Name: Susan Bissel marries Rayburn Bice, 1961
Start: 1961-05
End: 1961-05
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1961-05
Kind: Marriage
Participants: Susan Bissel Bice (bride) · Rayburn Bice (groom)
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: societydemography
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Susan Bissel married Rayburn Bice in early May 1961 and planned to live at Patuxent Naval Air Base after a northern Michigan wedding trip.

Evidence and limits

The article gives no exact wedding date or ceremony location.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices.
The June 1961 issue says the former Susan Bissel married Rayburn Bice in early May and would live with him at Patuxent Naval Air Base, Maryland, where he was stationed with the Navy. The article gives no exact wedding date or ceremony location.
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Beaver Beacon, June 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Susan Bissel marries Rayburn Bice, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/susan-bissel-rayburn-bice-wedding-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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