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Pinckney-Balthazar Wedding
Was Brilliant Social Event
Patricia Ellen Pinckney
and James Alan Balthazar
spoke their wedding vows
during a double ring cere
mony Saturday, August 20, at
4:30 p.m. at the Jackson
United Methodist Church.
Parents of the bride are
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Howe
Pinckney, Sr., 379 West
Avenue, Jackson. Paternal
grandmother is Mrs. Edward
Hall Pinckney, Sr. of
Charleston, South Carolina.
Maternal grandmother is
Mrs. George Ashley Weldon
of Milner.
Parents of the groom are
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Edward
Balthazar of Hampstead,
Maryland. Paternal grand
mother is Mrs. Mary
Balthazar of Albany, New
York and maternal grand
mother is Mrs. Arthur Frank
Bensenberg of Colorado
Springs, Colorado.
The Rev. Phillip DeMore
and the Rev. Mary Ruth
Haisten officiated during the
ceremony.
The altar was banked with
ferns and was centered with
an arched candelabrum
holding avocado green tapers
and a spray of American
Beauty roses. Nine-branch
candelabra holding sprays of
American Beauty Roses
were placed on either side of
the center arrangement.
Pyramid candelabra flanked
with emerald and leatherleaf
fern completed the altar
decorations.
Organist Ronald Stephens
played a selection of classi
cal music as guests were
seated. Acolyte Alan Crock
arell lit altar candles
immediately preceding the
ceremony.
Nancy Balthazar, sister of
the groom, sang “The
Wedding Song" at the
beginning of the service and
“Morning Has Broken” just
before the couple exchanged
rings. The bride entered the
church to a trumpet volun
tary with her brother, Ed
Pinckney, playing the trum
pet solo. He and the organist
played again as the wedding
party left the sanctuary and
the congregation sang “Joy
ful, Joyful We Adore Thee.”
The congregation joined
the couple in a prayer of
recommitment at the begin
ning of the service and with
the Lord’s Prayer prior to
the benediction. The couple
spoke vows of their own
composition and the mar
riage was blessed by both
sets of parents and the
congregation with vows to
continue their support of the
couple with love and prayers.
THE BRIDE
The bride entered the
church on the arm of her
father. She wore a floor
length dress made of white
linen, featuring cap sleeves
and a contour shaped waist,
above the waist in front and
dipping to the waist in back.
The fitted bodice, accented
by a sweetheart neckline,
was appliqued with import
ed, re-embroidered Chantilly
lace. The back was fastened
with a row of self-covered
buttons. The chapel train
flowed from gathers at the
back waist. The skirt
featured a wide band of the
same Chantilly lace at the
hem, wider at the center
front and back.
Her veil of illusion net
flowed from a headpiece
appliqued with the same
chantilly lace and fell to
below her waist.
For sentiment and luck,
the bride carried out the
traditional something old,
something new, something
borrowed, something blue.
She wore the dress, which
was designed and fashioned
by her and her mother, as
something new. A necklace,
made from an 1859 gold
dollar, was something old.
The dollar had been present
ed to her great-grandmother,
Amanda Florence Blood
worth Weldon, by her father
on the occasion of her 16th
birthday and was minted in
the year of her birth. The
necklace was also worn
during the wedding of the
bride’s aunt, Marinelle Wel
don Simpson.
The bride borrowed white
hand-crochet gloves from
Barb Trader Leidheiser. The
gloves first belonged to Mrs.
Leidheiser’s great-grand
mother and were worn
during her wedding last June
as well. Something blue was
a pearl and sapphire circle
pin presented to the bride by
a high school teacher, Nancy
THE JACKSON PROCRESS-ARCUS. JACKSON, GEORGIA THURSDAY. AUGUST 25, 1977
Houghtaling.
She carried a sixpence in
her shoe which was brought
from England by Sara
Bond, during a recent trip to
London.
The bride carried a
cascade bouquet of tube
roses. gypsophilia and Amer
ican Beauty roses, centered
with three white cymbidium
orchids.
Kay Pinckney of Atlanta
served as her sister’s maid of
honor. She wore a floor
length dress of willow green
lutesong, featuring cap
sleeves and an empire waist,
accented by a top stitched
band and narrow ties. Top
stitching also accented the
neck and sleeve bands.
She carried a cascade
bouquet of American Beauty
roses, avocado gypsophilia
and gold daisies, centered
with a moss green cym
bidium orchid.
Bridesmaids included Jean
Balthazar Siewicki of Laurel,
Maryland, sister of the
groom; Melita Easters of
Lenox, Georgia; Susan Pot
ter of Westport, Connecticut
and Nancy Williams of
Cordele and Atlanta, Geor
gia. They wore dresses
fashioned identically to that
worn by the maid of honor
and carried the same type of
cascade bouquet.
