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Welcome
Neighbor!
M. S. M.
“If from cherished child
hood scenes
Fate and fortune have
brought you here,
And your heart still home
ward leans;
Remember — New friends
with time grow dear.
Your joys, your sorrows are
of ours a part,
So, help us to know you
that we may share
This experience of L.fe,
with open heart;
Welcome Neighbor! We’re
glad you are here.”
Mrs. Henry Rye, who comes
to us from Monticello, is cer
tainly not a stranger in our midst,
for she is a former resident of
Covington. She and her late hus
band lived in Monticello; but,
after his death she decided to
come back to Covington to make
her home, which is now 2104
Floyd St., N.E.
A native of Putnam County,
Mrs. Rye in leisure time enjoys
reading, sewing, music, and fish
ing. She is a member of the
Methodist Church; and has four
married children and a single
son, Wayne, who like his sister
Mrs. Charles Lynn and family,
still resides in Monticello. Two
daughters, Mrs. G. J. Birchfield
and Mrs. Quillan Birchfield, re
side with their families in Fon
tana, N.C.; and a son, Henry J.
Rye and his family live in Little
Rock, Ark.
From the classic city of Athens
come Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Crowe, who have recently rece
ived their degrees at the Uni
versity of Georgia. They are now
at home at 5182 Dorothy Lane.
Mrs. Crowe is a Soperton na
tive; and finds homemaking her
first interest, with sewing her
most enjoyable task, and reading
and bridge relaxing hobbies. Mr.
Crowe, originally from our sis
ter city of Conyers, is a phar
macist, with standard Pharmacy;
and will also be a member of
the new Professional Court phar
macy personnel. Golf, hunting,
fishing and spectator sports are
listed among his hobbies. The
Crowes are also Methodists.
These very welcome new
comers will be valuable addi
tions to the churches of their
choice; social, civic organiza
tions and other phases of the
local life of the community of
which they are now a part.
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MISS BECKY DYER (center) is shown with Mrs. Bill Dobbs and
Mrs. Ray Reece (left and right) at Yohannan’s Restaurant in Atlanta
when they entertained Miss Dyer, bride-elect, with a luncheon shower.
Miss Dyer Feted At Luncheon-Shower
At Yohannan’s In Atlanta, Friday
The Lanier Room of Yohannan’s
Restaurant in Atlanta was the
scene on Friday of a festive oc
casion, when Miss Becky Dyer,
late June bride-elect, was the
central figure at a luncheon
shower, tendered in her honor by
Mesdames Bill Dobbs and Ray
Reece.
The honoree wore a white voile
model with grey floral print,
complimented by a majestic daisy
corsage, presented by the hos
tesses. Mrs. Reece wore a sheath
in American Beauty linen; and
M rs. Dobbs chose a dotted Swiss
costume, with minutely tucked
white bodice, blue skirt and bol
era.
The luncheon table was over-
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In a candlelight ceremony,
marked with simplicity and sac
redness, Miss Alexis McDonald,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
bun McDonald, became the bride
of Charles Woodward, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbur Woodward, on
Friday evening, June 7, at eight
o’clock at Lovejoy Methodist
Church with the minister, Rev
erend Jim Luke, officiating in
the impressive double ring rites.
The altar, before which the*
couple took their sacred wedding
vows, was flanked with arches
and two candelabra with burning
white tapers and centered in a
white urn and arrangement of
chrysanthemums, gladiolus and
fern.
Miss Nancy Mask, pianist, ren
dered an appropriate program of
pre-nuptial selections.
Serving as best man was
Wayne Huckaby, brother-in-law
of the groom. Usher grooms
men were Lamar Fincher and
Glenn Parker, friends of the
groom, who also lighted the can
dles.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, was traditionally
dressed in a white embossed
knit street length dress ac
cented with a Petar Pan collar
and fashioned with long sleeves.
Her finger-tip veil was gathered
onto a pill box headpiece. Her
bouquet was a nosegay of white
carnations, centered around a
white orchid with satin stream
ers.
Miss Debbie Kirkley, serving
as Miss McDonald’s maid of hon
or and only attendant chose for
the occasion a powder blue str
eet length dress with matching
shoes and a blue net veil. She
Shower On Friday Evening Fetes
Miss Judy Laseter, Bride-Elect
Miss Judy Laseter, bride-elect
was honored at a miscellaneous
shower on Friday evening, June
7, at the First Citizens Bank
Building. Hostesses for the oc
casion were Mrs. Roy White,
Mrs. Randolph Harris, Mrs. Jack
Dooley and Miss Donna Dooley.
Mrs. White, wearing a yellow
linen sheath, and the honoree,
Miss Laseter, who was attract
ively dressed in beige linen with
multicolored mandarian collar
and a white carnation corsage,
presented by the hostesses,
greeted guests at the door upon
arrival.
