Thomas married BRADEN, Florence Mae on 12 Jan 1957 in Interlaken, Seneca County, NY. Florence (daughter of BRADEN, Leo F and Anna L) was born about 1937 in Waterloo, Seneca County, NY; died on 9 Feb 1979 in Caywood, Ontario County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Geneva NY Finger Lake Times - 2/12/1979

LODI - Mrs. Florence Braden
Stewart, 42, of Route 414, Camwood,
died Friday at her home
The funeral was at 2 p.m. today in
the Covert Funeral Home, Ovid. The
Rev. Nicholas VanderWeide, pastor of
the Interlaken Reformed Church,
officiated. Burial will be at the convenience
of the family.
Mrs. Stewart was born in Waterloo
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo^
braden. She was a graduate of the
Interlaken Central School and the
Rochester Business Institute. She was
employed at the South Seneca Central
School.
Surviving besides her parents are
her husband, Thomas J.; two sons,
James L. of Montour Falls and
Richard C. of the Naval Training
Center, Orlando, Fla.; one daughter
Miss Patricia Ann Stewart of
Trumansburg; and one brother, Lee C.
Braden of Bellevue, Wash.
Bearers were Elmer Porter, James
Carnahan, Ira McGonigal, Robert
Close, Eli Steverson and Lester
Covert.

Notes:

Geneva NY Daily Times - 12/29/1956

INTERLAKEN - The Dutch Reformed
Church of Interlaken will
be the scene of the wedding at 7:30
p. m. Jan. 12 of Miss Florence
Mae Braden and Thomas John
Stewart, both of Interlaken.
The Rev. Anthony P. Dykstra,
pastor of the church, will perform
the double ring ceremony at a
candlelight service.
Miss Braden is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Braden of the
Tvtaansburg Rd. Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Stewart of the Cayuga Lake
Rd., are the parents of Mr. Stew-
art.
A 1955 graduate of the Interlaken
Central School, Miss Braden
was also graduated from the
Rochester Business Institute in
1956. She is currently employed
in a store operated by her parents
on Main St., Interlaken.
Mr. Stewart, a 1955 graduate of
Interlaken Central School, is an
employe at the Willard State Hospital.

ALSO

Geneva NY Daily Times - 1/14/1957

INTERLAKEN - A gown ol
white brocade, nylon tulle with
pearl and sequin trim on a portrait
neckline, was worn by Miss
Florence Mae Braden of the Trumansburg
Rd., Interlaken, for her
marriage to Thomas John Stewart
of RD Interlaken at 7:30 p. m.
Saturday, in Interlaken Reformed
Church.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr .and Mrs. Leo Braden, of the
Trumansburg Rd. Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Stewart RD Interlaken, are
the bridegroom's parents.
The double ring service wa;
performed by the Rev. Anthony
P. Dykstra, pastor of the church
in a candlelight ceremony. Candelabra
flanked white gladiolus
and white carnations which trimmed
the Communion table before
which the wedding vows were
exchanged.
At the organ, Mrs. Earl Wilson
of Interlaken, reformed Church
organist played the traditional
wedding music. The bride was
escorted to the altar by her father
who gave her in marriage
Gown Described
The gown of the bride was
styled with tight fitting bodice
and long sleeves tapering to a
point over the hands. The bouffant
skirt fell into a chapel train.
A crown of seeded pearls and
sequins held her fingertip veil of
French illusion. She carried a
bride's bouquet of white carnations
and lilies of the valley. Her
only jewelry was a pearl.necklace.
As maid of honor, Miss Brenda
Slocum, of Interlaken, wore a
winter rose taffeta gown, princess
stylo with full-length panel in
the back, and waltz length. She
wore matchinagg hat and mitts with
nylon tulles trim. Her bouquet
was bronze pompons.
The bridesmaids, Miss Celia
Anne Slingerland of Interlaken
and Miss Jean Brush, of Waterloo,
both wore peacock blue
gowns, waltz length with matching
hats and mitts. Rose pompons
were their bouquets.
The bridegrooms attendant was
The bridegrooms attendant was
his brother, Bert & Stewart, of
RaynoIdsville. Ushers were
ot interlaken,
brother of the bridegroom, and
Lee Braden, of Interlaken, the
bride's brother.
Reception Held
A beige taffeta dress was worn
by the bride's mother, with white
accessories and pink sweetheart
roses corsage. The mother of the
bridegroom wore a navy blue
dress with white accessories and
corsage of pink sweetheart roses.
A reception was held following
the ceremony at Cronk's Restaurant,
Interlaken, for 125
guests.
A wedding trip took the couple
to the southern states. The
bride's going away attire was a
light blue knit suit with black
accessories and a corsage of pink
roses,
The bride waa graduated from
Interlaken Central School, d$m
of 1993, and from the Rochester
Business Institute in 1956. She
has been employed for a time-in
jhoBraden Department Store_at
A graduate of the 1955 class at
Interlaken Central School, the
bridegroom is employed at Willard
State Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart will occupy
a trailer on the Cayuga
Lake Rd.

Leo + Anna L. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 11/27/1959

SANBORN - Mr and Mrs.
Clarence Braden, Elm St.. were
called to Shortsville due to the
death of Mr. Breden's father, Lee
J. Braden. M. Mr. Braden is
survived by his wife and eight
children and many grandchildren

ALSO

Shortsville NY Enterprise - 11/26/1959

BRADEN - at Shortsville, Nov.
18, 1959, Lee Braden, 84, formerly
of Clifton Springs. Survived by
his wife Clara Spence Braden;
four sons, Clarence of Sanborn,
Leo of Interlaken, Edward of
Syracuse and Herbert of Clifton
Springs; four daughters, Emma
Siebell of Bay City, Mich., Mrs.
Claude Johnson and Mrs. Mylea
Dewey of Shortsville, Mrs. Frank
Sergeant of Orleans; 16 grandchildren,
10 great-grandchildren.

Lee married SPENCE, Clara about 1897. Clara (daughter of SPENCE, Clarence) was born in May 1879 in New York; died on 18 Dec 1963 in Shortsville, Ontario County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Geneva NY Daily Times - 12/19/1963

CLIFTON SPRINGS-Funeral
service for Mrs. Clara Spence
Braden, 84, who died yesterday
in the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Miles Dewey, in Shorts-
ville, RD, will be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday from the Weld Funer-
al Home in Clifton Springs. The
Rev. Walter S. Mitchell, rector
of St. Thomas Episcopal Church
in Bath, and former rector of
St. John's Church in Clifton
Springs, will officiate. Burial
will be in Clifton Springs Cem-
etery.
Friends may call at the Weld
Funeral Home in Clifton Springs
from 2 to 4 p. m. and from 7 to
9 p. rn. today and tomorrow.
Mrs. Braden lived in Clifton
Springs for a number of years
before moving to Shortsvile,
where she has been living for
the ppast few years with her
daughter, Mrs. Dewey. She was
the widow of Lee Braden.
She is survived by four daugh-
ters, Mrs. Alton Guier, Bay
City, Mich., Mrs. Miles Dewey
of Shortsville, Mrs.. Frank Ser-
gent of Clifton Springs, and
Mrs. Claude Johnson of Shorts-
ville; four sons,, Clarence of
Niagara Falls; Le of Interlak-
en, Edward of Syracuse and
Herbert of Clifton Springs; four
sisters, Mrs. Donald Anthony
of Beaver Dam, N.Y., Mrs..
Raymond Bates of Elmira, Mrs.
Ethel Vanriper of Waterloo and
Mrs. Herbert Gallagher of El-
mira; 12 grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren.