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Robison-McKibben Vows Spoken
At Beautiful Church Ceremony
Janet Robison and Donald
Colwell McKibben were
united in marriage in an
impressive candlelight ser
vice on August sixth at eight
o’clock in the evening. The
double ring ceremony was
performed by the Reverend
Phil DeMore at the Jackson
United Methodist Church.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Elwood Robison, Jr. Her
paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Elwood Robison, Sr. of
Jackson, and her maternal
grandparents are the late
Mr. and Mrs. Van Wilson
Fretwell.
The bridegroom is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Grover
Cleveland McKibben. His
maternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Ponder
Colwell, Sr., and his paternal
grandparents are the late
Mr. and Mrs. Grover
Cleveland McKibben, Sr.
Mr. Ronald Stephens,
organist, played nuptial
music and accompanied Mrs.
Larry Morgan who sang
“Take Thou My Love” and
“Evergreen”.
The bride, given in
marriage by her father, was
radiant in a gown of white
silk organza. The bodice was
of Brussels lace which
formed a high neckline and
tiny cap sleeves. The lace
was beautifully appliqued
down the front of the dress
and around the hemline of
the Chapel train. Her Chapel
veil covered a lace Juliet cap
and was bordered by the
same Brussels lace as that on
her gown. She carried a
cascade of white rubrium
lilies and stephanotis.
Miss Virginia Watkins
served as Maid of Honor.
Bridesmaids were Misses
Kathy Maddox, Karen New
man and Patty O’Neal, and
Mrs. James C. Browning, all
of Jackson, and Miss Nan
Harrington of Jacksonville,
Florida. They wore floor
length gowns of carnation
pink knit crepe fashioned
with pink and white chiffon
capes. They carried cas
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cades of pink rubrium lilies
and Sprengeri fern.
Mr. McKibben served as
his son’s best man. Usher
groomsmen were James
Brown, Tim Colwell, Tom
and Charles Robison, bro
thers of the bride, and Greg
Swany.
The couple exchanged
vows before the altar table
which held an arrangement
of pink rubrium lilies and
pink roses. In the back
ground were tree candela
bras with softly glowing
white tapers. Alternating
pews held hurricane lamps
with white tapers and
decorated with Sprengeri
fern. Three branch candela
bras with white tapers and
fern were placed in each
window.
For her daughter’s wed
ding, Mrs. Robison chose a
floor length gown of coral
chiffon. A white orchid
corsage completed her at
tire. Mrs. McKibben, mother
of the groom, wore an
emerald green crepe gown
with matching jacket and a
white orchid corsage.
Following the wedding,
Mr. and Mrs. Robison
entertained at a reception at
the Elder Hotel at Indian
Springs. On each side of the
entrance to the dining room
was a bird bath filled with
colorful garden flowers and
Sprengeri fern. Here, the
guests signed the bride’s
book which was attended by
Misses Laura Landers and
Julia Ann Ridgeway. The
bride’s table was laid with an
embroidered Italian cutwork
cloth, belonging to the bride’s
grandmother. In the center
was a five tiered cake topped
with a nosegay of pink roses
and fern, and flanked by
silver candelabras holding
glowing white tapers.
The hors-d’oeuvre table
held a center arrangement of
pink rubrium lilies, pink
roses, daisies and fuji mums,
and was flanked by silver
candelabras.
Assisting in serving punch
and cake were Misses Terri
Dodson, Tanzie Norsworthy,
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Tabi Williamson, Melanie
Colwell, Lynn Saunders,
Debra Dawson, and Reba
Kelly. Mr. William F.
Hindley poured champagne
and was assisted in serving
by Miss Lisa Landers.
Amy Howell, cousin of the
bride, and Leah Nix gave
pink satin rice roses and rice
bags to the guests.
Following a wedding trip to
the Bahamas the couple will
reside in Macon, Georgia.
REHEARSAL
Following the rehearsal on
Friday evening, the groom’s
parents entertained at a
dinner at their country home.
OUT OF TOWN GUESTS
Among the out of town
guests attending the Robison-
McKibben wedding were:
Mr and Mrs. Buford
Mitchell. Mrs. John Butler,
Mrs. Carey T. Vinzant, Mr.
and Mrs. S. Holmes Zeilner,
all of Forsyth; Liz Carmi
chael Jones, Mrs. Dan
Garcia. Ann and Amy
Garzia, Mrs. Don Woods,
Mrs. L. C. Pettigrew, Mr.
and Mrs. Olin B. Colwell,
Bryan Colwell. Mr. and Mrs.