A social hour of several bridal
contests were enjoyed by all
after which the honoree, assisted
by Mrs. White and Miss Mar
garet Benton, opened her many
laid with white damask, and fea
tured charming nosegays of plas
tic violets which served as hol
ders for the gilt edged place
cards. The adjoining gift table,
covered with white linen and
heaped with the colorfully wrap
ped shower gifts lent an addi
tional decorative note.
In addition to those for the hon
oree and hostesses, covers were
laid for the following guests:
Misses Susan Fellows and Dei
dra Curlee, Decatur; Mrs. Ken
Williams, College Park; Misses
Cathy Patterson, Becky Strawn,
Robbie Ann Fincher. Lenetta
Yarbrough, Deere Reece, and
Dawn Harris.
carried a nosegay of white dai
sies.
Mrs. McDonald, mother of the
bride, was attractively dressed in
an apricot linen with matching
accessories and a white carna
tion corsage.
Mrs. Woodward, mother of the
groom, selected a two piece blue
and white knit with matching ac
cessories and a white carnation
corsage adorned her shoulder.
Mrs. Williamson, grandmother
of the bride, chose a yellow and
white floral sheath with which she
Miss Kerbow, Mr. Neeley Tell
Plans For July 26 Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Herman W. Ker
bow announce the engagement of
their daughter, Donna Kay, to
Allen Dobbs Neeley, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. James Frederick
Neeley.
The bride-elect is the grand
daughter of Mr. Charles W. Hag
gard, Sr. and the late Mrs. Hag
gard and the late Mr. Wiley Ker
bow and Mrs. Jesse Smith of
Magnet.
Miss Kerbow is a graduate of
Newton County High School and
attended Shorter College. She is
presently employed by Bibb Man
ufacturing Company at Porter
dale in the office of Methods and
Standards Department.
Mr. Neeley attended Newton
High and has completed two years
service with the US Army. He is
now employed by Ansco in At
lanta.
The wedding will take place on
July 26, at the Porterdale Baptist
lovely and useful gifts, which
were displayed on a table over
laid with yellow damask center
ed with an open green and yellow
decorated umbrella.
Hie refreshment tables were
covered with yellow net garland
ed with circular ruffles center
ed with lilies of the valley. Hie
focal point of interest was a
miniature bride and groom which
had adorned the wedding cake of
Mrs. White. At one end of the
table was placed a ceramic cher
ub container draped with green
grapes. Silver trays filled with
white and green petits fours and
small compotes of mints and nuts
were served. Lime punch was
served from a crystal bowl
flanked with silver candelabras.
Approximately thirty guests
were present for the delightful
social event.
Mrs. Walker Harris Morning Coffee
Hostess To Bridge Club Members
The Walker Harris home on
Floyd Street formed the attrac
tive setting on Tuesday morning,
at which Mrs. Harris entertained
members of her bridge club.
A striking composition of os
trich feather blossoms in ava
cado, green and gold, in a green
container was reflected in the
living room’s console mirror.
A wooden container holding a
luxuriant, split leaf philoden
dron plant lent further floral
interest. Gold splashed acuba
foliage, in a brass container
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The Chapel of Allen Memorial
Methodist Church in Oxford,
formed the setting on Friday
evening for the double ring cere
mony uniting Miss Susan Ouida
Mayo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Mayo of Sandersville, and
Euell Trent Costley, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Costley,
Sr. of Oxford.
Mrs. Frank H. McElroy, Jr.
of Valdosta, sister of the bride,
rendered a program of appro
priate nuptial selections prior
to and during the service.
The couple took their wedding
vows from Dr. John B. Tate and
Dr. V. Y. C. Eady before an
altar arrangement of white glad
iolus and yellow chrysanthemums
flanked by seven branched can
delabra with white tapers. Light
ing the candles was Billy Hol
comb of Fort Valley.
J. Virgil Costley, Sr. served
as his son’s best man with ush
ers being Larry Martin, Billy
Holcomb and Virgil Costley, Jr.,
the groom’s brother of Macon.
Serving as maid of honor and
only attendant for the bride was
her sister, Miss Arie Mayo of
wore black accessories and a
carnation corsage.
Immediately following the ce
remony, guests were greeted in
the vestibule by the bridal party.
The bride’s book was kept by
Mrs. Wayne Huckaby, sister of
the groom, who was dressed in a
green Butte-Knit and a white
carnation corsage.
Upon their return from their
honeymoon to points of Interest
in the mountains, Mr. and Mrs.
Woodward will make their home
at Capes Apartments, Covington.
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Church with the pastor, Rev. H.
N. Earnest to officiate.
Miss Lenetta Yarbrough, Bride-Elect,
Feted A t Afternoon Tea On Saturday
Miss Lenetta Yarbrough, June
bride-elect, was the central fig
ure at a linen shower tea on
Saturday afternoon, given in her
honor by Miss Beverly Hinton
and her mother, Mrs. N. S. ffln
ton at their home on Forest
Drive.
