Longhofer-Huff Vows
Are Read In Home Wedding

   Lauretta Mae Huff daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin E. Huff, 541 North Crestwav, became the bride of Carp Clifford B Longhofer son of Mr. sad Mrs. Harry Longhofer, 5209 South Seneca. The ceremony was an event of May 24 at 2 o’clock In the afternoon at the bride’s parents’ home. Rev Fred B. Paxton, pastor of the Christian church at Independence, Mo. read the double ring marriage vows.
   Traditional wedding music was played by -Marilyn Russell at the piano. Orange blossoms and roses framed the background for the wedding party.
   Given In marriage by her father the bride wore a white -linen suit with white accessories. Her bouquet was of red roses arranged with long streamers of satin ribbon on a white Bible. Miss Pauline Baker was maid of honor and Pvt Daniel-O 'Brady served as best man. Miss Baker wore a navy crepe suit with navy and white accessories.
   A reception at the home followed the ceremony with Mrs. Marietta Parham and Miss Mlgnon Huff both sisters of the bride serving.
   Mrs. Longhofer Is a student nurse at Wesley hospital and Corporal Longhofer is In the 508th airborne' division stationed at Fort Benning, Ga.

[Evening Eagle, Wichita, KA, 02 Jun 1952, Mon, Page 18]

CLIFFORD B LONGHOFER
   53 of 4625 S Seneca construction worker and dairyman died Friday Service 1 pm Monday Mulvane Cemetery.
   Survivors: sons Mike Richard both of Wichita daughter Debra Garrison of Shell City Mo., mother Helena, sister Dorothy Pope, both of Mulvane, seven grandchildren Senter-Smith Mortuary Mulvane.

[The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, KS, 23 Dec 1984, Sun, Page 72]

[courtesy of Del Huggins]

Grave marker for Clifford B. Longhofer in Mulvane Cemetery, Mulvane (Sumner county), Kansas.

Clifford's life is not well documented but an article in the Columbus Daily Enquirer, Columbus, GA, [Thu, Aug 30, 1951, Page: 15] listed him as age 20, Company L, 508th Airborne Infantry Regiment.