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Bride of Jerry Brooks As of Dec. 16, JL956
Jerry Watkins, Barbara Evans Dec. 23, 1956
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MARRIED NEAR DURHAM
ON DECEMBER 16, 1956.
Miss Elizabeth Ann Randolph
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hal
Gordon Randolph of Durham,
became the bride of Jerry
Thomas Brooks, son of Mrs.
Ethel Miles Brooks of 1102 Air
port Road, Rockingham, on Sun
day, December 16th. The impres
sive service took place at 4:30
P. M. at Lowe's Grove Baptist
church in Durham. The Rev.
Robert Dorr was in charge of
the ceremony.
Mrs. Frances Lunceford, or
ganist and Donald Strickland,
soloist rendered appropriate pro
gram prior to the service. Mr.
Strickland sang "My Hero",
'Whither Thou Goest", "O Lord
Most Holy", and "The Lord's
Prayer". The attendants en
tered the church by "Pomp and
Circumstance" and the tradi
tional wedding march was play
ed only as the bride entered.
The bride gven in marriage by
her father, looked lovely in a
wedding gown of imported
Chantilly lace over bridal satin,
fashioned with fitted bodice and
Elizabethan neckline. Her long
satin sleeves formed calla points
over the hands and the bouffant
skirt of Chantilly lace with front
panel of satin extended into a
court train. Her three tiered
fingertip veil of French illusion
was attached to a coronet of seed
pearls and iridescent sequins.
The bride carried a cascade bou
quet of stephanotis and white
roses centered with a corsage of
American Beauty roses.
Mrs. Edwin Sears of Durham,
sister of the bride was matron
of honor. The maid of honor
was Miss Faye Randolph of
Durham, also sister of -the bride.
Bridesmaids were Mrs. Thomas
Charles Key, Mrs. Andrew Jack
son Wimberly of Durham, Miss
June Quinn of Wallace, Miss
Betty King of Richmond, Miss
Kay Thomason of Kannapolis
and Mrs. Harold Watson Brower
of Greensboro.
The junior bridemaid
was Miss
Anna Rose Marino, of $Hon Col
lege, cousin of the bridle. Little
Miss Gloria Lynn Maririo of Elon
College also cousin of the bride
was flower girl.
William Earl Cain, bf Rock
ingham was best man. The
groomsmen were James W. Tad
lock, William Eugene
Bellamy,
Francis Waters, John W. Gore,,
Charles Dyson all of Rocking
ham, and Edwin L. Sears of
Durham, brother in-law of the
bride.
The bride's mother ohose for
the wedding a street ler gth dress
of crepe in Wedgewod blue
with a matching hat und navy
accessories. She had a mixed
corsage of pink carna ions and
rose buds.
Mrs. Brooks wore, a street
length, dres of crepe n a win
ter navy blue with matching ac
cessories. She had a mixed cor
sage of white chrysar themums
and rose buds. f
The maternal grandmother,
Mrs. Menta W. Tapsco ,t of Elon
College, wore a street length
dress of purple velvet -vath black
accessories. She had a laven
der orchid.
The reception was huld at the
home of the bride following the
wedding. The bride graduated
from Lowe's Grove High school
in the class of 1953 aid gradu
ated from East Carolina College
in November, 1956. She was an
honor graduate and was elected
to "Who's Who is American
College and Universities" mem
ber of the Tau Sigma Fraternity,
The bridegroom graduated
from Rockingham High School
in 1950 and is a Junior at East
Carolina College where he is ma
joring in Business Administra
tion. He served three years in
the United States Marine Corp.
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks
Ann Coley to Wed
The engagement of Miss Ann
Pickett Coley of Wilmington is
announced by her mother Mrs.
Carl Y. Coley of Winston. The
wedding will be next June. The
groom-to-be is Roy Leon Luck
enback of Raleigh and Winston.
Ann is 22. Her .mother was the
former Elizabeth Pickett of
High Point. Ann's father was
Carl Y. Coley, Rockingham boy
who died. May 22, 1946, at age
of 43. Anne's aunt here is Mrs.
Stephen Wall Ellerbe, the for
mer Bessie Queen Coley.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Frank- McLeod
left on Friday, Dec. 21 for a
trip to Miami, Fla. They will
spend the Christmas holidays in
Miami enjoying the sunny state.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Auten and
children Jimmy, Lynn and Brice
Auten of Charlotte are visiting
Rev. and Mrs. Carl Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Curtis
spent Christmas Day in Char
lotte with their parents and
friends.
Dr. and Mrs. John Garrett
and children of Walkertown are
spending the holidays with their
parents, Dr. and Mrs. F. B.
Garrett.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Powers and
little son of Iowa City and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Thomas and
two little sons of Danville, Va.
are visiting their mother Mrs.
J. H. Ellerbe during the holiday
season.
Mrs. C. A. 'Whitlock went
Christmas morning by bus to
Durham to spend several days
with Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Lloyd
and two children. Mrs. Lloyd is
the former Lillian Whitlock.
Sgt. and Mrs. James H. Roberts
and children, Peggy and Ronnie
of Fort Smith, Arkansas, are
spending the holidays with rel
atives and friends here, includ
ing Mrs. Roberts' mother, Mrs.
John Coin and sisters Mrs. Val
ley Allen and other relatives.
Miss Mary Alys Voorhees and
her father, Jack Voorhees, spent
the holidays with her grandmo
ther Mrs. A. W. Lindsey on Anne
street. Mary Alys is a Junior at
Carolina, majoring in Journalism.
Mr. and Mrs. William Wallace
and four children of Albany, Ga.
arrived the day after Christ
mas to spend a week with her
mother, Mrs. Lucy French, at
her home, 301 North Randolph
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Duke
and family spent Monday with
their home in Greenville and the
bridegroom will continue his
will make studies at East Carolina College.