Mrs. Hinton, who wore a silk
geometric print model, and Miss
Hinton, in a pale blue and lime
party dress, greeted guests al
ternately in the foyer, where an
arrangement of white carnations,
flanked by two burning white
tapers on the credenza, was re
flected in the mirror.
Miss Yarbrough chose for the
occasion a white voile dress
with shocking pink sash, which
was complimented by a corsage
of pink carnations entwined with
tiny golden wedding bells, pre
sented her by her hostesses.
Others in the receiving line were
her mother, Mrs. Moody T. Yar
brough in a pink silk shantung
model, Mrs. A. L. Miller, Jr.,
picked up the colors in the den’s
decor.
Mrs. Harris served a tasty
sweet course with coffee, as
guests arrived. In the ensuing
games Mrs. Terry Avery tallied
high score; Mrs. Grady Coleman
second high; and Mrs. Roger
Mclntosh received consolation
prize. Others playing Included:
Mesdames Tom Stanton, Louis
Karman and Frank Stone, club
guests; Mrs. Blake Armstrong
and Mrs. Frank Vincoli, mem
bers of the club.
Oxford. Sie wore a yellow rip
pled crepe sheath and carried a
nosegay of yellow daisies and
stephanotis.
The radiant bride, given in
marriage by her brother-in-law,
Frank H. McElroy, Jr. of Val
dosta, wore a street length dress
of white lace over satin featur
ing long lace sleeves and back
satin bow. Her veil and crown
served as her something bor
rowed, being that of her sister
which she fashioned and made
for her wedding. Sie carried a
crescent bouquet of white roses
and lily of the valley.
Mrs. Mayo chose for her
daughter’s wedding a light beige
raw silk sheath with matching
jacket and a shoulder corsage of
talisman roses. Mrs. Costley,
mother of the groom, selected a
pink linen sheath with pink ac
cessories and a shoulder cor
sage of white roses with pink rib
bons complimented her outfit.
Mrs. Bonnell Stone, the bride’s
grandmother, wore a printed blue
silk with shoulder corsage of pink
roses.
Following the wedding cere-
Day Family
Reunion Sat.
Held A t Pavilion
The descendants of James and
Mary Day enjoyed a pleasant
family reunion at the Covington
Lions Club Pavilion on Saturday
evening, June 8.
Mrs. Sara Day Corder of Les
ter, Alabama who had done re
search concerning the history of
the Day family gave some inter
esting data which she and her
husband compiled recently.
Mrs. Elizabeth Day Sparks,
Mrs. Frances Day Tyre, and
Mrs. Frank Day also gave ex
cerpts regarding the Day fam
ily history.
Newly elected officers in
clude: Horace Day, President;
Robert (Bob) Day, Vice-Presi
dent; Mrs. Horace Day, Secret
ary; Mrs. Dorothy Day Smith,
treasurer.
The appointed time for the
annual reunion is the second
Sunday in June.
The guest list for this happy
event included the following: Mr.
and Mrs. George Day, Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Day, Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver S. Day, Mrs. Elizabeth
Day Sparks, Mrs. Frances Day
Tyre, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Day,
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Parker,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGlb
oney, Mrs. Carl Day, Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson Corder, Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Smith, Mrs. Frank
Day, Mr. and Mrs. James H.
McGiboney, Mr. and Mrs. Fran
klin D. McGiboney, Mr. and Mrs.
William McGiboney, Mrs. Vir
ginia Townsend, Miss Jan Mc-
Giboney, grandchildren, and
great grandchildren.
mother of her fiance, in pink
linen, and her aunt, Mrs. Jack
Jennings, in a white jersey with
black pin stripes.
The array of lovely and use
ful gifts were displayed in the
spacious den of the home, on
a long table covered with a white
linen cloth, which was embellish
ed at the corners with green vel
vet bows attached to small golden
wedding bells.
Hie dining room table covered
with an ecru cutwork cloth was
centered with an arrangement
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Party Tendered
Miss Butler
PORTERDALE—Miss Beverly
Butler, June bride-elect, was
central honoree at a delightful
party at which Mrs. Mays Adam
son and Mrs. David Hamilton
were hostesses at the Porter
dale Woman’s Clubroom on May
24 at seven-thirty o’clock.
Interesting games with a wed
ding theme were entertaining.
Refreshments of punch, cakes,
sandwiches, chips, mints, and
nuts were served from a beau
tifully appointed table overlaid
with pink using candelabra with
pink tapers.
Miss Butler selected a long
sleeve pink linen with white car
nation corsage presented by the
hostesses.
Wedding bells, a bride and
groom in miniature, and burn
ing tapers were used at vantage
points throughout the room.
