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Joan Thew married Dewitt Garrett Howell 1964Entry/Object ID
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Joan Thew, Dewitt HowellScope and Content
This is a wedding announcement from The Times Herald Record, dated Friday, June 19, 1964, detailing the marriage of Joan Anne Thew and Dewitt Garrett Howell.
Event Details
Wedding Date: June 13, 1964.
Location: Hamptonburgh Presbyterian Church in Campbell Hall.
Officiant: Rev. William Doster.
Reception: Held at the Legion Lodge in Middletown.
The Couple
The Bride: Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Osburn of Campbell Hall. She graduated from Washingtonville Central School and Orange County Community College. At the time of the wedding, she worked as a teller at the National Bank of Orange and Ulster Counties in Goshen.
The Groom: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt S. Howell of Goshen. He attended Orange County Community College and SUNY New Paltz, eventually graduating from Bloomfield College in New Jersey.
The Wedding Party
Maid of Honor: Miss Linda Howell (sister of the groom).
Bridesmaids: Mrs. Walter Mitton and Miss Carlene Hosell.
Best Man: Gordon C. Thew (brother of the bride).
Ushers: Joseph Wilcox and Kenneth Kreismer.
Attire and Atmosphere
The bride was given in marriage by her stepfather. She wore a chapel-length gown of silk peau taffeta accented with lace, seed pearls, and sequins. Her bouquet was a cascade of stephanotis and phaelanophis with ivy.
Future Plans
Following a wedding trip to Cape Cod, the couple planned to reside at 58 Golden Hill Ave., Goshen.