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FAYETTE VILLE—Miss
Bahia Ann Weaver,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Paul Weaver,
became the bride of Richard
Dillard Dixon, 111, at 8 P.M.
on February 14 in St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church.
Mr. Dixon is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dixon, Jr., of
Edenton.
The double-ring ceremony
was . performed by Rev.
Joseph Thomas, assisted by
Monsignor Frederick A.
Koch. Nuptial music was
presented by Mrs. Otis
Phillip Lambert, Jr.,
organist, and Mr. Lambert,
ywloist.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a
dress of candlelight satin
and re-embroidered
Alencon lace, designed with
an empire waist, high
neckline and long fitted
sleeves ending in a flounce.
Her cathedral-length silk
illusion veil, featuring re
embroidered lace appliques
and pearls, was worn with a
Juliet lace cap. She carried
a nosegay of white roses,
Georgian orchids and
stepbanotis.
Mrs. Carl Jackson Howell,
sister of the bride, of
Charlotte, was matron of
honor.
Bridesmaids were: Mrs.
David Thomas Temple of
North Wilkes boro; Mrs.
Joseph Clarence Leary, 111,
*of Williamsburg, Va.; Miss
Betty Bobbitt Dixon, sister
of the bridegroom, of
Edenton; Miss Teresa Ann
Olive and Miss Rene Dixon
Soffe, both of Fayetteville;
Miss Linda Carol McMillan
of Jacksonville; Miss
Carolyn Elizabeth Laws of
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Raleigh; Miss Julia
Middleton Adams of
Asheville; and Dr. Teresa
Carol Fakoury of Barnwell,
S. C.
Flower girl was Elizabeth
Thompson of Raleigh and
ring bearer was William
Paul McMillan of
Fayetteville.
Mr. Dixon was his son’s
best man.
Ushers were: Christopher
Bolton Godwin of
Fayetteville; Samuel
Bobbitt Bixon, brother of the
bridegroom, of Edenton;
Sanford Webb Thompson of
Raleigh; Joseph Clarence
Leary, 111, of Williamsburg,
Va.; William Charles
Koury, brother of the bride,
of Mooresville; Reginald
Griffin of New Bern;
Thomas Hardison of
Nashville, Tenn.; Elliott
Harrell of Raleigh; and Nel
Roper of Petersburg, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver
entertained at a reception
gollowing the ceremony at
Bordaux Motor Inn. After a
wedding trip to the
Carribean, the couple
resides in Fayetteville.
Mrs. Dixon attended
Stratford College in
Danville, Va., and
graduated from Averett
College in Danville, with a
BA degree in primary
education. She completed
other studies at the
University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and
the University of Hawaii at
Honolulu. At the time of her
marriage she taught the
Third Grade at Chowan
Academy.
Mr. Dixon is a graduate of
N. C. Wesleyan College in
Rocky Mount where he was
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a member of the Alpha
Delta Chi Fraternity. He is
manager of Manselle’s
Dress Shop in Fayetteville.
Courtesies
Mrs. Vernon Jessup, Mrs.
Charles Priest, and Mrs.
John Newton Roberson of
Fayetteville were hostesses
at a luncheon for Miss
Weaver and her
bridesmaids at Highland
Country Club at 1 P.M. on
February 13. At that time
the bride presented her
attendants with gifts.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Dillard Dixon, Jr., Mrs.
Richard Dillard Dixon, Sr.,
of Edenton, and Dr. Samuel
Leslie Bobbitt of Raleigh,
parents and grandparents of
the bridegroom, entertained
the couple at a cocktail
buffet at 7:30 P.M. on
February 13 at Highland
Country Club following the
rehearsal.
The dinner tables were
placed in a U-shape and
covered with white linen
cloths and centered with
arrangements of spring
flowers in rainbow shades.
Bridal cards marked places
for 125 guests who included
members of the wedding
party, parents of the bridal
couple and out-of-town
guests.
The bridal couple was
entertained February 14 at
LeGourmet Restaurant at
breakfast. Hosts and
hostesses were: Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Boyd Harless,
Jr., Dr. and Mrs. Richard
Hines, Jr., Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Hoskins Shepard,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lenox
Williams, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Henry Wood, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Benbury
Wood, and Dr. and Mrs.
