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Lester Leroy Lay ^{1 2 3}

• Born: 11 Nov 1915, Upper Mifflin Township, Cumberland, PA ⁴
• Marriage (1): Carrie Addessa Kough on 22 Jun 1951 in Oakville, Cumberland, PA ¹
• Died: 27 Jan 1986, Newville, Cumberland, PA at age 70 ⁴
• Buried: Carlisle: Westminster Memorial Gardens, Cumberland, PA ⁴

   FamilySearch ID: LKCM-3RM.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: News-Chronicle: Miss Kough Is Bride Of Lester L. Lay, 26 Jun 1951, Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA. ¹ ----
Miss Kough Is Bride Of Lester L. Lay
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Ceremony Is Performed at Oakville Parsonage
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Miss C. Addessa Kough, duaghter of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Kough, of Plainfield, became the bride of Lester L. Lay of Newville R. R. Friday at 6 p.m. in the Evangelical United Brethren parsonage at Oakville. The double ring cereomy was performed by the Rev. Dr. N. B. S. Thomas, Pastor of the Oakville charge and pastor of the bride.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nailor of Newville, brother-in-law and sister of the bridegroom, were the attendants.
The bride was dressed in light blue with hat and accessories to match.
After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Lay left on a wedding trip to Buffalo and Niagara Falls, N. Y. and other points of interest. Upon their return they will reside on Newville R. R.

2. Residence: on 26 Sep 1964 in Newville, Cumberland, PA. ²

Lester married Carrie Addessa Kough, daughter of Jacob Marshall Kough and Ruth Edna Beecher, on 22 Jun 1951 in Oakville, Cumberland, PA.¹ (Carrie Addessa Kough was born on 19 Aug 1921 in Monroe Twp., Cumberland, PA,⁵ died on 11 Mar 1992 in Carlisle, Cumberland, PA ⁵ and was buried in Carlisle: Westminster Memorial Gardens, Cumberland, PA ⁵.)

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