Based on material taken from Eugenia's Wedding Book






Bulletin from First Baptist Church for the Sunday after the wedding.
The wedding was on Saturday, so the bulletin might already have been printed.



The wedding announcement is off by one day.  The wedding was Feb 27, not 28.



Before the wedding, several parties were given for Eugenia in Temple, Texas.








In Temple, ready to head to Florida for the wedding..







The only people at the wedding were the bride and groom, the preacher and the bride'smother.
The bride's brother Raymond was able to come the next day from a near-by military base.





Bride and groom, with bride's mother.











The groom's brother-in-law, Walter Humphrey, sends regrets for not being able to attend.
Everyone was involved with the war.


The following photos were likely taken the day after the wedding. 




Wow.  Oranges do not grow on trees in Denton, Texas.



















The first home.


The first garden.


Photos of the couple in St. Augustine in 1942.






After the wedding, it is back to work at the navy's  Cold Storage Plant for Philip, shown at left.



Philip's responsibilities as a keeper of stores for the Navy grew over time.


On a visit to Quanah, TX, on March 23, 1944.


Philip served in Japan.  Upon his return, Eugenia met his ship in Seattle.



Newspaper Clippings Regarding the Wedding




Don't believe everything you read in the newspaper.  Raymond King was not available until the next day.






Christmas 1946, with new son Richard King Griffith, one of the first of the baby boomers.
A daughter, Genie, followed in 1948.