Summary
The May 1973 Beaver Beacon announced the engagement of Ruth Ellen Gregg and David Ray Himebaugh. It gave September 22 as the planned Beaver Island wedding date and identified Gregg’s gift-shop business and Himebaugh’s employer.
Evidence and limits
The May announcement alone does not establish completion, but the September–October follow-up reports the September 22 ceremony. Neither issue supplies a civil marriage record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 1973, “Engagement.”Announces Ruth Ellen Gregg, daughter of Philip R. Gregg, and David Ray Himebaugh, son of Archie Himebaugh. It says the wedding was planned for September 22 on Beaver Island, identifies Gregg as owner of Ruthie's Bits of Beaver Gift Shop, and says Himebaugh worked for Will Flow Company; it does not establish that the wedding occurred.
- Beaver Beacon, September–October 1973, “Weddings: Gregg–Himebaugh.”Reports the September 22, 1973 Holy Cross Church wedding, confirming the planned marriage but not supplying a civil record.