David Orlo Wright, all of
Edenton.
Thg. 100 . guests included
the bridal party, parents of.
the bridal couple, and out-of
town guests.
Baptist Sermon
Topic Revealed
Dr. Robert E. Gray,
pastor of Edenton Baptist
Church, has announced his
sermon topic will be “The
One Thing God Desires” at
the 11 o’clock morning
worship on Sunday.
Scriptual text will be Hosea
5:15-6:6.
Continuing the series of
messages from the book of
Hosea, he will take from
Hosea 11:1-11 the subject
“Let Love Have Its Way.”
Special music at the
services will include a solo,
“Now I Belong to Jesus”, by
Mrs. Samuel Cox at the
morning service. The
Sanctuary Choir will render
“Ask, and It Shall Be Given
You” at the morning
worship, and “There’s Just
Something About That
Name” at the evening
service. Dr. Gray will sing
at the evening service a solo
entitled “The Love of God.”
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Mrs. Robert Rhett Hunt
Bissette - Hunt Married
On Saturday, at 11 A.M.
The Church of the Good
Shepherd, at Rocky Mount,
was the setting for the
solemnization of marriage
vows between Miss Miriam
Morgan Bissette and Mr.
Robert Rhett Hunt, both of
Raleigh. Rev. Charles I.
Penick officiated.
The bride is the daughter
of Mrs. Betty Andrews
Bissette of Edenton and Mr.
George Neverson Bissette of
Naples, Fla. She is the
granddaughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Dennis Bunyan
Andrews of Rocky Mount.
Mr. Hunt is the son of Mrs.
Geneva Cousins Hunt of
Wendell.
Nuptial music was
presented by Mrs. Thelma
Sasser, organist, and Mr.
Bert Capehart Willis, Jr.,
Mrs. Helen Stayman was
mistress of ceremonies.
The bride, who was given
in marriage by her
grandfather, wore an Alfred
Angelo original gown of
candle satin, poly organza,
and Vfenisß fofee, designed
by Edythe Vincent. It had a
circular half-moon yoke
with three bands of Venise
lace around the yoke with a
self fabric ruffle. The bishop
sleeves were cuffed in
matching Venise trim.
The fitting A-line
silhouette had a gently
draped skirt edged in a
triple border of Venise lace
and ruffle trim. The triple
ruffle encircled the
complete hemline of the
skirt and chapel length
train. To complete the
ensemble, the bride wore a
cathedral length mantilla
train trimmed with a
matching border of Venise
lace. She carried her great
grandmother’s heirloon
wedding handkerchief, and
her bouquet was of roses
and babies breath.
Mrs. Thomas Clayton
Willis, sister of the bride,
was matron of honor, and
Miss Anne Woods Bissette,
also a sister of the bride,
was maid of honor. The
bridesmaids were Alice
Marvene Corbett, Virginia
Jones Burch, and Helen
Rene Hunt, sister of the
groom.
The best man was
Graham Coolidge Cousins,
uncle of the groom, and the
groomsmen were: Thomas
Clayton Willis, brother-in
law of the bride, John Welch
Narron, George Howard
Hall, 111, Curtis Banks Lee,
Jr., and Herbert Arron
Dennis.
For her daughter’s
wedding, Mrs Bissette wore
an ensemble of candle and
brown satin. The groom’s
mother wore a floral print
ensemble of silk and velvet,
and the bride’s
grandmother wore a gown
of royal blue crepe.
The after rehearsal party,
hosted by the groom’s
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Carleton House.
Immediately after the
reception, hosted by the
grandparents of the bride at
their home on Thomas
Street, the bridal couple left
for a wedding trip to
Charleston, S. C. For
traveling, the bride wore an
off-white light wool dress
with brown accessories.
Mrs. Hunt graduated from
Peace College and attended
N. C. State University. She
is a dental assistant at Polk
Youth Center in Raleigh.
Mr. Hunt is a documents
technician for Carolina
Power & Light Company in
Raleigh.
The couple will make their
home in Raleigh.
CARD OF THANKS
I would like to thank
everyone for the cards,
flowers, food and other
expressions of kindness
shown to me during the
illness and death of my
mother, Caroline Moore
Tredwell. I would expecially
like to thank Dr. Hardin, Dr.