John Cochrane. Bill Saun
ders. ail of Atlanta.
Dianne Chafin. Evelyn
Chafin. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Chafin. Mr and Mrs. George
Chafin. Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Yaun. Mr. and Mrs. L. F.
Chafin. Mrs. Alvin Chafin.
Dr. W. W. Wright, all of
Macon; Mrs. Mill Harring
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Marc
Gustafson, of Jacksonville.
Florida.
Susan Gordy, Elizabeth
McKibben, Mrs. E. Park
McKibben, all of Griffin; Mr.
and Mrs. Claude McKibben
and Mr. and Mrs. John
McKibben, of Hogansville;
Hank Sullivan, Decatur;
Billy Bean, Stone Mountain;
Joey Wright, Lithonia.
Audra A. Bourneuf. Miami,
Fla.; Ms. Augusta Lawson,
Tennille; Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Evans, Sr., Ted Evans, Jr.,
Watkinsville; Mr. and Mrs.
Sam J. Smith, Jr., Monti
cello; Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Banks, Barnesville; Mrs. J.
H. McElveen, West Palm
Beach, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Blue, Conyers.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby
Brown, Karen, Penelope and
Leitha Brown, Locust Grove;
Mr. and Mrs. James W.
Glass, Fairburn; Mrs. W.
Lloye Elder, South Pittsburg,
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LINDA NABORS
CIRCLE MET WITH
MRS. KENDRICK
The Linda Nabors Mission
ary Circle of Pleasant Grove
Congregational Methodist
Church met for the monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs.
Peggy Kendrick Tuesday
evening. August 9.
Officers elected for the
coming year are Mrs. Amelia
Wingate, president; Miss
Tracy James, vice presi
dent: Mrs Peggy Kendrick,
secretary-treasurer; Mrs.
Louise James, card chair
man and Mrs. Lisa Moore,
reporter.
The Linda Nabors Mission
ary Circle was organized one
year ago in order to aid
foreign missionaries and to
work within our own com
munity as w'ell. Mrs. Linda
Nabors and her husband are
missionaries to Mexico. Mrs.
Nabors is from Jackson and
Pleasant Grove Church.—
Lisa Moore, Reporter.
HOMECOMING AT
LIZZIE BERRY
AUGUST 21 ST
Lizzie Berry Baptist
Church will observe Home
coming on Sunday, August
21st, with the Rev. Rufus
Colvart bringing the morning
message at 11:30 A.M. Rev.
C. W. Grant, pastor of the
Mount Welcome Baptist
Church, of Atlanta, will be
guest minister at the 3:30 P.
M. service.
Dinner will be served
following these services.
Revival Services will begin
Monday, August 22nd, and
continue through Friday,
August 26th, with preaching
each night at 7:30 o’clock.
Rev. Timothy Fleming, pas
tor of the Mt. Carmel Baptist
Church, of Atlanta, will be
guest speaker with everyone
invited to attend.
PERSONAL
The many friends of Bill
Fletcher, who underwent
surgery last week at Coli
seum Park Hospital, are
delighted to know that he is
improving and it is hoped
that he will be able to come
home the latter part of this
week.
Tennessee; Mr. and Mrs.
E. P. Bevil, Miss Treva
Bevil. Forest Park; Mr. and
Mrs. Terry Avery, Allan and
Greg. Trenton, Michigan;
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Guest.
Bogart; Mr. and Mrs. Bill
McKibben, Will and Anna,
Whitesburg; Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Freeman, Fort
Valley; Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Lucas, Marietta; Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Fretwell, Athens;
Neel Falli, Albany.
Report From
Indian
Springs
!D MILv CLYDE HOARD
Mrs. Asa Maddox and Mrs.
La Rue Turner spent a few
days last week with Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Turner and Todd
in Greenville, S. C.
Mrs. Bill Holloway visited
Friday with Mrs. Doyle
Faulkner in Athens.
Miss Lisa Taylor, Miss
Denise Kelley, Mrs. Louis
Taylor and Mrs. Dan Hoard
were visitors in Griffin on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Britt
of Detroit, Michigan were
recent guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Byron Britt.
