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Francis-Crum
wedding set
for June 7
Michelle D. Shi and Randolph C. Francis,
both of Warner Robins, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Erika Ann
Francis, to Ryan Samuel Crum, son of
Robert and Rose Crum of Perry.
The wedding will be at 7 p.m., June 7,
2007 at Bible Baptist Temple in Warner
Robins.
The bride-to be is the granddaughter of
Charles A. Martin and the late Claudia N.
Martin of Warner Robins, Clint Francis
and the late Shelby Francis of Cochran.
She graduated from Houston County
High School and is attending Middle
Georgia Technical College. She is employed
with Strandz Salon & Spa.
The groom-to-be is the grandson of
Doris Crum and the late Raymond Crum
of Halifax, Penn., and the late Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Khor of Warner Robins.
He is a graduate of Warner Robins
Christian Academy and is working for
Cascade Corp.
Closets full of skirts, jeans, high-heeled shoes
Being a child of the sev
enties, television has a
powerful influence on me.
It can even test the core of
my Southern woman being
as it did recently.
If I watch a shopping net
work long enough, I will
buy something. If I watch
a self-help or reality show,
I will believe it.
So when one of those
fashion make-over shows
insisted that a woman
should go through her clos
et and select 10 core pieces
and build her wardrobe
from there, I was willing
to try.
How foolish I grow as I
grow older. Foolish people,
though, are foolish enough
to think that foolish is sen
sible.
Many will be surprised
to know that the first core
piece I knew I couldn’t
live without were my Levi
514 jeans. It’s my number
one pick in my wardrobe.
Though Mama would be
loathe to read this: I think
they’re sexy. And comfort
able. Plus they look ter
rific with every pair of high
heels I own. Those jeans
are core to my genes.
Next I thought of a won
derful little black evening
dress I bought almost 10
years ago. It’s backless,
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wear it, I think it’s per
fect.
To the list, I added a black
turtleneck and that mod
knee-length hot pink over
coat that I adore. I knew
that practically speaking I
should select a dress, one
or two skirts, dress slacks
and probably a suit.
That’s when I threw my
hands up.
There wasn’t anything
timeless, perfect or neces
sary in any of those selec
tions in my closet. There
was, instead, plenty of what
every decent Southern
woman insists on: variety,
color and sentiment with a
bit of whimsy thrown in.
In the South, bright color
is important to our women.
Yes, black is durable, ele
gant and basic. But a lit
tle bit of it is like collard
greens in our diet. It goes a
long way.
A writer from one of
those glossy women maga-
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Lewis-Jones wedding
to be on Tybee Island
Roger and Vickie Lewis of Haynesville
announce the engagement of their daughter,
Jaime Amanda Lewis, to Anthony James
Winchester, son of Larry and Lois Winchester
of Haynesville.
The wedding will be on Tybee Island, at 4:30
p.m., June 21, 2008.
The bride-to-be is a 2004 Perry High School
graduate and works for GEICO.
The groom-to-be is a 2003 Perry High School
graduate and works for Carter & Sloope
Engineering.
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zines once asked me in an
interview, “How can you
spot a Southern woman in
a room full of New York
women?”
My reply was quick.
“She’ll be the only one in
the room wearing color.”
A Southern woman can
not live by black alone.
We must have a palette
of color in our closet that
would make Monet green
with envy.
Then as it does in every
aspect of our Southern life,
sentiment plays a big part
in what stays in our closet.
There was the skirt and
top I was wearing the night
that Daddy died. Getting
rid of it didn’t seem right.
I just couldn’t. I will never
wear it again but I won’t
throw it out.
When it came to shoit
was hopeless. I have dedi
cated myself to finding high
heels in every color possible
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Wills-Green plan July wedding
Mr. and Mrs. George Stanley Wills of Bonaire announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Shelley Ann Wills, to William Mitchell Greer,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Leolin Greer of Perry.
The wedding is planned for July 5, 2008, at Perry Presbyterian
Church.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walker Malcolm
Davis of Perry and Mr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Wills of Bonaire.
She is a 2002 graduate of Warner Robins High School. She received
her Bachelor’s of Education from The University of Georgia and
her Master’s of Education from Brenau University. She is currently
employed by the Houston County Board of Education.
The groom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James Waller
Callison Jr. of Greenville, VA and Mr. and Mrs. William Richard Greer
of Perry. He is a 2002 graduate of The Westfield Schools. He received
his Bachelor’s of Business Administration and Master’s of Accountancy
from The University of Georgia. He is currently employed by the
accounting firm Mauldin & Jenkins in Macon.
The couple will make their home in Perry.
including various shades of
blue, pink and green. Then
there are boots and casual
shoes. Un-uh. None were
going.
I thought of Mama with
four closets stuffed with
clothes, most she hasn’t
worn in 10 or 15 years.
Those closets are so tight
that there are clothes
hanging there without ben
efit of a hanger. I counted
my closets and realized
that two have practically
nothing hanging in them.
I’ve still got lots of room.
There’s no necessity in
cleaning out any of my
clothes. Besides, all those
clothes are upholding my
vow to Southern woman
hood: Plenty of color, lots of
variety, a bow to sentiment
and a touch of whimsy.
I smiled contently.
Too, I am happy to dis
cover that while television
can lure me into buying a
robot that vacuums, a spot
remover that doesn’t, over
priced and over sized vita
mins, it cannot deter me
from my normal course of
Southern womanhood.
Completely happy, I did
whatever Southern woman
does when she wants to
celebrate.
I went shopping.
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