Lane, Dr. Wright and the
entire staff of Chowan
Hospital for the care they
gave to her.
Lucy Sharpe
and Family
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Mrs, Goodwin Attends Annual Meeting
Mrs. Henry C. Goodwin,
91, Chowan County’s
nominee for N. C. Mother of
the Year, attended the 25th
annual meeting of the N. C.
State Mothers Association
held at the Hilton Inn in
Raleigh on February 24 and
25.
Enterprise Extension
Homemakers Club
nominated Mrs. Goodwin
and was her sponsor for this
event.
Her husband, Henry C.
Goodwin died in 1954 after 54
years of married life. She
Society News
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Harris
and a sister Mrs. Akers of
Hopewell, Va.' have
returned home after two
weeks in Auburndale, Gla.
visiting relatives.
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Mrs. Sandy Rose and son
Erie visited Mrs. Rose’s
parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Caudle in Elkin last
weekend.
Mrs. Watts Poe of Chapel
Hill and Mrs. Bill Bunch, Jr.
of Va. Beach spent last
weekend with their father,
Mr. 0. B. Perry. They were
here to celebrate his 86th
birthday Saturday,
February 28.
Among those from
Edenton attending the
Bissette-Hunt wedding in
Rocky Mount Saturday
were: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Taft and children, Mr. and
Mrs. L. F. Amburn, and
children, Mrs. Shirley
Glastow and son Howard,
Mrs. Teresa Jordan, Mrs.
Anthony Hathaway, Jr.,
Mrs Frances Wilkins, Mrs.
Bert C. Willis, Sr., and Mrs.
Robin Rea.
Mrs. Charles Burch of
Augusta, Ga. visited Mr.
and Mrs. Bruce Jones at
Cape Colony and her
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Engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scott
Harrell announce the
engagement of their
daughter, Elizabeth Moore,
to Eugene Hall Johnstone,
Jr.
Mr. Johnstone is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Johnstone, Sr.,
of Mechanicsville, Md.
The wedding will take
place May 15.
had seven children; Mrs.
Max Warden of Stratfofd,
Conn.; Mrs. Jeff Sewell of
Charlotte; Carroll C.
Goodwin of Indianapolis,
Ind.; Wallace Goodwin and
David Goodwin of Edenton.
Also Henry C. Goodwin, Jr.
and M. Earl Goodwin, both
deceased.
She has 16 grandchildren,
23 great-grandchildren and
1 great-great-grandchild.
Mrs. Goodwin was a
charter member of
Enterprise Extension
Homemakers Club in 1920,
helped organize the
American Legion Auxiliary
in 1931 is a 40 year member
of Eastern Star, member of
Edenton Baptist Church,
and has been a volunteer
Red Cross worker.
Her love and devotion to
her family and dedication to
her civic organizations has
had an enormous effect on
many people. She has shown
spiritual insight through the
years by sharing her faith
with others and inspiring
many people with her
thoughtfulness and love.
This nomination was a
salute to a gracious lady
who is the embodiment of
the outstanding qualities of
a selfless and loving mother.
The mother of the year is
'im ''
Mrs. Henry C. Goodwin
chosen as a composite
symbol of devoted and
dedicated motherhood.
Each year annual awards
day has been held in Raleigh
honoring all nominated
mothers from across the
state. Mrs. Edmond Phelps,
Columbia, N. C. was
selected as 1976 N. C.
Mother of the Year to
represent N. C. in the
American Mothers
Association meeting in
Washington, D. C.
The events of the meeting
included a Merit Mothers
Tea, dinner and business
meeting, coffee hour and
tour of the recently
renovated Governors
Mansion and climaxed with
the awards luncheon.
Family members
attending this awards
program were: Mrs. Jeff
Sewell, and Miss
Marguerite Sewell of
Charlotte; Mrs. Dee Skiles
of Angier; Mrs. Wesley
Chesson, 111 of Raleigh; Bill
Chesson, University of
Chapel Hill, Mrs. Will
Warren of Winston-Salem;
Mr. and Mrs. Butch
Goodwin of Raleigh; Mrs.
Earl Goodwin, Mrs. Wesley
Chesson, Jr. and Mrs. and
Mrs. Wallace Goodwin, Jr.
of Edenton.