Helen Arlene Levers and Emmett Harold Crotzer

EMMETT HAROLD CROTZER was born January 15, 1907 in Oklahoma,²⁵⁰ and died June 25, 1981 in Los Angeles County, California.^{456, 250} He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California.⁴⁵⁶

He married HELEN ARLENE LEVERS on June 19, 1933 in Epworth Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma,^{2330, 4746} daughter of HAZEL KIRK HOUSTON and GUY LEO LEVERS. She was born August 18, 1912, and died April 12, 2004 in Hawaii.⁴⁵⁶ She is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California.⁴⁵⁶

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Miami Daily News-Record, June 13, 1933⁴⁷⁴⁶

Announce Approaching Marriage

Mr. and Mrs. Guy Leo Levers of Oklahoma City have announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Helen Arlene, to Emmett Harold Crotzer of El Reno, Okla. The marriage will be solemnized Monday, June 19, in the Epworth Methodist church in Oklahoma City. The groom-to-be formerly attended high school at Wyandotte and is well known among the young social set in Miami. After July 1, the young couple will be home at 101 1-2 South Rock Island avenue, El Reno, Okla.

Daily Oklahoman, June 21, 1933⁶⁹¹⁷

State Pair Wedded In City Rites

Miss Helen Arlene Levers And Emmett H. Crotzer Married in Church

One of the loveliest of the June weddings was that of Miss Helen Arlene Levers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy L. Levers, Stillwater and Okmulgee, to Emmett Harold Crotzer, El Reno, solemnized Monday at 8 p. m. in the Epworth Methodist church by Rev. Allen Seymour Davis, Stillwater, and Rev. John R. Abernathy, the latter being church pastor.

The church was decorated with tall white baskets of gladioli, palms and fern and at each side of the altar were seven-branched floor candelabras bearing ivory tapers. The family pews were marked with tulle and floral sprays.

Preceding the ceremony Mrs. T. Burns Pedigo sang "All for You" (d'Hardelot), after which Mrs. J. O. Vertreese, Guthrie, violinist, played "Traumerli" with Miss Helen Moon , El Reno, as accompanist and Dale Vliet sang "At Dawning" (Cadman) and Miss Moon accompanying.

With the opening strains of "Bridal Chorus" from Lohengrin played by Miss Moon and Mrs. Vertreese, Miss Dorothy Ann Levers, young sister of the bride, who was gowned in an orchid embroidered net dress, lighted the tapers.

Pat Wrigley, El Reno, was the ring bearer, while the bridesmaids were Miss Frances Levers, Roswell, N. M., cousin of the bride, and Miss Mary Janice Huggins, Sallisaw. The maids wore orchid organdie frocks with matching picture hats and carried colonial bouquets.

The matron of honor was Mrs. Seymour Davis, Stillwater, sister of the bride, who was attired in a pink organdie with a matching hat. She also carried a colonial bouquet.

The bride wore a white lace over satin with satin trim. Her train and long tulle veil were trimmed with orange blossoms and lace.

J. B. Tanner, Ardmore, was the best man while ushers were Lawrence Reedy and Adrian Dickens, both of El Reno, and Delos L. Cook, cousin of the bride, and William Berry, both of Oklahoma City.

Following the ceremony a reception was held for about 80 guests in the garden of the home of the bride's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Cook, 1325 Northwest Nineteenth street. The long table was centered with a wedding cake flanked by tapers flower trimmed and tied with white tulle.

The couple departed for Noel, Mo., and Chicago, and after July 4 will be at home in El Reno. For traveling Mrs. Crotzer wore a poudre blue crepe dress with matching hat.

Mrs. Crotzer attended Oklahoma A. and M. college where she was a Kappa Alpha Theta. Mr. Crotzer, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Crotzer, El Reno, is a graduate of the Oklahoma A. and M. college where he was a Sigma Nu.

Preceding the wedding at the church, Mrs. Ed McDonald, 824 Northeast Fifteenth street, entertained at dinner for the feminine members of the bridal party. The table was centered with a bouquet of shasta daisies and larkspur on each side of which were white tapers. In addition to the bride the guests were Mrs. Seymour Davis, Stillwater; Miss Mary Janice Huggins and Miss Betty Foreman, both of Sallisaw, Miss Frances Lever and Miss Virginia Jarman.