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VALITON-MCCLOSKEY WEDDING PLANNED

April 22, 2009 The Waynedale News Staff 0 min read

Julie Southwood and Jim Partin are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Madison Robin Valiton, to Samuel James McCloskey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred McCloskey. A June wedding is planned at the Elmhurst Church of the Nazarene in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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