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The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, November 2, 2016, Page 3A
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Carter - Jack
Exchange Vows
Special to the Ledger
Abbey Kristen Carter
and Brian Charles Jack
were united in marriage
at 5:30 p.m. on July 16
at Porterfield Memo
rial United Methodist
Church in Albany. The
ceremony was per
formed by the Rev. Dr.
William “Butch” Knight
of Albany.
The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Danny Lewis Carter
of Albany. She is the
granddaughter of Mrs.
Maureen Beatrice Ma-
turi of Valdosta and the
late Robert John Ma-
turi and the late Mr. and
Mrs. S.J. “Bill” Carter of
Tifton.
The groom is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Randy
Lee Jack of Lee County.
He is the grandson of
Mrs. Betty Lou Sosebee
of Walhalla, S.C., and
the late Charles Ken
neth Sosebee and Lloyd
Russell Jack of Cadogan,
Pa., and the late Mrs.
Shirley Marguerite Jack.
Given in marriage
by her father, the bride
wore a Justin Alexander
silk dupioni ball gown
with a chevron pleated
sweetheart bodice. The
gown also featured a
hand beaded moon stone
cummerbund on a cir
cular cut ball gown. The
gown was finished with
pockets and silk dupioni
and crystal buttons to the
end of the chapel length
train.
The bride carried an
exquisite fragrant bou
quet of White O’Hara
garden roses, lisianthus
and freesia. April Nicole
Keefe of Jacksonville,
Fla., served as maid of
honor. Anna Caroline
Shafer of Washington,
D.C., was matron of
honor. Bridesmaids
included Mandy Lanier
Fagiano of Albany and
Marylee Ruth Pendleton
of Valdosta. They wore
a beautiful cosmopolitan
color poly chiffon A-line
floor length dress that
featured a high halter
neckline and a keyhole
back opening.
Randy Lee Jack, father
of the groom, and Kevin
Lloyd Jack, brother
of the groom, both of
Lee County, served as
best men. Groomsmen
included Justin Drew
Hergert of Houma, La.,
Clay Allen Doggett of
Alpharetta, Ga., and
Ryan William Anderson
of Atlanta, Ga. They
wore a medium gray
Stephen Geoffrey two-
button tuxedo jacket that
featured a slim fine satin
lapel with double besom
pockets and matching
modern slim fit pants.
William Fletcher
Daughtrey of Sparks,
Ga., was ring bearer and
carried a Bible owned
by the bride’s paternal
grandmother which was
used in the ceremony.
Flower girls included
Elizabeth Key Dykes of
Funston, Caroline Eliza
beth Weaver of Moultrie
and Taylor Mae Thomp
son of Moultrie.
Brock Weaver of Nor
man Park, Ga., distrib
uted programs to the
guests.
Music was provided by
Mandy Lampley, solo
ist; Jonathan Durkovic,
organist, and Linda Wil
liamson, violinist.
The bridesmaids car
ried a clutch bouquet
of freesia, lisianthus,
garden roses, spray roses
and gypsophila, accented
with lemon leaf spray.
The sanctuary altar was
beautifully decorated
with pillar candelabras
and greenery. The pews
were accented with
twisted vine smilax with
white hydrangeas and an
ivory dupioni silk bow.
The bride’s parents
entertained guests with a
reception at Doublegate
Country Club. Fountain
City Players of Mont
gomery, Ala., provided
music for dancing.
The evening before the
ceremony, the groom’s
parents hosted a dinner
party to honor the bride
and groom at Chehaw
Educational Center.
Among the 60 guests
attending were members
of the wedding party,
immediate family mem
bers and out-of-town
relatives.
Following their honey
moon in Saint Lucia, the
couple resides in Alex
andria, Va., where the
groom is employed with
the federal government.
Special to the Ledger
by Gail Drake
Sometimes you gotta
get out of the courthouse
and smell the roses, or
you’ll end up pushing up
daisies. With Thanksgiv
ing and Christmas upon
us, it’s time
to celebrate
the wonders
of the holiday
season. Today
I would like
to share with
you about a
special group
of men, at a
special place,
right here in
Lee County.
One of my
most enjoyable respites
from the office has
been to serve as choir
director for one of the
finest men’s choirs in
Southwest Georgia. The
composition of the choir
is quite intriguing. From
time to time professional
musicians find their way
into the choir, whose
skills and genres range
from Peabody Conserva
tory to Mississippi Delta
Blues. And then, some
of my choir members
have never read a note
of music, so we take the
time to learn about these
dots and sticks. But we
are not deterred by these
small hurdles.
My choir members
come from all walks of
life - builders, painters,
professors, lawyers. The
majority of them are
under the age of 30. Ev
ery week new members
join and others graduate.
They arrive with their
heads hanging low, pain
in their eyes, defeat in
their stride. After a few
weeks the light comes
on in their eyes, and
they start to laugh and
sing with gusto. Their
audition? These are men
who have struggled with
addictions, failed at other
facilities, and finally
enroll at The Anchorage
- and find themselves as
involuntary members of
the Anchor Choir.
The Anchorage is one
of the hidden jewels of
our community, an oasis
of recovery in a sea of
lost souls. It began 63
years ago when Judge
Hudson Malone and his
friends at First United
Methodist Church of Al
bany determined to start
a rehabilitation center to
help alcoholic soldiers
returning from WWII.
The program, a 56-bed
facility with two phases,
is Bible-based in con
junction with a 12-step
program. The facility
accepts no government
funding and is supported
by local businesses,
churches, civic groups
and individuals. Because
of its faith-based pro
gram, the Anchorage has
consistently seen success
stories of men rising
from the ashes of addic
tion, embracing a new
Christian life, and going
on to become produc
tive members of society.
After all, these are our
sons, fathers, husbands,
and brothers.
The Anchor Choir
will be performing at
a concert near you - at
AnchorFest 2016, a com
munity benefit Christ
mas concert, to be held
Saturday, November
19, 2016, at
Gillionville
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Gail Drake
Georgia Southern announces
Summer 2016 Dean’s List
Georgia Southern
University recently
recognized nearly 200
students for excellence
in academics on the
Summer 2016 semes
ter Dean’s List. To be
eligible for the Dean’s
List, a student must
have at least a 3.5 grade
point average and carry
a minimum of 12 hours
for the semester.
Students include:
Brandi Pritchett of
Albany
Zachary Wendland of
Leesburg
at 6
p.m. Nine lo
cal churches
will gather
to showcase
their talented
musicians,
including so
loists, bands,
and choirs.
And the An
chor Choir will sing “Go
Tell It on the Mountain!”
Tickets are $10 at the
door, and all proceeds go
directly to the facility’s
recovery program.
Come enjoy the Anchor
Choir, and see firsthand
the joy of changed lives,
at AnchorFest 2016.
Gail Drake practices
probate, adoption and
juvenile court law in Lee
County.
The Lee County Middle School Jr. Beta Club
partnered with Kiwanis Club of Lee County
to raise money for Backpack Blessings.
Backpack blessings provides food to kids
over the weekend and holidays. The LCMS
East Junior BETA Club chapter raised $750.
Officers of Jr. BETA are Donna DeReus
(president) and Hunter Hammond (vice
president). These officers presented Patsy
Shirley with a $750 check from Jr. Beta
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