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iJf/eS. yO/ZiST FREDERICK PETTUS
(Ncrniia Claudette King)
MRS. EDMUND MILNOR BROWN
* (Alice Lee Pike)
MISS DIANNE KATHERINE HAUSAR
(Biidc Elect of Stanley Robert Brovcyi)
MRS. HENRY ADOLPHUS LONDON, II
(Karen Elizabeth Cansler)
Engagements Announced; Church Weddings Unite Peltuses, Browns, Hal Londons, Hamricks
Second Baptist church was the
sotting Sunday afternoon at 3:30
p.m. for the candlelight wedding
of Miss Norma Claudette King
and John Frederick Pcttus.
Tlie Rev. Eugene Lana, minis
ter of the church, heard the
couple exchange vows of the
double-ring cererriony.
Mrs. L. ’E. Hinnant was organ
ist lior the program of sacred
music and vocal numbers were
by Rev. Jerry Laughter.
'I hc wedding service was open
ed w'ith a Call to Worship led by
the minister. 'Rev. Jerry Laughter
led the congregational singing of
"Love Divine All Love Excelling”
before the bridal party entered
to "Trumpet Voluntary.” The
minister led a Litany of Dedica
tion which included a responsive
reading and then addressed the
congregation, read the Sei'mon
from the Bible and charged the
^^ ide and groom. The couple ex-
^Bianged their vows and Biolical
^^esponse was made to the vows
before the exchange of rings.
Rev. Mr. Laughter sang "Seal Us
O Holy Spirit” before the Bi lical
Beatitudes and pronouncement of
marriage. The service was con
cluded with the congregational
singing of "Praise Uod i rom
Whom” All i31essings iFiow” and
the benediction. iMrs. Hinnant
played "Trumpet Tune” as the
recessional.
The altar of the church was
banked with Boston palms and
arranged with gold tree candela
bra holding lighted tapers and
ncetered by a gold prayer bench.
White mums, chrysanthemums
and white roses filled liloor bas
kets on either side of the setting.
The bride's White Bible on an
antique Bible Stand was display
ed in the vestibule of the church.
Purple and pink asters enhanced
the arrangement. The Biole was
recently presented the bride for
nine years service as church
pianist.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a formal wed
ding gown of silk organza and
V'enise lace over taffeta fashion
ed with scoop neckline, long, full
sleeves, and Chapel length train.
Lace threaded with white satin
ri bon circ-ed the raised waist-
• le and culVs of the sleeves. Her
antilla of silk illusion was bor-
aered in lace and worn over a
silk Camclol cap. She carried a
white Bible topped with pink
roses and a white orchid shower
ed with streamers of lily of the
valley.
Miss Joyce Ann King attended
her sister as maid of honor and
bridesmaids were IMiss Wanda
Faye McAbee of Kings 'Mountain,
Miss Doris Susan Webster of
Charlotte, and Miss Sally Jane
Crump, Miss Betty Mae Crump,
and Miss Hazel Lee Crump, all
I of Drakes Branch, Va., cousins
’ of the bride.
Flower girls were Tracy Lee
Ann Bolin of Kings (Mountain,
cousin of the bride, and Andrea
Michelle IGrant of (Gastonia. They
wore long lavender dresses and
carried baskets ol pink and pur
ple asters.
All the attendants wore long
gdwns made by the bride’s mo
ther of lavender peau de soie de
signed along empire lines with
short, puff sleeves enhant-ed by
lace trim and white lace thread
ed with purple velvet ribbon
around the waistlines. Chokers of
matching purple velvet were
worn with the dresses and they
wore short white gloves and car
ried baskets of lavender and pur
ple asters, Shasta daisies and
pompoms.
The bridegroom’s father was
^i^st man.
^Hcroomsmen were Kenneth Eu-
^?cne McAbee of Kings Mountain,
Jack Douglas Kirt|^ and Bruce
Wayne King, brothers of the
bride, Joseph Wayne King of
Kings Mountain, cousin of the
bride, and Michael Ritch Pettus
of Gastonia, brother of the bride
groom.
'Miss Cheryl (McuVbee kept a
bride’s book in the vestibule of
the church where the 'bridal par
ty 'formed a receiving line to
greet wedding guests after the
ceremony. 'Miss McAbee wore an
aqua blue formal-length dress
and a while shoulder corsage.
The bride’s mother chose a
beige dress with off-white jacket
and a cymbidium orchid at her
shoulder.
The bridegroom’s mother chose
a pink ensemible with a white
Royal Bouquet orchid at her
shoulder.
Mrs. T. Frank Ware, grand
mother of the bride, chose a pink
dress with (matching accessories
and a white cam'aflbti shoulder
corsage.
Mrs. Ullis King, grandmother
of the bride, chose a beige dress
with matching accessories and a
w’hite carnation shoulder corsage.
The bride’s parents and the
bride’s aunts and uncles, Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn Bolin, Sr. and Mr.
and Mrs, H. T. Hannah enter-
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Parkv'ay Baptist church of
Greensboro provided the setting
Saturday for a 2 p.m. wedding
uniting Miss Alice Lee Pike and
Edmund Milnor Brown.
