7, 1925 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Valerie [ Johnson ] Freeman http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00009.html#0002248 August 27, 2007, 1:38 am "The Atlanta Constitution" Atlanta, Georgia January 18, 1925 (includes photo of Belle) Miss Bell Erwin Lanier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell Lanier, of West Point, Ga., whose engagement announced today by her parents, to Ira Evans Bradfield, of LaGrange, is of much interest throughout the state. - - - Engagements Lanier-Bradfield Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell Lanier, of West Point, Ga., announce the engagement of their daughter, Belle Erwin, to Ira Evans Bradfield, of LaGrange, Ga., the marriage to be solemnized March 7. - - - March 15, 1925 Lanier-Bradfield Wedding at LaGrange West Point, Ga., March 14. -- The largest social event of the season around which centered unusual interest owing to the prominence and popularity of the bride and groom, was the wedding of Miss Belle Erwin Lanier and Ira Evans Bradfield, of LaGrange, Ga., which was solemnized Saturday evening, March 7, at 7 o'clock in the First Methodist Church. Dr. Ernest Quick, of the First Baptist church, being the officiating minister, using the impressive ring ceremony. A beautiful program of music arranged by the gifted organist, Mrs. Edgar Mitchell, was given before the entrance of the bridal party. First to enter were the ushers, Phil, Jim, and Horace Lanier, all uncles of the bride, and Thomas C. Erwin, of Atlanta, a great-uncle, all of whom were attendants at the wedding of the bride's parents 24 years ago. There were eight bridesmaids, intimate friends and relatives of the bride, who were: Mrs. Frank Williams, Misses Nancy Booker, Ada Ferrell Tatum, Laura McCulloh, Jette Baker, Catherine Erwin, of Atlanta; Francina Cook, Louise Slack of LaGrange. Four of the maids wore lovely green georgette frocks over satin slips with slippers to match, and four were gowned in peach blossom pink with the same accessories. They carried lovely bouquets of lavender sweet peas tied with a gauze of the same shade. The groomsmen were: Jim Baker, of Atlanta; B. W. Cubbedge, Ebb Dozier, Joe McGee, Van Andrews, Cyrus Shearer, Clarence White, Frank Tatum, of LaGrange. Additional Comments: Ira was born 22 Sept 1902, died 11 June 1977 in LaGrange, Troup Co., GA Belle was born 12 Aug 1903, died 16 Feb 1983 in LaGrange, Troup Co., GA. They are buried at Hill View Cemetery in LaGrange, Ga. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb