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MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM GORDON STUBBS
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Rites Solemnized
In a wedding of dignity and
simplicity. Miss Mary Eliza
beth Bridges and William
Gordon Stubbs, Jr. were
married at 3 p. m. on Sun
day, June 14, at the home of
Mxs. W, G. Stubbs, Sr. on
Ctpr Circle in the presence
of the members of the im
mediAtquicmilles and a few
cNtee Wends. The bride is
the daintier of Mr. and Mrs.
RicharifvMarsha 11 Bridges of
Ft. Mfei'ers, Florida and the
groom is the son of Mrs. Wil
liam Gordon Stubbs, Sr. and
the late Mr. Stubbs of Perry.
The double ring ceremony
was performed by Dr. Leon
ard H. Cochran before an im
provised altar of massive
emerald palms and seven
branched brass candelabra
entwined with lacy fern
which flanked a sunburst ar
rangement of majestic dais
ies and snapdragons on the
mantel. Smaller arrange
mrttts (ft daisies, gypso-
White satin bows marked an
tiqUe sofas for the mothers
of the bride and groom.
- The. Sartee, given in mar
riage her father, wore a
Pierre Cardin street length
model as white peau de soic
and Organza. Her shoulder
length veil was held by a
flat bow of organza. She car
ried a bouquet of marguer
ite daisies and sweetheart
roses interspersed with poufs
of Illusion and gypsophila,
Candles were lighted by
the groom's cousin, Wesley
E. Stanard of Fort Walton
Beach, Florida.
The bride’s only attend
ant was her cousin, Mrs.
Kenneth Sanders of Arcadia.
Florida, who wore a dress of
cream ,;*«nk with a raised
waistline accented by a
Her accessories
were oT bone and her bou
of rubrum lilies,
sweeniesrt roses and gypso
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Warren H. Williams of At
lanta , served the groom as
best man.
Mrs. Bridges, mother of
the bride, wore a vanilla
Thai silk dress with match
ing accessories and a corsage
of Vhfte orchids.
The groom's mother chose
a flower mi|t blue silk shan
tuSg drefe fashioned on prin
lines with a collar bead
ed with Seed pearls. Her ac
cessories were of matching
blue and her corsage was of
white orchids.
*u?°^i? W * ng ttie cerem ony,
bride's parents were
it rece P t * on - The
jegnftrjfr book was kept by
zl Ctrasln, Mrs. Wes
BPlMndard of Fort Wal
™ tafge table In the din
roeor-ami
covered with
•a imported white linen and
cut work cloth and centered
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with majestic daisies, gypsi
phila and ming fern inter
spersed with burning tapers.
The silver punch service
was placed at one end and
punch was served by Mrs
Warren C. Williams of Per
ry. At the opposite end of
the table was the elaborate
3 tiered wedding cake, em
bossed in white with clusters
of yellow and white daisies
and roses. The cake was cut
by Mrs. J. D, Helms of Anda
lusia, Alabama, aunt of the
groom. Assisting in receiving
and serving were Miss Grace
Smith and Miss Ruth Smith
of Cordele, cousins of the
groom.
Late in the afternoon the
young couple left for a wed
ding trip to Hilton Head,
South Carolina. For travel
ling, the bride chose a dress
of gold and white jacquard
cotton. Her accessories were
white and her corsage was'
of white orchids.
Upon their return, they
will be at home at Emory
Gardens, Apt. 1) 3, 1111 Clair
mont Hoad, Decatur, Geor
gia.
Mis. William Gordon
Stubbs, Sr, entertained with
a dinner party at the New
Perry Hotel on Saturday
evening preceding the re
hearsal for the wedding of
her son, Bill Stubbs Jr. and
Miss Beth Bridges.
The dinner table was cov
ered in white linen and cen
tered with a long low ar
rangement of pink mums
and pmk snapdragons inter
spersed with gypsophilia and
lorn, and Hanked with a 3
branched silver candelabra
with pink candles.
Miss Bridges wore a dinner
~° f white - Pbik and
green Lowered organza with
Pink shoes and a corsage of
white carnations.