Miss Blannie Stallworth
and Mrs. Clara Wise visited
Thursday with Mrs. Charles
Coan in McDonough.
Mr. Stan Hogan and Clay
Hogan of Dublin spent last
weekend at Daytona Beach.
Fla.
Mrs. Belle Waldrep and
Lynn Waldrep visited Friday
with Mrs. Maggie Scott, who
is a patient at Griffin-Spald
ing County Hospital.
Recent guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Williams were
Mrs. Emma Norsworthy and
Sally of Stockbridge and Mrs.
Julia Waldrep of Forsyth.
Miss Lititio Valdivisio of
Washington, D. C. visited
Tuesday with Miss Blannie
Stallworth.
Mr. Ted McMichael enter
tained his football team with
a steak dinner Wednesday
night. Ted is a coach at
Piedmont Academy, Monti
cello.
Mrs. Nelle Lavender of
Atlanta visited friends and
relatives here Sunday and
attended the Lavender re
union at the State Park.
Mrs. Louis Taylor visited
her father, Mr. Emmett
Jones, in Crawfordville on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Crane,
Mr. and Mrs. Bozo Crane of
Macon, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Crane of Warner Robins, and
Mrs. Jeanine Fitzgerald of
Marietta attended the funer
al of Mrs. Agnes Adam at
Covington, Friday.
Mrs. Skeeter Grant and
Mrs. Billy Biles spent
Thursday in Griffin.
PERSONAL
Mrs. Rosa York had as
Sunday dinner guests her
daughter. Mrs. R. L. Merritt,
and Mr. Merritt.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1977
FRIENDS OF CHILDREN
SETS CRAFTS SHOW
Friends of Children, a
non-profit group providing
financial aid to orphanages
and child care programs, is
accepting applications for
space at their Annual Arts
and Crafts Festival to be held
Saturday and Sunday, Octo
ber 22-23, at Hammond Park
in Sandy Springs. Space is
available for a $lO fee, with
no commission.
Interested parties may
contact Linda Bisbee, 992-
4306, or Barbara Gillman,
449-1977, for an application.
PERSONAL
Dr. and Mrs. Michael
Braswell of Johnson City,
Tennessee visited Mrs. Bras
well’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
M. L. Powell, for the
weekend.
Mrs. Juanita Brown of
Anderson, S. C. spent last
week with Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Whiten and Lara. Mrs.
Indian Springs Academy
Register your child NOW for the 1977-78 school session.
Grades 1-12 Classes begin Aug. 25 at 8:20 A.M.
For information please call any of the following tele
phone numbers: 775-2626, 775-3205, or 775-2214.
For interviews, personnel will be available at the
school office on Brownlee Road on August 22, 23, 24
from 8:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. - Phone 775-2681.
All teachers are well qualified and Georgia certified.
College preparatory courses are included in the high
school curriculum.
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GAS TECHNICIAN—James Bevil of Griffin is one of the Atlanta Gas Light
servicemen surveying gas appliances and equipment in Jackson. He's shown
here near the temporary Georgia Natural Gas Company office at the Heart of
Jackson Motel.
We’re Glad To Be In Jackson
Georgia Natural Gas is happy to have the opportunity to
serve the City of Jackson, and we welcome you as
customers of Atlanta Gas Light Company, parent company
of Georgia Natural Gas. We look forward to serving you
beginning October 1, 1977.
Before October 1. you will probably notice our trucks
and personnel in the City making surveys and studies of the
gas system. Also, during August and September one of our
representatives will come to your homes and businesses to
survey your gas uses. If at the time of this call you are not
available, we will appreciate you giving us a call at 775-1138.
Personnel of the company may be identified by their
uniforms with name and symbol on their shirts. You may
also ask these people to show their Identification Card with
Photo for further identification.
Our temporary office is located in the Heart of Jackson
Motel until arrangements for a permanent office can be
made.
Georgia Natural Gas Company
775-4138
Brown, who is the mother of
Mrs. Whiten, returned home
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Sanvidge
were Sunday afternoon
HEADQUARTERS FOR
All Kinds of
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
AT
BECKHAM’S
(ON THE SQUARE)
guests of her grandmother
Mrs. Rosa York.
Mrs. Fred Caldwell, Mrs
Vic C. Hickson, Julia Hickson
and John L. Burford visited
Bernard Carter on Saturday.