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The wedding of Miss Helen M. Becker, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred H. Becker of West | The wedding of Miss Helen M. Becker, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred H. Becker of West | ||
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| + | The bride wore a gray suit with pink accessories and a corsage of gardenias. The brides attendant was Mrs. Donald Senecal of Schoharie. She wore an aqua suit with white accessories and a corsage of white carnations. | ||
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| + | Donald W. Senecal. was best man. | ||
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| + | The house was decorated with white hydrangeas and candles. | ||
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| + | Following a reception at the home the couple left on a wedding trip. | ||
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| + | Guests at the ceremony were Mr. and Mrs. Randall Becker, Susan, Allen and Laurence Becker of West Berne; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Becker of Delmar; Mr. and Mrs. David Pickett. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Adams and Carolyn Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Senecal of Schoharie, Rev. and Mrs. E. Arthur Hannay of Gallupville and Mrs. Howard Shultes of West Berne. | ||
| + | :[[h:Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]] - April 11, 1947 | ||
Sympathy of the community is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pickett in | Sympathy of the community is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pickett in | ||
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| − | Image:19470411PickettBeckerMarriage.jpg|<center>Samuel Pickett and Helen M. Becker Marriage - [[h:Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]] - | + | Image:19470411PickettBeckerMarriage.jpg|<center>Samuel Pickett and Helen M. Becker Marriage - [[h:Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]] - April 11, 1947</center> |
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Revision as of 23:50, 20 December 2012
Birth
Samuel Pickett was born May 3, 1916 in Schoharie, but moved to West Berne in 1917. His sister was:
- Catherine D. Adams of. Schoharie
Education
Military
Samuel Pickett was a World War II veteran. He achieved the rank of staff sergeant. He served in Naples, Sicily, Rome, southern France and Africa.
Occupation
Pickett had worked as a truck driver for the Schoharie County Highway Department until 1942 when he entered, the Army. After his military service, Pickett became a self-employed dairy farmer until his retirement in 1981.
Marriage & Children
Samuel Pickett married Helen Becker on April 5, 1945.
Death
S SGT US Army
World War II
May 3, 1916 - April 13, 1991
Woodlawn Cemetery
Samuel Pickett, 74, of Richard Hill Road, died Saturday, April 13, 1991 in the Community Hospital of Cobleskill after a brief illness.
Obituary
Samuel Pickett
WEST BERNE — Samuel Pickett, 74, of Richard Hill Road, died Saturday in the Community Hospital of Cobleskill after a brief illness. Pickett was born in Schoharie. He was a 1934 graduate of Schoharie High School and a West Berne resident since 1917. Pickett had worked as a truck driver for the Schoharie County Highway Department until 1942 when he entered, the Army. A World War II veteran, he achieved the rank of staff sergeant. He served in Naples,. Sicily, Rome, southern France and Africa.
After his military service, Pickett became a self-employed dairy farmer until his retirement in 1981.
He was a member of the American Legion Post 1261 of Schoharie and the Schoharie County.Dairymen's League. Survivors include his wife, Helen B. Pickett and a sister, Catherine D. Adams of. Schoharie.
Services were held Tuesday in the Langan Funeral Home and, burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the, Scho-Wright Ambulance Service, Main St., Schoharie 12157.
- Altamont Enterprise — Thursday, April 18, 1991
Additional Media
Pickett - Becker
The wedding of Miss Helen M. Becker, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred H. Becker of West Berne, and Samuel Pickett, son of Mr. and and Mrs. David Pickett of Schoharie, took place at the home of the bride April 5th (1947) with Rev. E. Arthur Hannay officiating.
The bride wore a gray suit with pink accessories and a corsage of gardenias. The brides attendant was Mrs. Donald Senecal of Schoharie. She wore an aqua suit with white accessories and a corsage of white carnations.
Donald W. Senecal. was best man.
The house was decorated with white hydrangeas and candles.
Following a reception at the home the couple left on a wedding trip.
Guests at the ceremony were Mr. and Mrs. Randall Becker, Susan, Allen and Laurence Becker of West Berne; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Becker of Delmar; Mr. and Mrs. David Pickett. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Adams and Carolyn Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Senecal of Schoharie, Rev. and Mrs. E. Arthur Hannay of Gallupville and Mrs. Howard Shultes of West Berne.
- Altamont Enterprise - April 11, 1947
Sympathy of the community is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pickett in the loss of his father, Henry Pickett.
- Altamont Enterprise - July 1, 1949
- 19470411PickettBeckerMarriage.jpg
Samuel Pickett and Helen M. Becker Marriage - Altamont Enterprise - April 11, 1947
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