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MRS. LARRY EUGENE PARKER
. . . recent bride
Parker-Massey Wedding
Recent Social Event Here
Miss Laura Margaret Massey
became the bride of Larry Eu
gene Parker in an impressive
candlelight ceremony recently
at the South Summerville Bap
tist Church. The Rev. George
Palmer officiated.
A program of nuptial music
was presented by Mrs. Frances
Sparks, organist, and Bill Gil
reath, soloist. The Rev. Mr. Pal
mer sang “The Wedding
Prayer” as the benediction.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gee Mas
sey of Trion, and the bride
groom’s parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Robert L. Parker of Sum
merville.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore an original
gown of white silk organza,
designed with a molded bodice,
high neckline and wide bishop
sleeves. Scrolls of Venice lace
graced the front panel of the
dress and the sleeves were
cuffed at the wrist with match
ing lace. The A-line skirt fell
gracefully from a lifted waist
line. The dress featured a
chapel-length train edged with
matching Venice lace. She
wore a cloud veil of English
illusion, held by a spray of
orange blossoms and carried a
cascade bouquet of stepha
notis, centered with a large
white orchid.
ATTENDANTS
Miss Donna Dawson was
maid of honor. Bridesmaids
were Miss Josephine Bandy,
Miss Deborah Moseley, Miss
Gladys Witt and Miss Jenette
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OF SUMMERVILLE
Ponder. Miss Mary Elizabeth
Massey, sister of the bride, and
Miss Arlene Dempsey, niece of
the bridegroom, served as
junior bridesmaids. They wore
formal dresses of pink and yel
low printed silk chiffon, featur
ing high neckline and full
bishop sleeves cuffed at the
wrist. The lifted bodice was
enhanced by insertions of pink
velvet ribbon. They carried old
fashioned bouquets of pink
carnations and white statis
with pink velvet streamers.
John Berry of Rome acted
as best man for his cousin.
Groomsmen were Mickey
Spivey, Kingsport, Tenn.,
nephew of the bridegroom;
Nelson Shivers and Gregory
Williams of Summerville and
Larry Bagley of Trion.
For her daughter’s wedding,
Mrs. Massey wore a celery
green worsted silk sheath dress
with a matching lace coat and
matching accessories. A white
orchid corsage completed her
outfit. Mrs. Parker, mother of
the bridegroom, chose a dress
of gold and white knit with
gold accessories and a white
orchid corsage.
RECEPTION
The reception was held in
the fellowship hall of the
church. Those assisting in serv
ing were Miss Carolyn Gentry,
Miss Marilyn Dyer, Miss Fay
McDowell, Miss Kay Mc-
Dowell, Miss Irene Moody,
Miss Melissa Seymore and Mrs.
Charlie Toles. Miss Danna Lee
Edwards, cousin of the bride.
Miss Rattray
Honored
With Parties
Mrs. James E, Cavin and
Miss Blanche Toles honored
Miss Annelle Rattray, bride
elect of Richard Studdard,
with a luncheon Saturday at
the home of Mrs. Cavin on
Alpine Road.
Guests present were the
honoree, Mrs. Bob Rattray,
Mrs. Lewis Leath, Miss Lena
Sue Neely, Mrs. L. G. McPher
son, Mrs. Edwin C. Thompson,
Mrs. W. M. Jackson, Mrs.
Jackie Harris, Mrs. Samuel
Hartline, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis,
Mrs. Ray Burkhalter, Mrs.
Lester Edwards, Mrs. Vance
Story and Mrs. W. F. Browder.
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Miss Annelle Rattray of
Broomtown was honored with
a miscellaneous tea shower
Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5
p.m. at the home of Mrs. Lewis
Leath. Co-hostesses were Mrs.
Dale Bullen, Mrs. Ray Burk
halter, Mrs. John Edward
Doherty, Mrs. Sam Hartline
and Mrs. Elizabeth Davis.
Receiving were: Mrs. Leath,
the hostess; Miss Rattray, the
honoree; Mrs. R. L. Rattray,
mother of the bride-elect; Mrs.
W. R. Gaines Studdard, mother
of the prospective bridegroom;
Mrs. Glenn Wade and Miss
Linda Studdard, sisters of the
prospective bridegroom.
The bride’s book was kept
by Miss Glenda Wilder. Gifts
were displayed by Mrs. Sam
Hartline, Mrs. C. R. Rattray
and Miss Joy Studdard.
Dainty refreshments were
served from an antique table,
overlaid with a cutwork cloth,
centered with yellow tapers
^nd yellow roses. Lovely ar
rangements of roses were used
throughout the house.
and Miss Terry Lynn Spivey,
,41iece of the bridegroom,
mingled among the guests dis
tributing pink and yellow rice
bags from gaily decorated
baskets. Mrs. David Bevilaqua
of Chattanooga kept the
bride’s book.
After a wedding trip to Day
tona Beach, Fla., Mr. and Mrs.
Parker will be at home at 2
Club Drive Apartments, Trion.
OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS
Mrs. Elsie Berry; Mr. and
Mrs. Hobart, Keith and Ken;
and Lewis Hewitt of Rome;
Mrs. Sam Little, Miss Claudia
Little and Mrs. W. E. Cohen of
East Point, Ga.; Mrs. J. H.
Anderson of Huntsville, Ala.;
Mrs. Edythe McGraw, Mrs. Jo
Baker Johnson, Michael Mas
sey, Mr. and Mrs. John David
Massey of Atlanta; Mrs. Ed
mund Baker and Mrs. Carl
Russell of Manchester, Ga.; Mr.
and Mrs. Jake Walker of Chick
amauga; Mrs. Annie M. Pen
land, Mrs. Lynn Waddell, Mr.
and Mrs. David Bevilagua of
Chattanooga; Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas D. Edwards, Danna,
Jenny and Jill of Cedartown;
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Spivey,
Mickey and Terry Lynn, Miss
Susan Parker and Burl McCash
of Kingsport, Tenn.
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HANDSOME LAD — Patrick
Eugene Morgan is the two
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Steve Morgan of Summer
ville. His grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Wil
liams and Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Morgan, all of Summerville.
Great-grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Gentry of
Gore and Mrs. Mary Morgan,
also of Summerville.
NOTICE
Paul and Jack Ellis wish to announce to their friends and former customers that
they are back in business at the original Ellis Motel & Restaurant and invite them
to stop by soon to see them.
SAME FOOD SAME SERVICE
Mr. Ernie Gilmore will be at the piano on Sundays from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
(Georgia time)
ELLIS MOTEL & RESTAURANT
Phone Gaylesville. Ala., 422-3471 Open Until 0 p.m. (Alabama Time)
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MR. AND MRS. MARVIN BROOKS
. . . newlyweds
Miss Floyd, Mr. Brooks
Wed in Church Ceremony
Miss Nancy Floyd, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James R. (Bob)
Floyd, and Marvin Brooks, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Brooks
Sr., were married recently in a
beautiful ceremony at the Mid
way Baptist Church. Frank
Lewis was the officiating min
ister in the double-ring cere
mony.
The church was beautifully
decorated to form a back
ground for the nuptials. The
chancel was centered with a
circular candelabrum, arranged
with huckleberry; this was
flanked with varying heights of
arched spiral tree-branched
candelbra, entwined with huck
leberry and holding burning
tapers. Garlands of huckleberry
were artistically arranged on
choir and alter rails. The tradi
tional prie-dieu was centered at
the altar. Family pews were
marked with ribbon.
Prior to the ceremony, Dale
Martin and Nelson White lit the
candles. Miss Debbie Wilson,
organist, presented a program
of nuptial music. Miss Nelda
Dowdy, vocalist, sang “Whither
Thou Goest” and as the couple
knelt on the prie-dieu, “The
1-ords Prayer.”
John Stewart of Birming
ham, Ala., served as best man.
Usher-groomsmen were Terry
Cannon, Dale Martin, Nelson
White and Kenneth Hunter.
John Head, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Head, was ringbearer.
Miss Vickie Osby attended
the bride as maid of honor.
Bridesmaids were Gynn
Shankles and Barbra Hankins.
Regina Head and Kay Brooks
were junior bridesmaid. They
were attired in orginal designed
formal-length gowns of acqua
bridal satin, featuring an em
pire waists and baby puff
sleeves. Their headpieces of il
lusion fell from a matching
fabric bow. Each carried a cas
cade of yellow carnations.
Jackie Floyd was flower
girl, her gown was designed
similiar to the other attend
ants. She carried a white basket
with yellow mums.
Tlie bride entered the
church with her father, who
gave her in marriage. She was
beautifully gowned in a
demurely styled gown of white
peau de soie, featuring a high
neckline and long sleeves, en
hanced with Elizabethean ruf
fles of pleated lace and a
moulded bodice with re-cm
broidered Alencon lace,
sprinkled with seed pearls.
Double inverted pleats formed
a controlled fullness in the
skirt. Accenting the gown was
a detachable chapel-length
train. The bride wore a cathed
ral-length veil of silk illusion
with a border of Alencon lace
attached to a queen’s cap of
peau de soie and an Elizabeth
ean ruffle of lace to match the
lace on the gown. She carried a
white Bible topped with white
roses and lilies of the valley.
The mother of the bride was
attired in a dress of light blue
linen featuring matching lace at
neck extending to hem. Her
accessories were of a matching
blue. Her corsage was white
roses. Mrs. Brooks, mother of
the bridegroom, donned a pink
cotton sheath of lace, featuring
a boat neck and cap sleeves.
She chose blending accessories
and her corsage was of white
roses.
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RECEPTION
Following the ceremony,
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd entertained
with a reception at their home
on Bolling Road. Summer
flowers enhanced the beauty of
the home. Mrs. Kenneth
Hunter kept the bride’s book.
The table was covered with a
white cut work cloth.
The bride’s table was beauti
fully decorated with a yellow
cloth overlaid with lace. The
three-tiered cake was draped
with embossed roses, topped
with a miniature bride and
bridegroom. Crystal and silver
appointments were used to
serve bridal mints and nuts.
Punch was served from a
crystal punch bowl by Mrs.
Maxine Head and Mrs. Frank
Lewis. Assisting with the serv
ing was Mrs. Joe Phillips and
Mrs. Paul Warren.
For a wedding trip to
Florida, the bride wore a blue
shantung sleeveless sheath dress
with matching coat. Her acces
sories were white and she wore
a white rose corsage from her
bridal bouquet.
The newlyweds are residing
in Columbus, where the bride
groom is serving with the
armed forces.
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PARTIES
The bride was honored be
fore her marriage with a
lingerie shower. Hostesses were
Mesdames Joe Phillips, Paul
Warren, Jack Day and Misses
Vicky Osby and Janie Scott.
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Mrs. Frank Lewis and Mrs.
J. C. Wilson honored the bride
elect with a linen shower.
A miscellaneous shower was
given by Mesdames John Osby,
Bill Head. Paul Pullen and
Matnrnie Floyd
Dean Rusk, former Secre
tary of State:
"I sec some very tough days
ahead for us in the Middle
East.”
COOK-OUT HOSTS
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Locklear
entertained with a cook-out in
honor of their son and his wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Butch Locklear,
of Ashland, Ala., last Wednes
day evening.
Guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Butch Locklear, Mr. and Mrs.
Gary Harris of Jacksonville,
Ala.; Miss Dianne McDearis of
Calhoun; Miss Sherry McCarter
of Birmingham; George Brous
sard of Jacksonville; and Miss
Carolyn Herdon of Trion.—
JEWIE REYNOLDS
Dr. and Mrs. H.jOlin Spivey,
Bruce and Curt of Oklahoma
City, Okla., visited with his
brother, Dr. Herman E. Spivey,
Jr., Mrs. Spivey, Kathy and
Pech recently.
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Mr. and Mrs. Warren Jack
son, Jr. and Peter Goodwin
Jackson of Lyndhurst, Ohio,
were guests last week of her
brother. Dr. Hugh A. Goodwin,
and Mrs. Goodwin.
IN MEMORIUM
In loving memory of Donald
Eugene Padgett, who was killed
Aug. 26, 1969. Because he is
gone. He is not forgotten. 1
cannot say, and I will not say,
that he is dead, he is just away.
And someday we will meet
again. And as long as there is
memory he will live in our
hearts. God knows best.
Sadly missed by his parents,
brothers, sisters and his friends.
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CONNIE HAWKINS, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Hawkins of Cloudland, cele
brated her fourth birthday
anniversary Sunday, Aug. 23,
at the home of her parents.
Others present included
Brian and Brad Hawkins,
Jana, Carol, Dena and Lee
Hawkins, Daryll Adams and
Jimmy Rector.
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MR. AND MRS. JAMES ROBERT PARKER
. . . recent bridal couple
Miss Doster, Mr. Parker
Exchange Wedding Vows
Miss Mary Alice Doster be
came the bride of James Rob
ert Parker in a ceremony per
formed Aug. 12 by the Rev.
Raymond Dunn in the Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Doster
and the bridegroom is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Parker.
Miss Mary Gordon, a cousin
of the bride, presented a pro
gram of nuptial music and Miss
Marianne Clarkson rendered a
solo selection taken from one
of Browning's poems.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father.
Miss Kathy Toles, cousin of
the bride, was maid of honor
and the bridesmaids were
Misses Marsha and Lynn
Parker, sisters of the bride
groom. Gwen Meadows, niece
of the bridegroom, was flower
girl.
Leroy Buice, brother-in-law
of the bridegroom, served as
best man. George and Jim
Doster, brothers of the bride
were groomsmen and Greg
Gordon, cousin of the bride,
was the ringbearer.
Immediately following the
ceremony, a reception was held
in the fellowship hall of the
church.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker are liv
ing on Route 4, Summerville.
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BARBARA MELYSA is the
two- week -old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Espy of
Rome. Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Bryant Espy and
Mr. and Mrs. Aivin Carroll,
all of Rome. Mrs. O. J. Espy
Is Lysa’s great-grandmother.
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