The bride, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John C. Pike of Greensboro,
is granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.'
George B. Hord of Kings Moun
tain.
of the church officiated, using the
double-ring ceremony.
Rev. Charles Howell^ minister
Sam Marion was organist and
Mrs. John E. Phillips was vocal
ist for the program of nuptial mu
sic.
The bride, griven in marriage
by her ft ther, wore a formal wed
ding gown designed along empire
lines o! white nylon organza em
broidered with lace around the bo
dice, juffs of the sleeves and neck
line. Lace enhanced the Chapel
length train. A Juliet cap held
her veil of illusion and she carri
ed a nosegay of white stephanotis
and yellow roses centerd by a
phalaenopsis orchid.
Miss Kay Blown of Colunbia,
S. C. attended the bride as maid
of honor and bridesmaids were
Miss Suzanne Connor of Shelby,
Mrs. John E. Phillips of fioil-
ing Springs, Miss Barbara Craig
of Rutherfordton, Miss Donna
Pike of Greensboro, Mrs. Wil
liam K. Neely of W’ake Forest
and Mrs. Dick Benton of Reids-
ville.
All the attendants wore long
gowns of deep gold featuring lace
on the bodice and sleeve cuffs.
They wore matching headdresses
and slippei’s and carried nosegays
of white Marguerite daisies and
yellow roses.
Furman H. Brovm of Columbia,
S. C. was lK?st man for his son.
Ushers were Fagg Nowlan of
Pleasant Garden, N. C.; Louie
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Mr. and Mrs. Jaccb Peter Hau
ser announce the engagement of
their daughter, Dianne Katherine,
to Stanley Roberi Brown, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dion H. Brown.
Both families are of Kings Moun
tain.
The bride-elect is a 1970 grad
uate of Kings Mountain high
school and attended Appalachian
State University at Eoone. She
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mad? her debut at the 1970 De
butante Ball in Sholoy and is
employed in the offices of Kings
Mountain Savings & Loan Asso
ciation.
The prospective bridegroom is
a 1969 graduate of Kings Moun
tain high school and attended
Gardner Webb college. He is a
senior student at Appalachian
State University, majoring in
Health and Physical Education.
The vedding will an event of
Dec'ombc-" 2nd in St. Matthew’s
Lutheran church.
Miss Karen Elizabeth Cansler
of Chapel Hill, formerly of Kings
Mountain, and Henry Adolphus
London, II, of Charlotte pledged
marriage vows Thursday in a
high noon wedding in Clemmons,
N. C. Presbyterian church.
Rev. E. Lamar Beck, pastor
of Fayetteville’s First Presbyter
ian church. officiated at the
ceremony, assisted by Rev. Ralph
Underwood who prayed the
Lord's Prayer as the couple knelt
for the benediction.
Mrs. Ray Jenkins was organ
ist for the program of nuptial
music. Organ program included
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SECTION B THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Thursday, August 24. 1972
Miss Sylvia Diane Coleman and
Randy Eugene Strickland, both of
Kings Mountain, plan to be mar
ried September 8th.
Their engagement is announced
by Miss Coleman's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jimmy Coleman of 111
'McGinnis street.
A senior student at Kin^s
Mountain high school, the bride-
oloi't is employed by
Throwing Company.
Carolina
The prospective bridegixoom,
son of \Vo<Hiro\v W’. Strickland
of Kings Mountain r.nd Mrs.
Boyce D. Neal of She’by, attoni-
ed Kings Mountain high school,
lie is also employed by Carolina
Throwing Company.
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MRS. MARVIN STEWART HAMRICK
(Kathy Renae Ware)
Elizabeth Baptist church of
Shelby v.^as the setting Sunday
for the 3 p. m, wedding of Miss
Kathy Renae Ware and Marvin
Stewart Hamrick. ‘
The Rev, Charles Summey,
pastor of Gastonia’s First Bap
tist church, heard the couple ex
change vows of the double-ring
ceremony.
Mrs. FYed Mauney was organ
ist and Mrs. Sidney Tannbr was
vocalist for the program of tra
ditional music.
Mrs. Tanner sang *1My World”
and "Walk Hand In Hand” be
fore the ceremony and ”0 Perfect
Love” as the ibenediction.
The altar of the church was
arranged with Southern palms
and baskets of white mums and
glads. Two spiral candelabra and
four wT'ought-iron candelabra
held lighted tapers.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a formal wed
ding gown created of silk or
ganza and imported Venise lace
over faille taCfeta styled in Vic
torian silhouette with a high
neckline finished with Edward
ian collar of lace threaded with
velvet ribbon. Bishop sleeves
were appliqued with lace florets
and finish^ with deep lace
cuffs. The A-lIne skirt, banded in
lace and ribbon, dipped to the
back to a Chapel length train.