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Engagement of Miss Cynthia Ann Covington
WEDDING IN ROCKINGHAM ON FEBRUARY 2, 1957
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Covington announce the engagement
of their daughter Cynthia Ann to James Hugh Wease, son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wease of Lincolnton. The wedding will
take place February 2 in Rockingham. The bride-elect will
graduate from Woman's College during January, 1957. Mr.
Wease graduated from East Carolina College and is now teach
ing in Denton, Maryland.
WHO'S riEW"
Babies Born
WHEN and WHERE
vPost-DisDatch
Issue of Dec. 27, 1956
There was born at 12:20 a. m.
on Friday morning, December
21st, in Memorial hospital, a
daughter to Henry and Helen
Wright Peele. Mr. Peele operates
the former Sidney's, now known
as The Fiesta, he having bought
it March 15, 1956.
Henry Glenn and Gloria Jean
Hawkins Stutts have a daughter
born at 12:45 o'clock on Friday
morning, December 21, in Mem
orial here. Glenn and Jean were
married July 8, 1950, in the
Baptist church at Roberdel.
They have a son, Gary William,
born Sept. 22, 1953.
LOCAL LEGION
AUXILIARY HELP
Members of the American Le
gion Auxiliary Unit No. 147 help
ed spread Christmas wishes with
baskets of food, toys and cloth
ing to eight families in the
county.
Mrs. H. H. Kettell, chairman of
the welfare committee and Mrs..
D. A. Lipe assisted by Jaines
tape made the deliveries.
The wortnwniie project is one
that the members enjoy during
the season and the Auxiliary
take take much interest in help
ing families.
MRS. MILLER'S CLASS
PROGRAM
The pupils of Mrs. Carl Miller
gave a piano recital at Presby-
Sgt. and Mrs. Calvin Blair an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Shirley Lee, weiight 5Y2 pounds,
December 16 at Air Force Hospi
tal, Mobile, Ala. They have one
son, Robert, age 3 years. Mrs.
Blair was the former Bobbie Lee
Horen of Rockingham.
Born, at 8:45 on Monday
morning December 24th in Me
morial hospital a daughter to
James and Shirley Barbee Cass
idy. The baby weighed 7.5
pounds.
Born at 3:07 a. m. December
22nd in Memorial hospital at
Rockingham a son to Thomas L.
and Margie Henderson Powell.
The baby weighed 10.4 pounds.
S. E. and Mabel Grimes Hucks
have a girl born in Memorial hos
pital at Rockingham on Decem
ber 21st at 2:31 p. m. weighing
8.6 ' pounds.
terian church "oh Monday everi r1 K1 daughter was born at 9:20
ing. The program consisted of 4 --December- 21st in Memorial
Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Duke. The
family enjoyed their Christmas
dinner Monday evening. Mrs. W.
L. Rawdon, mother of Mrs. Duke
returned to Charlotte to visit
other relatives and friends.
Miss Martha White has return
ed to her home in Florence after
spending Christmas here with
her grandmother, Mrs. A. M.
Palmer.
classical music and Christmas
i numbers.
Those playing were Larry Har
irelson, Steve Forbis, Martha
Storey, Judy Clary, Sandra Shan
non, Deborah Bostic, Donna
Tuthill, Darla Weatherly, Judy
Yates, Catherine Taylor, Susan
Reece, Catherine Reece, Harry
Causey, Kaye Eaddy, Jerry
Abrams, and Henrietta Abrams.
An enjoyable social hour fol
lowed the program.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Covington,
Jr. and son of Richmond, will
spend the New Year holidays
here with Mrs. Covington's moth
er, Mrs. A. M. Palmer.
The University of North Caro
lina School of Medicine last year
taught 249 graduate medical
students, graduating 59.
ATTEND CHURCH
hospital here to William and
Viola Webster Tilley. The babe
weighed 6.3 pounds and the par
ents live on 7th avenue in East
Rockingham.
Thomas and Lucy Leviner
Woolard of East Rockingham
have a daughter born in the
Hamlet hospital December 20th.
A daughter was born Dec. 20th
in Hamlet hospital to Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Sutton of Hoffman.
Born on December 21st in
Hamlet hospital a daughter to
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Barring
ton of Laurel Hill.
Richard and Beatrice Heaton
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The marriage of Miss Barbara
Ann Evans and Jerry Wayne
Watkins of East Rockingham
took place Sunday, December 23
at 12:00 noon at the Pine Grove
Baptist church.
The Rev. J. H. Clark officiat
ed, using the double ring cere- i
mony. Wedding music was per
sented by Son Clark.
The bride wore a two piece
pastel blue suit with white and
navy accessories. She carried a
white Bible topped with an or
chid and white carnations.
Ushers were Lloyd Simmons
and Larry Gardner.
The bride and groom entered
Medford of East Rockingham
bad a son born December 21st
in the Hamlet hospital.
Claude Hicks Jr. and Svvannie
Freeman Hicks have a daughter
born December 20 in the Hamlet
hospital.
the church together and were
unattended. After the ceremony
they received guests in the ves
tibule of the church.
Mrs. Watkins, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Evans is a
graduate of Rohanen ..High
School. She is now employed by
Carolina Power & Light Co. of
Rockingham.
Mr. Watkins, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Pearl Watkins, attended
Rockingham High School, Win
gate Jr. College and Wake For
est College. He is now employ
ed by Carolina Paper Mills.
Later the couple left for a
wedding trip to points unan
nounced. When; they return
they will live on School Street,
East Rockingham, in their new
home.
. The search for truth is so diffi
cult that even preachers are un
able to agree upon its exposition.
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