Miss Shirley Jean Fisher
Is Bride Of James Thomas
Miss Shirley Jean Ftther
became tin bride af James
Larry Thomas, Friday, June
^ a!7:? p.m. In a caadlellghl
service at the Madison
Seminary Baptist Church. The
double-ring ceremony was
performed bv the Rev. JohnE.
Busaard, pastor of the church
The bride is the daughter of
Clyde C Fisher of Marshall
and the late Mrs. I due Capps
Fisher. The bridegroom is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Thomas of Mars Hill.
The church was decorated
using arched and tree-shaped
candelabra with a white, pink,
and blue daisies and pink
snaps arrangement built
around the white tapers.
The bride, given in marriage
by her brother, Rex C. Fisher,
wore an Empire gown,
designed for her by Mrs.
Virginia Metcalf of Swan
nanoa, fashioned of Mira-mist
with a full A-line skirt and
chapel train. The skirt was
accented with peau d'ange
lace and seed pearls. The
bodice, appliqued in matching
lace, led to full Bishop sleeves
Her fingertip veil of tiered
Illusion was edged in pearls
and peau d'ange lace and
attached to a lace cluster. She
carried a white Bible topped
with a white orchid corsage.
Miss Patricia Fisher, sister
of the bride, was maid of
honor. She wore a full-length
pink crepe gown flocked with
floral design. It was fashioned
with a stand-up cape collar and
short flared sleeves. She
carried a Colonial bouquet of
pink, white, and blue daisies.
Bridesmaids were Mrs.
Boyd Ellis, Mrs. Robert
Moore, and Mrs. Charles
Downs, sisters of the bride,
and Mrs. David Allen of
M.fhuil They wore blue
gowns fashioned like the honor
att?dant and carried mat
chikg bouquets.
The Rev Levonia Ray of
Aslfeville served as best man.
Ushers were David Thomas,
brother of the bridegroom, Bob
Eatmon of Mars Hill, and
phiip Cole, brother-in-law of
The bridegroom s mother
wope a long mint green dress
and wore a carnation corsage
Miss Ila Ball, cousin of the
, brli>j presented a program of
boA contemporary and
traditional wedding songs.
Mrs Ronnie Haynie, soloist,
sai? "The Twelfth of Never,"
"ATTtme For Us," "The
Wedding Prayer," and
"it lither Thou Goest
1 rs. Rex Fisher, sister-in
laeT of the bride, kept the
bride'sbook.
t reception followed in the
church annex. The bride's
tat e was centered with a four
tie td wedding cake. Mrs.
jo?t Bussard, Miss Janet
Bu kner, and Mrs. Philip Cole,
?is sr of the bridegroom,
serired the guests
' re wedding was directed by
Mi I Viki Narron of Mars Hill.
t bride is a graduate of
all High School and is
red by Wachovia Bank
ust Co. in Asheville. The
room is a graduate of
Hill High School and is
yed by Sayles Biltmore
Bleacharies in Aaheville
After a wedding trip to
Myrtle Beach, the couple will
make their home in Mara Mil.
The bride was honored with
several showers prior to the
wedding A surprise household
shower was given on June 4, by |
her co-workers at Wachovia i
Bank. The bride and
bridegroom were also honored i
with a household shower on
May a by friends of the bride at
the Madison Seminary Church
annex.
Miss Vicki Narron and Miss
lis Ball entertained members
of the wedding party and
guests at the Walter Ball
residence on Ammone Branch
Road following the wedding
rehearsal.
MRS. JAMES LARRY THOMAS
.. .is the former Miss Shirley Jean Fisher
Jeannie Jay Joins Health Clinic Staff
Ms. Jeannie Jay joined the
Blue Ridge Mental Health
Clinic staff in the position of
Social Worker on June 7. Ms.