Her Chapel length veil of import
ed English tulle was caught to
a Venise lace Camelot cap and
she carried a white prayerbook
topped by Frenohed carnations
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MISS SYLVIA DIANE COLEMAN
(Bride-Elect of Randy Eugene Strickland)
Auxiliary To Host Parly
At Oteen^ On Sunday
Members of Otis D. Green Post 155 Auxiliary
will entertain a group of veterans at Oteen hospital
Sunday afternoon at a 2 p.m. bingo party.
The unit will serve refreshments and present game
prizes. Mrs. Robert Ruff Is chairman of the committee
on arrangements.
Legionnaires of Post 155 at the same time will pre
sent a television set to patients at the hospital.
A large group of Legionnaires and Auxiliary mem
bers plan to gather at the American Legion building at
I I a.m. Sunday morning to drive to Oteen.
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WARE REUNION SUNDAY
The annual James Grimes Ware and Edildia Ham
rick Ware reunion will bo held Sunday, August 27th, at
ttasonic Temnic at the corner of Landing street and
Fulrvlew Road.
Picnic lunch will be spread at 1 p.m.
All friends and relatives are Invited to attend.
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PAIR FETED SATURDAY
Miss Kathy Renae Ware and Marvin Sewart Ham
rick cut their wedding cake Saturday night at an after-
rehearsal party held In the fellowship hall of Elizabeth
Baptist church at Shelby. Hosts to 100 quests were the
bride.-elect's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Ware.
Mrs. Jack Ware and Mrs. W. F. Stone. Jr. were
at the door to greet quests and Miss Jean Phifer was
at the register Mrs. Dean Costner and Mrs. Bobby
Webster rut and served the wedding cake and Miss
Paulette Phifer served punch.
The bride's table was overla'd with lace cloth
caught up with yellow bows and decorated in the wed
ding colors of yellow and green. The four-tier cake and
punch bowl were at opposite ends of the table. Center-
Inq the table was an arrangement of yellow mums and
yellow carnations. Heart-shape sandwiches, cheese dais-
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"Claire De Lune,” "O Perfect
Love,” "Ave Marie,” "Indian
Love Call,” "Liebestraum,” "Bells
of St. Mark’s,” and ‘‘Youll Nev
er Walk Alone.”
The altar of the church was
decorated with spiral candelabra
and arrangements of white snap
dragons, yellow pompoms and
pink roses.
Anthony Cansler of Charlotte
escorted his niece to the altar
and gave her in marriage. The
bride's wedding gown w'as a for
mal design of ivory silk or
ganza. The front of the dress
and the low, square-cut necklme
and short sleeves were trimmed
with matching cotton lace re-
emibroidei^ with small pailet-
tes. The long, lull train, attach
ed to the back of the neckline,
was also trimmed in matching
lace. Her veil, worn mantilla ,
fashion over soft folds of ivory
illusion, was of old pointe de
Venice lace. She w'ore white glace
kid gloves and carried a white
Testament topped with a cascade
Of gardenias.
iMrs. Diana Wohlford attended
her sister as matron o! honor
and only attendant. Her floor-
length gown of green chiffon was
flocked with pink and white
floral design. She wore a white
wide-brimmel hat with gretm
trim and carried a nosegay of
white pompoms, baby's breath
and pink rosebuds.
Tiic bridegroom's father was
best man.
After a wedding trip to Wil
liam.-burg, Va., the newlyweds '
will bo at home in Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina.
BRIDE AND HKIDEKGROOM
The bride is the daughter of
Mrs. Samuel W. Thrasher of Win
ston-Salem. formerly of
Mountain, and the late Grady
Cansler o: Kings Mountain and y
granidaughter of the late George
and Martha Cansler and of the
late Mr. and Mrs. W. \V. P-'i nch,
all of Kings Mountain. A 1962
graduate of James A. Gray Sen
ior liigh school of Winston-Salem,
she receded her bachelor’s do-
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Mary Williams
Sandy Mauney
Are Honored
Miss Mary Williams of Marv-
ville, Tenne.ssee and George II.
tSandy) Mauney Jr., whose wed
ding takes place Septem” or 2 in
'M.myviile. were honon'd at two
dinner parties recently.
iMr. and Mrs. S. R. Sulx^r Jr..
Mr. and Mrs. Carl F^ingor. Mr.
and Mrs Dan F'ingor and Mr. and
Mrs. John Cheshire entertained
2f) couples at Kings Mountain
Country club.
Champagnp toasts were made
to the bride-elect and bridegroijm-
to-be.
Dinner was served from U-
shaped tables decorated in yel
low and white with yellow and
while chrysanthemums and
greenery as central dootnation.
The bride-to-be’s place was mark
ed by a yellow shoulder corsage.
The hosts took the occasion to
present the engagtHi pair with
gifts of silver in their selected
pattern.
Miss Williams wore a long
dix»ss featuring a yellow skirt and
print blouse.
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Ken F'erguson honored Miss
Williams and Mr. Mauney at a
swim party and dinner at his
home on Lake Hickory in Hick
ory. The host and the engaged
pair were classmates at Lenoir-
Rhyne college.
Guests were their classmates
from Lenoir-RhynP. Mr. Fergu-
son took the occasion to present
his wedding gift to the couple*.