Mark Christmas of Hous
ton, Texas was Best Man.
Ushers include Bobby Pinck
ney, brother of the bride, of
Jackson Georgia; Blaine
Masemore of Lancaster,
Pennsylvania; Jim Peterson
of Lincoln, Nebraska and
Mike Cranford of East Point,
Georgia.
The mother of the bride
chose to wear a hot-pink floor
length dress fashioned of
chiffon with flowing sleeves
for the wedding. The mother
of the groom wore a floor
length dress of yellow knit,
topped with a chiffon capelet
edged with satin ribbon.
Both mothers wore corsages
of white cynbidium orchids.
Grandmothers of the bride,
Mrs, Edward Hall Pinckney,
Sr. and Mrs. George Ashley
Weldon, wore corsages of
white carnations. Seated
with the grandmothers in a
special place of honor was
the bride’s god mother, Mrs.
Mary Collier of Atlanta.
Guests registered as they
entered the church or the
reception hall. Cheryl Brad
ley of Carrollton kept the
bride’s registry. The book
was laid on a round table
covered with a white satin
cloth overlaid with lace. A
bud vase holding an arrange
ment of gypsophilia, ferns
and American Beauty roses
centered the table.
THE RECEPTION
Parents of the bride
entertained guests and mem
bers of the wedding party
with a reception in the
church social hall immedi
ately following the cere
mony. Dr. and Mrs. Pinck
ney stood at the door to greet
guests as they arrived for the
reception while the bride and
groom mingled informally
with guests.
The wedding cake was
decorated with American
Beauty roses, gypsophilia
and daisies. Springerea and
leatherleaf fern cascaded
from chandeliers in the
social hall and columns were
spiraled with plumosus fern
garlands.
Pyramid candelabrum,
holding green tapers and a
spray of American Beauty
roses, stood on either side of
the table holding the punch
bowl and groom’s cake.
Tables holding an assort
ment of fresh fruits, cheeses
and raw vegetables with dip
were placed around the
room.
Hostesses assisting with
the reception included Janice
Cook and Charlene Brownlee
Wise of Jackson, Jeri
O’Quinn of Macon, Marilyn
LeCroy Poole of Monticello
and Barb Trader Leidheiser
of Riverdale.
Leslie DeMore distributed
rice bags to guests who
stayed to watch the couple as
they left for a wedding trip to
Florida. For the trip, Mrs.
Balthazar wore a two-piece
Copenhagen blue dress, ac
cented by a red, white and
blue scarf.
The couple plans to reside
in Cincinnati, Ohio, where
the groom will be employed
by an agricultural engineer
ing firm.
PARTIES
A number of parties
honoring the wedding party
and the bride and groom
were planned in the days
preceding the wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Balthazar, parents of the
groom, entertained the wed
ding party with a dinner at
the Turtle Cove Clubhouse
following the wedding re
hearsal Friday night. Thirty
five persons, including the
wedding party and some
out-of-town guests, were
served during the cocktail
hour and buffet. Dancing
followed dinner. Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Smith assisted
the Balthazars with their
plans and assisted during the
dinner.
The bride and groom
presented their attendants
with gifts during the dinner
and the best man made a
toast to the newlyweds.
Bridesmaids and hostesses
for the wedding reception
were entertained with a
luncheon at the Pinckney
home Friday at noon. Mrs.
Celeste Lawrence and Mrs.
Cynthia Davis Price of
Locust Grove assisted with
the luncheon.
Immediately following the
luncheon. Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Carmichael led the brides
maids and a number of
out-of-town guests on a tour
of their Victorian home,
recently listed on the
National Register of Historic
Places.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Weldon,
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Weldon
and Mr. and Mrs. James
Simpson entertained mem
bers of the wedding party
and the Balthazar family
with a steak supper Thurs
day night at the home of Tom
Weldon near Barnesville.
Covers were laid for 35
persons.
Approximately 45 guests
were present at the Pinckney
home Saturday at noon for a
buffet luncheon. Mrs. James
Payne and Miss Grace
Gariington assisted with
preparations.
Covers were laid for
members of the Balthazar
family, those in the wedding
party, Pinckney relatives
from out-of-town and a
number of out-of-state guests
who attended college or
worked at the National 4-H
Center with the bride and
groom.
OUT-OF-TOWN—GUESTS
Among the out-of-town
guests at the Pinckney-Bal
thazar wedding on August 20
were Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Green, Memphis, Tenn.; Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Balthazar
and Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Balthazar from Hampstead,
Md.; Ms. Kittie Watson,
Auburn, Ala.; Bill Spencer,
Cambridge, Maine; Miss
Elaine Bunn, Miss Barb
Bluvin and Lynwood Hall of
Washington, D. C.; Miss
Holly Harwell, Birmingham,
Ala.; Dr. and Mrs. Francis
Holston, Yarinacocha Cen
ter, Pucallpa, Peru; Lee
Holston, Wheaton, 111.; Jack
Tarpley, Columbia, Tenn.;
Mrs. May Thurston, Pitts
burgh. Pa.; Miss Laurie
Borden, Ithaca, N. Y.; Miss
Susan Flautz, Lancaster,
Pa.; John Kelly, Upton,
Maine.
Robert Nielsen, Charlotte,
N. C.; Mark Moser, Nash
ville, Tenn.; Bill McGowan,
Staten Island, N. Y.; Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Potter, Greens
boro, N. C.; Miss Cindy
Quetsch. Lombard, 111.; Miss
Susanne Hayes, Arlington,
Iowa; Miss Martha Jo
Freeman, Hartsville, Tenn.;
Mrs. Harriet Pinckney
Brown, Mt. Pleasant, S. C.;
Mrs. Margaret Pinckney
Fiesler, Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Pinckney, Jr.; Mrs. E. H.
Pinckney, Sr., all of Charles
ton, S. C.
From the Atlanta area
Mr. and Mrs. William
Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Eidson, Mrs. Frances Calla
han. Ms. Mary Roggenhamp
McCalley, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Cranford, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Cravey, Mrs. Mary
Collier, Robert Dixon and
Mr. and Mrs. Benny Spivey.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Darby,
Marietta; Mrs. Cynthia Da
vis Price, Locust Grove; Mr.
and Mrs. Phil Campbell.
Watkinsville; Mr. and Mrs.
William Miller, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Wilbert of Moreland. Ms.
Leigh Lambert. Madison;
Steve Cash, Temple; Art
Hargrove. Covington; Mrs.
Walter Logan. Zebulon; Mrs.
Willis Biles, Mrs. Jessie
Futral, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Weldon, Miss Ann Weldon
and Mrs. Elizabeth Porter,
all of Griffin; Mrs. Yvonne
Scott Johnson, Camilla; Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Allen and
Miss Jewel Smith, of Man
chester.
Joe Cheeley, Buford; Mr.
and Mrs. M. L. Finch,
Dallas; Miss Ann Finch,
Mrs. Don McKibben, Miss
Jeri O'Quinn and Bill Perry,
all of Macon; Mrs. Rachel
Torrance Yeargan, Jesup;
Randy Jones and Ms. Cheryl
Bradley, both of Carrollton.
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Gross,
Augusta; Mrs. Tal Nail,
Flippen; Mrs. Versa Wil
liams. Clarkston. Ned Fow
ler, Douglasville; Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Smith and Mrs.
Marilyn Poole, Monticello;
Miss Emmie Nelson and Ms.
Ann Bridges, both of Carters
ville, Mrs. Lorraine Wil
liams, Barnesville.
Mr. and Mrs. James
Simpson, Misses Amanda
and Clarlyn Simpson ami Mr.
Gordon Simpson, of McDo
nough: Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Leidheiser, Riverdale: Miss
Leonora Anderson. Hawkins
ville; Mr. and Mrs. Eddie
Wilson. George Weldon, Mr.
and Mrs. Julian Weldon, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Weldon,
Tommy Weldon, Misses
Jane. Jean, Joanne and Beth
Weldon, Mrs. E. B. McWhor
ter, Miss Elizabeth Thomas.
Mrs. Hugh Thomas, Mrs.
Phillip Weldon, Mrs. G. A.
Weldon, all of Milner; Mr.
and Mrs. Kent Kingsley,
Barnesville: Mr. and Mrs.
John Fountain. Conyers; and
members of the wedding
party.
PERSONAL
Friends of Mr and Mrs.
David K. Stancil, who have
been making their home in
Macon, will be interested to
learn that they have moved
to Hollywood, Florida Mrs.
Stancil will be remembered
as the former Gay Breedlove
of Jackson.
LAVENDER REUNION
HELD STATE PARK
AT INDIAN SPRINGS
The descendants of Robert
G. Lavender and Elizabeth
Wise Lavender met Sunday,
August 14, at Indian Springs
State Park for a reunion.
This was the first time in
several years the group has
assembled together.
Following a bountiful pic
nic lunch and fellowship, the
group decided to meet each
year in the future.
Present for this enjoyable
occasion were Mr and Mrs.
T. B. Tyner of Macon, Mrs.
Charles Welch of Orange
burg, S. C., Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Donovang of Jackson
ville, Fla., Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Tyler and Mrs.
Herschel Tyler of Monticello,
Mr and Mrs. Dan Lewis of
Douglasville, Mr. and Mrs.
Scott Lavender, Mr. and
Mrs. Gary Lavender, Angela
and Jason of Forest Park,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lavender
of Monroe, Mr. and Mrs. A.
A. Cook, Mrs. Andrelyn
Kersey, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby
Lavender and Shannon, all of
Flovilla; Mrs. E. F. Laven
der. Mr. and Mrs. John
Reeda, of Atlanta.
EASTERN STAR
ANNUAL PICNIC
AUGUST 26TH
Jephtha Chapter No. 252
Order of the Eastern Star
will have their annual picnic
at Indian Springs at the usual
place near the beach, on
Friday night, August 26th, at
7:00 o’clock. All members
and Eastern Star and other
friends are invited.
CHASTEEN FAMILY TO
HAVE REUNION SUNDAY
The families of the late
Samuel Asbury Chasteen and
Lola Belle Cowan Chasteen
will hold their annual reunion
Sunday, August 28th, at
Griffin’s Municipal Parfc
A basket lunch will be
served at the noon hour at the
pavilion in the park.
PERSONAL
Visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Whiten last weekend
were Mrs. Gladys W’hitea of
Fair Play, S. C. and Mr. and
Mrs. Rodney Allen and Stott
and Donny of Lavonia.
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MASTER POWELL
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford
Powell of Route 3, Jackson,
announce the birth of a son,
Jason Robert, on August 14th
at Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital. Mrs. Powell is the
former Robbie Foster of
Jackson. Grandparents are
Mrs. Robert Foster of
Barnesville and the late Mr.
Foster of Jackson, and Mr.
and Mrs. Froest Powell of
Jackson.
MASTER PRESLEY
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy
Presley of Jackson announce
the birth of a son, Kevin
Lance, August llth, at
Griffin-Spalding County Hos
pital Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. William R. Presley
of Jackson and Mr. and Mrs.
Rebon S. Maddox of Jackson.
CHERYL P. LONG
GETS MS DEGREE
IN NURSING
Mrs. Cheryl P. Long of
Jackson received her Master
of Science degree in nursing.
Department of Allied Health,
at Georgia State University
on August 20th.
Mrs. Long was recently
inducted into the honor
society, Department of Nur
sing, Georgia State Univer
sity, and received recogni
tion for outstanding achieve
ment in scholastic and
leadership functions.
She will resume her
position on the faculty at
Gordon Junior College in the
Department of Nursing.
Mrs. Long is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Pope.
Jr. of Jackson.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Bankston spent the weekend
in Brunswick with their
children, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Bankston, Jr. and Donald 111.
Spending Sunday, August
14th with Mrs Victor Moves
were Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Van Bergen of Atlanta. Miss
Lisa Van Bergen and Jimmy-
Van Bergen were already
visiting in Jackson with their
grandmother and they re
turned home Wednesday of
last week.
PRESBYTERIAN GROUP
MAKES TRIP TO ATLANTA
Tired feet and dirty faces
and clothes told the story as a
group of 17 children from the
Jackson Presbyterian
Church returned home from
an exciting trip to Atlanta
last Tuesday.
First of all. the day began
when the kids and their adult
companions viewed an exhi
bit at Memorial Arts Center
called “Discover the City.”
Next they had lunch at the
Varsity followed by a lot of
playing and some water
melon at Piedmont Park.
Those children who attend
ed were Todd and Artie
Potter. Betsy and Michelle’
Carmichael, Henry and Jere
my Hilderbrand, Lara Whit
en. DeDe. Dara and Doug
Durrett, George and Bruce
Manley. Barbara Goodpas
tor. Ronnie Hines, Cindy
Batchelor. Stacey Meredith
and Justin Pettigrew.
Adults who accompanied
the children were Carol
Potter. Janie Carmichael,
Cheryl Hilderbrand. Jackie
Whiten and David Beville.
PARTY HONORS
JASON ALLEN. 2
Little Jason Allen was
honored with a birthday
party on Sunday afternoon,
August 21. at the home of his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Young. Jason was
two years old on Monday,
August 22nd.
Those attending were his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Neal
Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Young. Mr. and Mrs. Troy
Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Allen and Clay. Mr. and Mrs.
John Allen and Cheryl.
Everyone enjoyed home
made ice cream and cake
with Jason opening his
presents following refresh
ments.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs Robert B
Watkins and children of
Marietta were guests of Miss
Georgie Watkins on Sunday.
August 14th They also
visited Miss Delia Watkins at
Sylvan Grove Hospital before
returning home.
The many friends of
Hampton L Daughtry regret
to learn that he was admitted
last week to Emory Univer
sity Hosptial and is in Room
255-B.