Name/Title
Amy Leavitt Wedding DressEntry/Object ID
2014.580.0001Description
This wedding dress belonged to Amy Leavitt, who married Jack Wendell Leavitt. Amy was the daughter of Charles Albert and Lillie May Barnum Leavitt, and Jack was the son of John Austin and Lillian Wittwer Leavitt. The two were both born and raised in Bunkerville, and got married on March 13, 1940. On July 3, 1944, Jack was drafted into the army during WWII. While away, Jack regularly sent Amy letters and poems. When the letters stopped coming, Amy knew something was wrong. Soon after the last letter arrived, Amy received a telegram informing her that Jack had been killed in action on March 26, 1945, on an island near Okinawa, Japan. She passed away in 2012 and was buried next to Jack in the Bunkerville cemetery.
(Not on display at this time)