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Mrs. Allen M. Whipple
Miss Linda Fallin Becomes
Bride Os Allen M. Whipple
The Perry United
Methodist Church was the
setting for the marriage of
Miss linda Fallin and Allen
M. Whipple on Saturday,
July 8,1972 at four o'clock in
the afternoon.
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PERRY GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1972
of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey E.
Kallin of Miami. Fla., for
merly of Ferry. The groom is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen
P. Whipple of Perry.
A prelude of nuptial
selections was presented by
Mrs. Hoy Gossett, organist,
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and she accompanied G.
Francis Nunn, soloist.
The Rev. J. B. Smith
assisted by the Rev. Elick
Bullington performed the
double ring ceremony. The
young couple spoke their
vows before an altar
background of greenery and
burning tapers centered by a
large floral arrangement of
white chrysanthemums and
gladioli.
Allen P. Whipple was his
son’s best man. Usher
groomsmen were Don
Moody, John McKinney,
Rodney Lowe, and Billy
Hulbert of Ferry; Ted Tallin
of Miami, Fla. brother of the
bride, and Guy Pearson of
Ft. Valley. Master Jimmy
Hinkle of Perry was ring
bearer.
Serving as the bride’s
maid of honor was the
groom’s sister, Miss Lane
Whipple. She wore a floor
length gown of pink chiffon
over taffeta with long sheer
sleeves. The collar and
waistline were trimmed with
a band of lace. She carried a
nosegay of pink sweetheart
roses, pixie carnations and
gypsophilia.
The bridesmaids were
Miss Whipple, sister
of the groom; Miss Beth
Hhodarmer, Miss Beverly
Roper, Miss Susan Ray, Miss
Marsha Green, all of Perry
and Miss Hilda Cooper of
Marietta. Little Miss Amy
Trunnel of Cochran was
flower girl. They wore
dresses fashioned after that
of the honor attendant.
The bride was escorted to
the altar by her father, by
whom she was given in
marriage and her beauty
was accentuated by her
bridal gown of white organza
and Chantilly lace, with the
lace forming the bodice and
stand up collar and the long
full sleeves. The front of the
skirt was trimmed with lace
appliques. Her veil of illusion
was attached to a band of
seed pearls. She carried a
nosegay of bridal roses,
stepanotis and gypsophelia.
For her daughter’s wed
ding Mrs. Tallin chose a pink
knit dress, matching ac
cessories and a pink cym
bidium orchid. Mrs.
Whipple, mother of the
groom, wore a pink model
and accessories and she
pinned a pink cymbidium
orchid corsage at her
shoulder.
The groom’s grand
mothers, Mrs. J. W. Trunnel,
Sr. of Cochran and Mrs.
A .P. Whipple, Sr. of Perry
chose to wear dresses in
shades of blue and each wore
a white carnation corsage.
Following the ceremony a
reception was held in the
social hall of the church for
the large number of relatives
and guests.
Mrs. W. K. Whipple
greeted the guests and
presented them to the
receiving line of the bridal
party.
Mrs. Jim Hinkle of Perry
invited the guests to register
in the bride’s book. Miss
Madelyn Stocks, Miss Diane
Mayo, and Miss Patti Dayton
served the wedding cake
after the newlyweds had cut
the first slice. Assisting in
serving were Mrs. Harvey
Dykes, Mrs. Richard Ray,
Mrs. C. C. Pierce, Jr., and
Mrs. Elwyn McKinney.
The bride’s table, laid with
a white cloth, held the four
tiered columed cake. It was
embosed in white orchids
and roses and topped with a
pair of doves. Arrangements
of mixed summer flowers
and candelabra with pink
tapers completed the
decorations on the bride's
table and refreshment
tables.
After the reception, the
couple left for a short
wedding trip to Atlanta. For
traveling, the bride selected
a red and white checked
outfit and she pinned an
orchid at her shoulder.
Mr. and Mrs. Whipple are
at home in the Tara Apart
ments. Perry.
The out of town guests
attending the wedding were
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Trunnell,
Sr., Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Trunnell, Jr. and Amy, Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph W. Lyles,
Jr., Mrs. J. W. Lyles, Sr., Dr.
and Mrs. F. L. McVay, Mrs.
J. S. Vaughn. Mr. and Mrs.
Morgan Taylor, Dr. and Mrs,
Louis Alderman and
Jonathan. Col. and Mrs.
Lucren Whipple of Cochran.
Mr. and Mrs. Fielding
Whipple of Milledgeville;
Mr. and Mrs, L. B. Whipple
of Vienna: Mrs. M. D.
Wynne, Sr. of Griffin; Dr.
and Mrs. Morgan Wynn of
Business Women Hold
Annual Picnic Here
The Perry Business
Women’s Club held their
annual picnic at the
Ochlahatchee Club House,
July 13th, 1972. Attendance
was very good. The food was
delicious and was enjoyed by
all.
The tables were
beautifully decorated with
ivy and marigolds.
Bruce Fisher and Neal
Morris presented an in
teresting program of music
and songs. Gifts were
presented to each as a token
of appreciation from the
club.
The next meeting will be
held on August 10, 1972, 7:30
p.m, at the Oclahatehee Club
House.
Grovania Church Sets
Upbuilding Services
Services will be held for
the upbuilding of the church
at Free Providence Baptist
Church of Grovania on
Sunday, July 23rd at 3 p.m.
Rev. Harry Daniels will be
the speaker coming from the
Church of Christ of Ft.
Valley. Sponsor, Deacon
Earl Ross, Rev. A. G.
Tharpe, Paste Sister, Annie
Lane, secretary and Sister
Norma Jean Taylor,
reporter.
Miss Nation Honored
With Kitchen Shower
On June 27th Mrs. A. E.
Harris, Mrs. Paul Barrett
and Mrs. Lynward Barrett
were hostesses for a kitchen
shower, given at the home of
Mrs. A. E. Harris. Guests
were delightfully en
tertained with various
games. Miss Nation received
an electric can opener from
the hostesses.
Warner Robins; Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Lester, Jr.,
Dorothy, Anne, and Miriam
lister of Thomasville; Mrs.
John Bauge and Tommy of
Cordele.
Miss Linda L. Wynne, Dr.
and Mrs. Edgar Barksdale,
Mr. and Mrs. Doug McAffee,
Miss Hilda Cooper and Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Jackson of
Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs.
James Pearson, Guy
Pearson, Ed Clark,
Charlie Clark of Fort
Valley; Miss Carolyn Bitter
of Statesboro; Miss Willie
Ryal and Miss Aileen Ryal of
Eastman; Mrs. Fred Ayers
of Athens; W.P. Tallin of
Union, N.J.
Events surrounding the
Fallin-Whipple wedding
were a luncheon at the New
Perry Hotel on July 5 with
Mrs. William Suber and Mrs.
John Houser as hostesses.
Covers were laid for Miss
Tallin, Mrs. Aubrey Tallin,
Mrs. Allen Whipple, Mrs.
Evelyn Whipple, Misses
and Laura Whipple.
Mrs. William J. Rodarmer
was hostess for the
bridesmaids’ luncheon at the
New Perry Hotel on July 7.
Miss Fallin presented opal
necklaces to her attendants.
Friends of Miss Fallin
entertained for her at a
Bachelorette party at the
Regency in Atlanta on July 1.
Mrs. C. C. Pierce, Jr., Mrs.
Fryer and Mrs. Tom Cater
were hostesses at a
miscellaneous shower
honoring Miss Fallin at Mrs.
Pierce’s home on July 3.
The New Perry Hotel,
Garden Room, formed the
setting for the rehersal
dinner on Friday evening
preceding the wedding
rehersal at the church. Mr.
and Mrs. Allen Whipple and
Mrs. Evelyn T. Whipple
were hosts to the members of
the wedding party and out of
town guests. The groom
elect presented gifts to his
attendants at the dinner.
The lovely flowers in the
table decorations were
provided by Mrs. Frank
McVay of Cochran,
great aunt of the groom-elect
and sister of Mrs. Evelyn T.
Whipple.
Following the wedding and
reception on Saturday, the
out of town guests were
invited to the home of Mrs.
Evelyn T. Whipple on
Washington Street for a
buffet supper.
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Mrs. Robert Eugene Graham
Miss Nation-Mr. Graham Vows
Spoken In Services Here July 1
Miss Vickie Carol Nation,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold W. Nation of Perry
became the bride of Robert
Eugene Graham, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert E. Graham
of Perry, Saturday July 1,
1972.
The wedding was
solemnized at 7:30 in the
evening at The First Baptist
Church in Perry.
The impressive ceremony
was performed by Rev.
James M. Teresi. Mr. Bob
Brewer, soloist, sang
Whither Thy Goest, ac
companied by organist,
cousin of the bride, Miss
Crystal Burt of Athens, Ga.
The couple exchanged
their vows before a can
dlelight setting of white
tapers and green palms, with
arrangements of white
gladioli. Palms were placed
at intervals. The family
pews were marked with
white satin bows and
emerald foliage.
The groom chose his father
as best man. Ushers were
Douglas Nation, , brother of
the bride, Add Harris,
Lynward Barrett, and
Johnny Forehand, all of
Perry.
Miss Gay Nation, sister of
the bride, was the bride’s
Maid of Honor. She wore a
dress of light blue shadolon
over satin with white lace
along empire lines. The
bridesmaids, Miss Donna
Nation, sister of the bride,
and Judy Andel of Perry,
wore dresses fashioned after
that of the honor attendant,
in the same shade of blue.
Each carried cascade
bouquets of pink and rose
pink asters and blue gyp
sophelia with matching
ribbons.
Entering the sanctuary
with her father who gave her
in marriage, the bride was
radiant in her floor length
gown of white miracle whip
over white satin, featuring
an empire design with bodice
trimmed with lace and
pearls. Sleeves were of full
length featuring lace ap
plique from wrist to elbow
and three rows of pearls. The
front of the skirt was
trimmed with matching lace
appliqued and rows of
pearls.
The floor length mantilla
of double illusion was
trimmed with lace. She
carried a bouquet of oval
cluster of pompoms and
stephanotis centered with a
regal orchid.
For her daughter’s wed
ding, Mrs. Nation wore a
blue crepe trimmed in
matching lace and a corsage
or white orchids. Mrs.
Graham, mother of the
groom, chose a dress of
peach lace knit, with a
corsage of white orchids.
The bride’s Grandmothers
wore hues of blue and pink,
with the groom’s Grand
mother wearing light green
each adorned with double
white carnation corsages.
Following the ceremony,
the guests were invited to the
church social hall where Mr.
and Mrs. Nation entertained
with a reception. The bride’s
table covered with a white
satin cloth and decorated
with a candelabra
arrangement of white
carnations, mums, snap
dragon, and gypsophelia,
centering the table was a
three tierd all white wedding
cake. It was embossed with
flowers and swans with the
bride and groom setting
upon four swan columns.
Miss Janemarie Adkins,
cousin of the bride, cut and
served the cake assisted by
Pat Oliver, cousin of the
groom.
The refreshment table was
overlaid with white satin
decorated with candelabra
arrangements. Punch was
served from a silver punch
bowl.
Mrs. Johnny Forehand of
Perry invited the guests to
register at the bride’s book
table laid with white satin
which held a feathered pen
and a cupid figurine holder
with a burning taper.
Others assisting in en
tertaining were Miss Kathy
Adkins, Tonia Bonner,
Sandra King, Mrs. Will
Adkins and Mrs. Jeffrey
Adkins.
The bride chose as her
going away attire a two piece
light blue knit suit with white
accessories. The couple
departed shortly after the
reception for a honeymoon in
Tennessee.
Out of town guests at the
wedding were Mr. and Mrs.
Edd Adkins, Mrs. Fred
Nation, Mr. and Mrs. John
Henry Nation, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Moon and Clay all of
Crawford, Ga. Mr. Ray
Wheless of Sandy Cross, Ga.
and Mr. and Mrs. Al John
son, Marylin and Madelyn of
Lexington, Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Nation,
Mr. Dennis Nation, Miss
Mary Ann Mesh, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Oliver and Pat all
from Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. L. E. Avant and Mrs.
Harold Jowers, Van and
Gary of Fitzgerald, Georgia.
A bridemaid’s luncheon
was given by Mrs. Bill
Overton and Mrs. David
Coley at the New Perry Hotel
for the bride-elect. Miss
Nation presented engraved
charms and braclets to her
attendants. Covers were laid
for Mrs. Harold Nation, Mrs.
Robert Graham, Miss Gay
Nation, Miss Donna Nation,
Miss Judy Andel, the
honoree and hostesses. The
hostesses presented the
bride-elect with a bridal
knife.
Included in the series of
prenuptial events
surrounding the Nation-
Graham wedding was the
rehearsal dinner Friday
evening at the New Perry
Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Graham were host and
hostess. Adorning the center
of the table was a beautiful
floral arrangement.
Nineteen members of the
wedding party and guests
attended. •
Bridal parties for the
bride-elect was a
miscellaneous shower on
June 3rd, given by Mrs.
Eddie Saxon and Mrs.
Dolphus Burt at the country
club house in Crawford, Ga.
The hostess gift was a white
blanket.
Mrs. Edward Bonner and
Mrs. David Bonner en
tertained bride-elect with a
miscellaneous shower on
June 14th at Travelodge
Conference Room. The
honoree was presented a set
of scales.
Mrs. Henry Andel and
Judy honored the bride-elect
with a lingerie shower on the
21st of June. The event was
in a casual setting with
honoree receiving many
beautiful items for her
wedding trousseau.
On June 23rd Miss Nation
was honored with a
miscellaneous shower given
by Mrs. Will Adkins,
Janemarie, and Kathy, at
the home of the hostesses.
The hostesses presented the
bride-elect with a selection
of her everyday china.