Jay comes to the Blue Ridge
Clinic following the completion
of her graduate program in
social work at Virginia
Commonwealth University
School of Social Work, Rich
mond, Va. She had worked as a
social work intern with the
Blue Ridge Mental Health
Center in Asehville last
summer. During her in
ternship there she had visited
the centers operated by Blue
Ridge in Madison, Mitchell
and Yancey counties and
became interested in the
services provided by these
clinics to the rural com
munities in which they are
located.
When the position in
Madison County became
available, she promptly ap
plied and was readily hired.
She is a welcome addition to
the staff of the Madison County
Center. Her special interests
are in family and group
counseling.
Ms. Jay is a native of
Greenwood, S. C. She com
pleted her undergraduate
degree in religion and
sociology from Columbia
College in Columbia, S. C., and
remained in Columbia to work
for two years with South
Carolina State Hospital prior
to entering her graduate study.
Ms. Jay reports that her move
to Madison County has been
enhanced by the warm
friendliness of the people she
has met in the county.
Engagement Set
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bryan
of Kent, Wash., announce the
engagement of their daughter
Sherry Anne Gustafson, to
Douglass Timothy Ramsey of
Route4, Marshall.
Sherry is a 1976 graduate of
Tahoma High School in Kent,
Wash.
Timothy is a 1974 graduate of
Madison High School and is
preaently employed by
Frederic kson's Motor
Express.
Hie wedding is set for July 19
at 7 p.m. in Madison Seminary
Baptist Church. A reception
will follow in the annex
building of the church.
Friends and relatives are
invited. No invitations are
being sent.
Rodeo
The annual rodeo, sponsored
by the Marshall Volunteer Fire
Department, will be held on
the Island here next Monday, it
was announced this week.
There will be two shows, the
afternoon performance at 3:30
and the night performance at
7.
Diercks-Gould
Miaa Maggi Diercks became
the bode of Thomas Everett
Ootid on Saturday in the
formal gardens at the Cerebral
Palsy Center in Atlanta, Ga
The Rev. Dr. Earl Leininger
performed the ceremony.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride is the
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Fred
H. Diercks of Mars Hill. She is
a graduate of Mars Hill College
and attended the Graduate
School of Management,
University of Dallas. She is
employ* by TV AS, be..
Architects of Atlanta
nephew of Mr and Mrs. Davu
Steedman at Churchville. NY.
He h i graibate at Georgia
Institute at Technology and
holds a maater'i degree in
finance from Georgia State
University He is now at
tending Emory University
Law School.
Miss Mary Diercks, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor.
James D. Gould served as his
brother's best man. Other
attendants included Mr. and
Mrs. Graham Guy, Mr. and
Mrs. David Sinclair, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Green, Miss Page
Gardner, Miss Debbie
Phillips, Richard Ma lone,
George Reiner and William
Diercks, brother of the bride.
A reception followed.
After a honeymoon in
Acapulco, Mexico, the couple
will live at 2064 Desmond
Drive, Decatur, Ga.
Greater Ivy
Events Given
My 1: i) i?ir of oid
? t the MkUmo County
Fair. Madison High School
July ?: community eeetume
party at the Communit)
House All females art aakod
to brine ? bond uipper
wrapped in white paper with
name of owner inside box.
Boxes will be auctioned to
highest bidder. Priaee will be
awarded lor beet female and
male colonial costume. Other
activities are aleo planned.
Cake donations are requested
for cake walks
July 7: Senior Citiziens Day.
An afternoon ice cream party
is planned for all citizens in
Greater Ivy over age 60.
July t: Youth Day.
July 10: Homecoming Day in
Madison County. Senior and
junior youth essay winners will
be announced and prizes
awarded.
Adult Party At Man Hill
All adults at the Mara Hill
community are invited te ?
bicentennial party in the Mars
Hill School gymnasium at ?
p.m. en Tuesday. July ?. It's
given by the Mars Hill
Woman's Club We're going to
earve refreMmeents and ha ve a
lot of fun together, so plan on
being there.
The Rev. Jim Lang will be
ma at or at ceremoniea for a
variety at entertainment
Muaic of the Revolutionary era
will be presented by Bob
Ruaaell and others and the
patchwork quilt, a folk group
comprised at Ms. Kramer,
Mrs. Roberts, Ms. Woodsrd
and Ms. Willis will perform.
