Mexborough and Swinton Times March 23, 1940

Pretty Ceremony at Wombwell Methodist Church

Teachers in the Sunday School of Park Street Methodist Church, Wombwell, assembled to offer greetings to two of their colleagues who were married at that Church on Saturday by the resident minister, the Rev. Gwynn Hodder.

The bride was Miss Barbara Perryman, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Perryman, 67, Summer Lane, Wombwell, and the bridegroom Mr. Kenneth Morley, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Morley, 159, Summer Lane, Wombwell.

The bride is a Sunday School teacher, and the bridegroom secretary of the primary department. Both are in the Church choir. Given away by her father, the bride wore a period gown of white figured silk with veil and wreath of orange blossom. She carried a sheaf of Madonna lilies. There were two bridesmaids. Miss Margaret Perryman, sister, wore apple green lace over taffeta with flowered toque and shoulder veil to match. She carried a bouquet of double pink tulips. The other bridesmaid was Miss Joan Robinson (8), niece of the bride, in white taffeta with white net over-dress and head-dress of velvet leaves. She carried a posy of double pink tulips.

The best man was Mr. H. O. Hunt, Darfield. and the groomsman, Mr. Eric Morley, brother . Mr. T. Broadbent was ‘at the organ and the hymns “Oh God of Love to Thee we bow” and “O Perfect Love” were sung. Mr. Broadbent played the “Wedding March.”

At the reception at Park Street Methodist Schools, the bride’s mother wore black figured silk with clover hat, and the bridegroom’s mother biege flowered silk with navy hat. The couple left for their honeymoon at Scarborough, the bride travelling in a midnight blue two-piece with navy accessories and a silver fox fur, the gift of the bridegroom.

The gifts included a glass and chromium cake basket from the staff of the primary department, an oak clock and tea-service from the choir: a china cabinet from the bridegroom’s colleagues on the commercial staff of Mitchell Main Colliery, and blankets from the bride’s colleagues on the staff of Messrs. Taylor and Sons. Wombwell. Messrs. Taylor and Sons. Wombwell.