Lovely gifts for her future
home honored Miss Butler.
mony the bride’s parents enter
tained with a reception at the
home of the groom’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Costley, in Ox
ford. Mrs. J. Virgil Costley,
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White Family
Reunion Held
At Almon
The Patrick H. White family
reunion was held Sunday, June
9, at Almon Community House
with 59 members of the family
present. The oldest member
present was Mrs. Hugh (Nan
White) Aiderman, from Pavo.
Mrs. Sara Peek White, widow
of Forrest White and Jim Laird,
widower of Jennie White were
unable to attend. The Henry M.
White family was the largest
present with twenty-five attend
ing.
The reunion will be held next
year on the second Sunday in
June at the same location, Almon
Community House, Almon.
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TTie County Line Baptist Chu
rch formed the setting for the
double ring ceremony uniting
Miss Becky Milinda Mopdy, da
ughter of Rev. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles L. Moody, Jr., to Jimmy
Lamar Peugh, son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Peugh of
Covington, on Saturday, June 1.
Rev. Charles Moody, Jr., pas
tor of the church and father of
the bride, performed the im
pressive service before an altar
of four seven branched candel
abra and a background of ferns
centered with a floor basket of
white mums and gladiolus.
Miss Rita Fisher rendered a
program of nuptial music prior
to the service and accompanied
Billy Morton, soloist, who sang
"Always” and "O Perfect Love.”
Mr. Bobby Moody, the bride’s
uncle, served as best man with
usher groomsmen being Terry
Moody and Ted Moody, brothers
of the bride and Dwight Hodges.
Miss Michelle Sticher wear
ing a mint green dress with a
mint green cabbage head rose
bow headpiece with veil, served
as flower girl. Ring bearer was
Master Terrell Moody, brother
of the bride.
Mrs. Regina Moody, as matron
of honor, wore a floor length
mint green A-line dress. A
short net veil was attached to a
cabbage head rose bow. She
carried a nosegay bouquet of
yellow roses. Miss Janie Brown
lee, Mrs. Sue Moody, and Miss
Jean Stapp, serving as brides
maids, were dressed identical
to the matron of honor and car
ried an identical nosegay bouq
uet of yellow roses. Each wore
a gold cross necklace given to
them by the bride.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a wedding
gown of white crepe with large
flowing pleat with front bow and
long sleeves with the bridal train
fashioned onto her dress. A
cluster of satin rosebuds with
seed pearls held her veil of
illusion and she carried a cas
cade bouquet of yellow roses.
The traditional something old,
new, borrowed and blue, with the
six pence in her shoe was car-
Mrs. Caldwell’s
Piano Pupils In
Recital, June 11
Mrs. Lewis Caldwell presented
a group of her piano students
in a recital Tuesday evening,
June 11, in the Ficquett Audi
torium.
The students performing on
this program wer Rhonda Mob
ley, Brenda Pullin, Sharon Tug
gle, Carol Edwards, Debbie
Prescott, Ivy Carglle, Alisa
Johnson, Billie Simmons, Cookie
Adams, Nancy Lott, Donna Ca
son, Susan Whatley, Norma
Snipes, Donna Kitchens, Libby
Callaway, Susan Bowden, Susan
Lott, Kay Adams and Patricia
Allen.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Lamar Peugh
rled out.
Mrs. Moody chose for her
daughters wedding a light pink
lace covered dress and orchard
corsage.
The groom’s grandmother,
Mrs. Lester Castleberry, chose
for the occasion a mint green
dress with white accessories.
She wore a shoulder corsage of
white carnations.
Mrs. Moody, Sr., and Mrs.
C. A. Davis, grandmothers of
the bride, wore beige with black
accessories and blue with black
accessories respectively. They
each wore a white carnation cor
sage to compliment their outfits.
At the following reception the
bride’s book was kept by Miss
Fields- Yates Engagement Is
Told; June Wedding Planned
Mrs. Ruth Willard of Cov
ington announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Peggy Dar
lene Fields, to Earnest Yates,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Ear
nest Yates, Sr. of Covington.
Miss Fields is attending New
ton County High School.
Mr. Yates is employed by
Leonard Standard.
The wedding will take place
June 28 at County Line Baptist
church, Covington at seven o’
clock. All friends and relatives
are cordially invited to attend
the wedding.
Vickie Moody. The bride’s table,
overlaid with green and covered
with white lace was centered
with the silver punch bowl with
decorated tray and mint and nut
dishes. The other table, over
laid with a white satin lace cov
ered cloth, held the beautifully
decorated wedding cake em
bossed in white, green and yel
low and topped with a miniature
bride and groom. Flanking the
cake were triple silver candle
sticks with burning white tapers.
The bride changed Into a long
sleeve mint green dress with a
lace yoke accented with tiny cov
ered buttons and laced over cuffs.
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