I
b Mary Dee Thiem,
:Mr. Deibel Marry
11 Miss Mary Dee Thiem and
' Stuart Marvin Delbel, both
91of Atlanta, Ga., spoke their
["vows Saturday, June 11 in
lsEdenton Street United
Methodist Church in Ral5°eigh.
13 Given in marriage by her
father, the bride is the
}edaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
I1 Maurice Philip Thiem of
0vRaleigh. Parents of the
'"groom are Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Lee Deibel of
Richmond, Va.
'f Mr. and Mrs. Deibel are
® .former residents of WarrenMaid
of honor was Miss
Cathy Zachary of Raleigh.
Bridesmaids were Mrs. L.
B. Barnett of Atlanta, Ga.,
Miss Sue McCleary of
"Atlanta, Ga., Miss Cynthia
)fAnn Smith of Sausalito,
Calif., Mrs. I. J. Jackson,
"ill, and Mrs. Robert F.
^'Andrews, III, of Raleigh,
•2 both sisters of the bride.
Junior bridesmaids were
Miss Mary Dee Andrews
j"'and Miss Lane Jackson,
'-nieces of the bride.
The groom's father,
a Miss Davis Fe
3C Miss Natalie Rose Davis,
ncbride-elect of Larry E.
2£Harris, was honored at a
"bridal shower by Mrs.
^Wavely Russell in her home
n
S Attend Reunion
f-c Relatives and friends met
,s at the home of Mrs. Zelma
ar Benson on Sunday for their
b; annual reunion. Attending
n; were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
is Benson, Steven Benson and
It Melody Cochrane of Fregj
mont Calif., Mr. and Mrs. J.
fli T. Benson of Nashville, Mr.
viand Mrs. L. C. Benson of
,'g Griffin, Ga., Mr. and Mrs.
■u E J. Alston of Hollister, Mr.
<9 and Mrs. E. P. King and son,
)Z Carlton, Mrs. Rebecca Murai.
ray and son, Freddie, of
m Raleigh, Lt. and Mrs. Joe B.
1 King and children of Minot
\0 AFB, N. D., Mrs. J. H. King
and Mrs. A. L. Wemyss of
oJ l¥«V and Mrs.
9lr*Hweirfvla|^pfl^1,^yaug,^anr.(
,8 Mr. and Mrs. Furman
Overby of Warrenton, Mr.
and Mrs. Alton Lawhorn of
in Newton Grove.
Frank Lee Deibel, served as
best man. Groomsmen Included
Frank L. Deibel, Jr.,
of Nags Head, Lincoln Barnett
of Atlanta, Ga., Clyde J.
Goode of Richmond, Va.,
Samuel N. Greenway and
David C. Whitehead of
Raleigh. Junior groomsmen,
Robert Franklin Andrews,
IV and I. Jay
Jackson, IV all nephews of
the bride.
The bride made her debut
at the N. C. Terpsichorean
Ball in 1970. She is a
graduate of Peace College
and presently a stewardess
with Delta Air Lines.
Mr. Deibel is a graduate
of N. C. State University in
Raleigh and is presently
Director of Inventory Control
with Snap Finger Sports
Wear.
After the ceremony a
reception was held in the
garden at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Franklin
Andrews. Following the
reception the bridal couple
left on their wedding trip to
Hawaii. They will make
their home in Atlanta, Ga.
ted At Shower
on Monday night, June 6.
The honoree was presented
a corsage of white
carnations on arrival to
accent her orange and
yellow dress. The Hostess
presented Miss Davis with a
gift of crystal in her chosen
pattern.
Miss Anita Harris registered
gifts.
The home was decorated
throughout with roses and
on the refreshment table
was an appointment of pink
sweetheart roses.
Mrs. Glen Davis poured
yellowbird punch from a
crystal punch bowl. Other
refreshments consisted of
bridal cake squares, cheese
biscuits, chicken salad sandwiches,
nuts and mints.
Special guests were the
mothers of the bride and
groom-elect, Mrs. Alfred
Davis and Mrs. Fred G.
Harris, and the grandmoth>
qr q{. the bride, Mrs. George
Davis.
The wedding of Miss
Davis and Larry Harris will
be solemnized on June 25.
MRS. DELMA RAY MATTHEWS
Mabel Esther Jones
Weds Delma Matthews
Miss Mabel Esther Jones
and Delma Ray Matthews
were joined in marriage on
June 11 at Saint Augustine's
College Chapel in Raleigh,
in a double-ring ceremony.