Airs. Stubbs' dress was of
white embroidered batiste
with sash ol green velvet
f' d , Alr s Bridges’ dress was
a blue and white printed silk
"'th white accessories.
Those attending were mem
beis of the wedding party
and out-of-town guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Wordna Gray
spent the holiday weekend in
Atlanta.
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Mr. and Mrs. Julius Tur
ner and sons. Bob and Jay,
have returned from a five
week camping trip to Alas
ka.
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Mr. and Mrs. George H.
Malone spent last weekend
with Mrs. John D. Malone
and children in Ft. Walton
Beach, Florida.
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PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. 31069, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1970
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MISS ELIZABETH ANN TABOR
Tabor-Adkins
Engagement Told
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Ralph
Tabor of Perry announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Ann Tabor, to
Robert Jeffrey Adkins, son of
Mr. and Mr. Will Wallace Ad
kins of Perry.
Miss Tabor is the grand
daughter of Mrs. Jesse Dixon
Powell and the late Mr. Powell
of Fitzgerald and Mrs. Allen
Wesley Tabor and the late Mr.
Tabor of Perry.
She is a graduate of Perry
High School and is in her jun
ior year at the University of
B
MISS RHONDA WILMA BURNETTE
Burnette-Moody
Engagement Told
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Larry
Burnette of Monroe, Michi
gan formerly of Crawford
vllle, Florida announce the
engagement of their daugh
ter, Rhonda Wilma Burnette,
to Lt. Larry William Aloody
son of Mr, and Mrs. Harvey
Joe Moody of Perry.
The wedding will be Au
gust 23 at the Sylvan Hills
Baptist Church in Atlanta.
The future bride, grand
daughter of Air. and Mrs.
Luther L. Wade and Mi*, and
Airs. W. L. Burnette of At
lanta graduated from high
school in Crawfordville, Flor
ida and is now a junior at
Georgia State University
majoring in mathematics.
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Georgia where she is majoring
in accounting.
The future bridegroom is the
grandson of Mrs. Martha Saxon
Adkins and the late Mr. Eddie
Frank Saxon, Sr. of Crawford
and the late Mr. and Mrs. Matt
T. Adkins of Crawford.
He is a Perry High School
graduate and is in his junior
year at the University of Geor
gia where he is majoring in
psychology.
The wedding will be Septem
ber 5 at the Perry United Meth
odist Church.
The bridegroom-elect is
the grandson of the late Mr.
L. H. Carlisle and Mrs. Mau
de Carlisle of Elberta. Geor
gia and the late Mr. C. A.
Moody and Mrs. Mary Moody
of Eatonton, Georgia,
The future groom received
a Batchelor Degree in Indus
trial Engineering from the
Georgia Institute of Technol
ogy, where he was a mem
ber of Alpha Pi Mu and the
American Institute of In
dustrial Engineers. L t.
Moody attempted the United
States Ar m y Ordnance
School at Aberdeen. Mary
land and will be stationed
at Fort McPherson in Sep
tember.
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MRS. AND MRS. BOBBY BRANNEN RAGAN
Wren-Ragan
Vows Spoken
Miss Nancy Lee Wren, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wren
of Liverpool, N. Y., became the
bride of Bobby Brannen Ragan,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Ra
gan of Henderson on June 6 at
3:00 o’clock in McDonough,
Ga. The bride’s uncle, the Rev.
William Dantzler, performed
the double ring ceremony in the
Kelly Presbyterian church.
A foliage background provid
ed an appropriate and beauti
ful setting for the nuptial, with
a center arrangement of white
gladiolis and chrysanthemums
flanked by four candelabras
holding lighted white tapers.
Mrs. Sharon Boyd of Atlanta,
soloist and Miss Rosalyn Keller
of McDonough, organist, pre
sented a program of wedding
music.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, was beautiful in
her bridal gown of white silk
organza and Venice lace. The
fitted empire bodice adorned
with vertical bands of lace ex
tending to the floor featured a
Victorian neckline banded in
lace and bishop sleeves fashion
ed with lace extending to the
wrist. The skirt was A line and
finished with a border of lace
at the bottom. The full detach
able chapel length train framed
in lace flowed from the waist.