Ms. Doris Bentley will coor
dinate a program at music and
dance - com aad do the
Charleston! A bud ensemble
lad by Wayne Pressing will
perform several number* and
Dorothy Roberts will stag
ffWfyi pnpilfr Miy
Drama and square dancing
for all, ((music by Wayne
Roberts) round out an evening ,
topped by a costume parade ?
with tots of prises. Come and r!
join in the fun!
Adult Day
Adult Day will be observed ?
at Laurel School on July (, at 1
7:30p.m.
? "Come out and enjoy the ~
evening in celebration of our ?
freedom for 300 years," Mrs. j
Juanita Adcock stated.
Personal Mention I
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley DuVall
and family had aa guests
recently Mrs. DuVall's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Hale, of Betsy Layne, Ky.; and
her brother, Gene Hale and his
daughter, Miss Manette Hale,
of Camden, N. J.
Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Monroe
and children of Cedarville,
Ohio, recently spent a few days
in Marshall as guests of Dr.
Monroe's brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Ponder, and their two
children. Mrs. Ponder and her
children, Laura and Stephen,
accompanied the Monroes to
Sarasota, Fla., where they
visited Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
M. Lynn. They also visited Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Dobbins in
Palatka, Fla.
Dr. and Mrs. Ed L. Niles
have returned to their home in
Marshall after spending last
week on vacation at North
Myrtle Beach, S. C. They were
accompanied to the beach by
their daughter, Mrs. Thomas
Setzer, of Asheville; and Mrs.
Niles' brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. B rough ton
Chastain, of Dalton, Ga. While
at the beach, Dr. and Mrs.
Niles alsft visited their younger
{laughter, Miss Cynthia NiM;
"md Miss Suzanne DuVall it
Little River, S.C.
John M. Jordan of
Saxapahaw, Democratic
candidate for lieut. governor in
the August 17 primary, was
visiting in Marshall last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Simmons
and daughters, Jolene and
Joyce, of Gardiner, Ore., will
leave Saturday after spending
several days in the county with
friends and relatives.
Tech-Sgt. and Mrs. Lew A.
Rice and family recently spent
two weeks here with Mrs.
Rice's mother, Mrs. Barbara
Henderson andMr. Rice's
father, Mr. Guy Rice.NEWS
Youth Day
At Laurel
School Thurs.
The Laurel community will
honor its youth on a fun-filled
Youth Day Thursday, July 8,
from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Laurel
School. This bicentennial
event will be free to all youth of
the Laurel community and will
include Softball, volleyball,
sack races, tug of war, Softball
throw, wheel barrow races and
many more games.
All children between 6 and 18
are invited. Children under 6
must be accompanied by a
responsible adult. Activities
will be supervised and refresh
ments will be served.
"This day has been set aside
in the Laurel community for
the children to enjoy and
celebrate our freedom," one
leader commented.
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REGISTER OF DEEDS
of Madison County
Subiect to the will
of the Democratic
voters in the
Democratic Primary
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Tt> Mr. and Mrs Clinton
?f Marshall, a
Ernest Meaner
Chairman of
Insurance Committee
? Passed Malpractice
legislation
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To Prohibit \ge
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Beef Cattle Specialist far WJN.C.
WJV.C. Farmers' Market
WJUL Animal Diagnostic Lab.
Higher Minimum Wage
Higher Workmen's Comp.
Help in Securing Unemployment
Tax Relief for the Retired
Aid for the Aged in Rest Homes
Increased pay for law enforcement officer i
Officers. Firemen and Rosens
tei Sqtt*d
Snow Days lor School* I1
Tenure for Teacher* and Principals
Sick Leave for Teacher*
Improved Retirement for Teacher* and
State Employee* ;J|m
Higher Ray for Teacher* and State
Establishment of Statewide Kindergarten*
Extra Appropriation* for
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