Dr. Frank B. Weaver of
Watts Chapel Baptist
Church of Raleigh and the
Rev. Clyde E. Beatty of
Saint Augustine's College
Chapel assisted in the 6 p.
m. service.
The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester
Jones of Afton community.
Her husband is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Matthews
of Raleigh. Given in
marriage by her father, the
bride wore an ivory silk
gown with attached chapel
train. The bride carried a
cascade of white roses accented
with red sweetheart
roses and greenery.
The church was decorated
with arrangements of white
mums, carnations, and
pompons of greenery flanked
by twin nine-branched
candelabras. The parents
pews were marked with
white bows. The bridal
couple received prayers and
blessings while kneeling on
a double kneeling bench.
Miss Carolyn D. Paxton of
Silver Spring, Md., served
as the maid of honor and
bridesmaids included Miss
Detrice Bankhead of Los
Angeles, Calif., Miss Marie
Jones and Mrs. Earthlene
Williams of Washington, D.
C., sisters of the bride, Mrs.
Lucy Miller of Baltimore,
Md., Mrs. Vergie McNeil of
Raleigh, sister of the groom,
Miss Gloria Rogers of
Hagertown, Md., Miss Magnolia
Williams of Warrenton
and Miss Pamala Lett of
Raleigh, niece of the groom.
Kenneth Wilson of Washington,
D. C. was best man.
Groomsmen included Redditt
Alexander of Durham,
Sylvester Jones, Jr., of
Washington, D. C., brother
of the bride, Douglas Gills,
Nilous E. Hodge, James
Jackson, Otha C. Kearney,
Charles McKoy, Frantz Eric
Noble and Richard Ward, all
of Raleigh.
Miss Sabrina Renee Fishers
of Raleigh, was flower
girl and William Sherrod,
III, of Landover, Md., was
ring bearer.
Mrs. Matthews received
her Bachelor of Science at
Southeastern University of
Washington, D. C. and her
Master of Business Administration
at Atlanta University
at Atlanta, Ga. She is a
member of Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority. Presently,
she is an assistant professor
of business at Saint Augustine's
College at Raleigh.
Mr. Matthews attended
Saint Augustine's College
and IBM Electronics School
at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He
has been employed with
IBM corporation for 11
years and is presently
serving as a Development
Laboratory Specialist.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthews
will make their home in
Raleigh after honeymooning
in Nassau, Bahamas.
Reception
A reception was held at
the Martin Luther King
Student Union following the
ceremony. The table was
overlaid with a satin cloth
trimmed in lace. Greenery
was used as swags. Centering
the table was a
four-stemmed candelabra
holding white burning tapers
and an arrangement of
white and red mums and
carnations.
At another table was the
five-tiered wedding . cake
decorated v/ith red and
white roses and topped with
doves of love. After the
traditional cutting by the
couple, cake was served to
the guests.
The bridal party and
parents were introduced
after passing through an
arch of white roses. A
special song to Mr. and Mrs.
Matthews was composed
and sung by Negleatha
Jones of Kinston. She was
assisted by Anthony Suggs,
also of Kinston.
Following that duet the
Sorors of Delta Theta
Sorority Sang their sweetheart
song to the couple.
Music for the evening was
rendered by Harold Jeffreys
Combo, who began by
playing "Inseparable" dedicated
to the new couple. Mr.
and Mrs. Matthews led the
first dance of the evening,
later joined by guests.
Rehearsal Dinner
A rehearsal dinner was
given by the groom's family
on Friday evening following
the wedding rehearsal at the
Driftwood Clubhouse.
The bride and groom
chose this time to remember
their wedding party by
giving each a special gift.
Later that evening a
cocktail party was given by
Sheryl Covington, the
bride's sorority sister.
Showers
Prior to the wedding, the
bride wu honored with a
■hower given by Mrs. Ida
Alexander, Mrs. Delores
Dunn and Mra. Mable
Wright.
Friends Fete
Wedding Party
The John Boyd Da via
family honored Colonel and
Mrs. John Pollard of
Fayetteville at a cocktaB
party at the Davis home on
Friday night. Lovely decorations
were used throughout
the home.
Hors d'oeuvres were served
and the dining table was
laden with food for the
evening.
Guests were friends from
out-of-town and Warrenton.