Her bouffant veil of imported
tiered silk illusion was attached
to a cluster of matching lace
flowers. She carried a cascade
of yellow sweetheart roses.
Attending the bride as maid oJ
honor was Miss Terri Guarasci
of Atlanta. Bridesmaids were
Miss Farise Ragan, sister of
/the groom and from Henderson,
Miss Janice Wren and Miss
Shirley Wren, both sisters of
the bride and from Liverpool,
N. Y. They were gowned alike
in floor length dresses of maize
and white jakarta. The fitted
high rise bodice of yellow was
sleeveless featuring a ring
neckline edged in white Venice
lace. Lace encircled the empire
line from which flowed the
softly galhred A line skirt of
white fashioned with an inset
of yellow and lace banding
forming a train effect in back
falling from a tailored bow.
They wore matching head
pieces and carried nosegays of
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yellow roses, daisies and white
carnations.
Mr. Ragan served as his
son’s best man. Groomsmen
were Thomas Peeler of Charles
town, S. C., Larry Brannen and
Hugh Ragan, both cousins of
the groom and from Atlanta.
Mrs. Wren chose for her
daughter’s wedding, a blue
crepe dress with matching ac
cessories and an orchid cor
sage. The groom’s mother wore
a mint green embroidery Se
rene dress with matching ac
cessories and an orchid cor
sage.
Following the ceremony, the
bride’s parents honored the
couple with a reception in the
church social hall. The bride’s
table was heart-shaped and ov
erlaid with white quilted satin
and lace. The three-tier cake
was decorated with yellow
roses, sweetheart roses, lily of
the valley and calla lilies, a di
vider on top with the flower
and bells. The punch table bad
two silver punchbowls and two
silver five branch candelabra
with a flower arrangement in
the center. Theresa Wren, sis
ter of the bride, Nanett Hart
ly, Gloria Brannen and Jane
Ragan were servers. The table
the bride’s book was on was
heart-shaped and covered with
quilted satin and lace featuring
a dainty yellow rose arrange
ment, was kept by Miss Joyce
Ragan, sister of the groom.
Following a wedding trip to
Florida and a summer of attend
ing Georgia Southern in States
boro, the newlyweds will reside
in Atlanta. The bride teaches
elementary school for DeKalb
County, Atlanta. The bride
groom will be a summer grad
uate from Georgia Southern
with a B.S. in Industrial Man
agement.
The groom’s parents were
host at a rehearsal dinner on
Friday evening at the Holiday
Inn, McDonough. Arrangements
of snap dragons and sweet
peas, interspersed with silver
candlelabra holding lighted
white candles, adorned the ta
ble. The 25 guest included
members of the wedding party,
their family and out of town
guests.
MRS JAMES EDWARD SWEARINGEN
Young-Swearingen
Rites Solemnized
Miss Sara Lynn Young ana
James Edward Swearingen,
Jr. were united in marriage
at an afternoon ceremony
June 13, 1970 at the Perry
Presbyterian Church.
The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Riley A.
Young of Perry. The groom
is the son of Mrs. W. J. Arn
old of Warner Robins.
The altar was decorated
with branched candelabra,
palms and white gladioli.
The Rev. Mark Gutzke offi
ciated at the double ring
ceremony. Mrs. Bailey Harri
son, organist, and Ronald
Steele of Eastman, soloist,
provided the wedding music.
Willie J. Arnold of War
ner Robins served the groom
as best man. Ushers were the
bride’s cousin, Don Chap
man of Perry and David Hor
ton, also of Perry.
Mrs. Ronald Lockerman of
Montezuma, cousin of the
bride, was matron of honor
and the bride’s only attend
ant. She was dressed in a
yellow satin floor length
gown with bodice of lace
and a matching veil. She car
ried a nosegay of white dai
sies with yellow centers.