Col. and Mrs. John
Pollard, John Boyd Davis
and Coco Pollard were
honored at a pig picking at
Largo on Saturday night.
Hosts for the evening were
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Baskervill of New Bern, Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Boyd,
Mr. and Mrs. Pettway Boyd,
Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Williams of Raleigh, Pettway
Boyd, Mr. and Mrs.
William S. Davis, Jr., and
Dr. and Mrs. Sam Massey.
Guests from Fayetteville
and around the Warrenton
area enjoyed the typical
barbecue. Many guests
enjoyed square dancing
during the informal evening.
Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Adams
of Wilson, Mrs. Crichton
Davis, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas
Holt, Mr. and Mrs. William
S. Davis, Sr., Mr. and Mrs.
Shipp McCarroll and Mrs.
Alex S. Watkins, Jr.,
entertained at a Sunday
luncheon buffet at the home
of Mrs. Watkins. The buffet
honored the out-of-town
guests of the John Boyd
Davis family.
Cocktails were served
upon arrival and a refreshing
luncheon was served on
the patio and the lawn.
Out-of-town guests included
Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Brooks, Charles Haigh, Mr.
and Mrs. John S. Pollard,
Mr. and Mrs. James L.
Connell, Ms. Pat Pollard,
Scott Pollard, Ms. Sara
Coleman, Bill White, Ms.
Lane Turner, John Nash,
Ms. Jayne Thomason, Buck
Baskervill, Mr. and Mrs
Robert Baskervill, Bob ant
Jane Baskervill, Mr. ant
Mrs. Jeff Rives, Mr. ant
Mrs. William Coleman, Mr
and Mrs. Philip W. Haigh
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bennett
Fred Hobbs, Margaret Wil
liams, Mr. and Mrs
Marsden Haigh, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Williams, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Sargent,
Ms. Betsey Kempton, and
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Baskervill
and Evelyn.
Mr. and Mrs. Sprig Alston announce the engagement
and approaching marriage of their daughter, Patricia
Faye, to Roscoe Richardson of Hollister, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James Richardson. A June 18 wedding is planned.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Alston announce the engagement j
of their daughter, Loraine, of Greensboro, to Tony
Walden of Chapel Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Walden
of Garysburg.
The wedding is planned for Saturday, August 27, at
Greenwood Baptist Church.
Miss Alston is a graduate of John Graham High School.
She is a senior at A & T State University.
Walden is a graduate of A & T State University. He has
attended graduate school at UNC-G and is presently
attending the School of Medicine at U.N.C., Chapel Hill.
Arts Commission
To Exhibit Series
'Window Works'
A new exhibit series
sailed "window worka" la
>eing sponsored by the
ffarrenton Alia Commislion.
Beginning June IS
ihrough June 30 selections
from the Children's Art
Festival will be on display in
lie Cash Company windows.
A different art form will
>« displayed in the Cash
Company windows on Main
Street through July. Future
exhibitors will be Irene
Minton, exhibiting oil paintings
and Jackie Young,
exhibiting oil paintings and
pen and ink drawings.
The first exhibit is
irtwork done by Warren
Dounty school children. The
irt pieces were completed
in school during the past
ichool year. Among exhibitors
are Earnest Howard of
North Warren School; Leonird
Drake of Northside
Elementary; Barry Fogg,
Mariam Boyd; James Cabsagestalk,
Mariam Boyd;
rravis Dale, Mariam Boyd;
Phillip Austin and Harry
Leete of North Warren;
Keith Cooper of Northside;
rhomas Henderson, North
Warren and Jackie Davis,
[van Barnes, Tammie
Capps and Deloris Abbott of
Mariam Boyd.
The Warrenton Arts Commission
will sponsor Summer
Art Lessons at the
studio. The lessons will be
taught by Susan Simmons,
artist-in-residence. The
schedule is Tuesday and
Wednesday, 2-4 p. m., ages
5-12; Thursday, 2 - 4 p. m.,
teenagers; Friday, 10-12
noon, adults.
The younger children will
concentrate on color and
mixed media. Teenagers
will concentrate on perspective
and drawing skills. The
adult classes on Friday
morning will paint, concentrating
on landscapes of
Warren County. These
classes will begin June 21
and continue through July.
Bake Sale Set
Zion United Methodist
Church will sponsor a yard
sale on June 25 at the flea
market ip, Norlina. '