The bride entered the san
ctuary with her father who
gave her in marriage. She
chose a full length A-line
gown of white organza styled
with an empire bodice. The
puff sleeves and bodice were
outlined with pearled scal
loped Chantilly lace. The
matching lace was repeated
on the removable chapel
train. A lace forward with
a stand up back, centered
with three rosette poufs held
her three tiered waist length
illusion veil. She carried a
lace covered Bible with an
arrangement of a white or
chid and waxy stephanotis
floats. Separate clusters of
stephanotis were placed on a
gentle cascade of ribbons.
The mother of the bride
wore a pink linen princess
dress and matching acces
sories and a corsage of pink
carnations. The groom’s
mother chose a yellow knit
sheath dress, matching ac
cessories and a corsage of
white carnations.
Immediately following the
Been
Savin'
EMILY MONTGOMERY
Little girls are something
special anyway and when
they have an uncle not many
years their senior, the uncle
may say something like this
—this bit of poetry was writ
ten by Bobby Harrison to
little neice, Lori Grimes on
her seventh birthday—Such
Things Wonderful Girls Are
Made Os
Shall I compare thee to a
summer day?
This girl who is as lovely as
a day in May.
My O my who can she be,
This little girl who is so
charming and blossomed
with glee.
Who is this girl with eyes so
blue,
Who sparkles like a glow
worm in the dew,
Whenever she talks, from
her mouth comes the
sound of chimes,
This wonderful sweety pie
Lori Grimes.
As long as eyes can see and
ears may hear,
This girl won’t be an un
friendly one.
ceremony,. the bridal couple
joined by their parents and
members of the bridal party
formed a receiving line in
the church vestibule to greet
the guests. The bride’s book
was kept by Miss Tammy
Young, sister of the bride.
For traveling on a short
wedding trip, the bride chan
ged to a navy and white lin
en dress with navy acces
sories and the orchid lifted
from her bridal bouquet.
The couple is at home at
Mobile Manor Estates near
Perry.
The out of town guests
included Mr. and Mrs. Mer
ton Gainey, Mr. and Mrs.
Lea Shelton, Mrs. Larry Eng
lish, Miss Charlene Chap
man. Miss Regenia Gainey of
Bennettsville, S. C.; Mrs. M.
L. Linton of Society Hill, S.
C.; Mr. and Mrs. Charlie R.
Linton, Kelly and Kristy of
Houston, Texas; Mrs. Char
les Lichtenburg of Baltimore,
Maryland; Mrs. Mack Ham
Sr., Mac Mac Ham and Mrs.
Riley Young Sr. of Monte
zuma, Mrs. Ronald Steele of
Eastman; Merle McDaniel of
Warner Robins; Mrs. Pete
Pyles, Mrs. Jean Conner,
Mrs. Erma Rider of Elko.
Parties
On Monday night, May 18,
Miss Young was honored at
a miscellaneous shower giv
en by Mrs. Frank Quinn,
Mrs. Ray Mims and Mrs.
Paul King at the home of
Mrs. Quinn. Upon arrival.
Miss Young was presented a
corsage. Several games were
played and refreshments
were served to the forty
friends who attended.
Miss Susan Jones and Miss
Leelee Murphy entertained
at a linen shower on Mon
day night, May 25 at Miss
Jones’ home for Miss Young.
Fifteen classmates were pre
sent and enjoyed the deli
cious dessert plate served by
the hostesses.
Mrs. Harry Dubois, Mrs.
Don Norris, and Mrs. Gra
ham Malloy were hostesses
for a kitchen shower at the
Dubois home on Wednesday,
June 10. Miss Young >vas
presented a corsage and a
place setting of her china by
the hostesses.
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She will just be the same ole
girl just shining in the sun.
If ever she is told to do a
hard task,
She will do it right without
one complaint until the
day they lay her* in her
cask.
The years have past her very
quick,
There has been many times
she’s been sick,
But we were there to give
her that little extra kick.
The little extra that kept
her going strong.
For this her seventh year, it
doesn’t seem that long.
But I can hardly believe it,
When those candles are lit,
And when that sixth years is
recorded and is here to
stay,
This little girl will finally
again another birth
day.
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