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Thursday, July 19, 1984
MRS. CHARLES F. AUSTIN
(Lisa Hampton)
Austins Wed Saturday,
Honeymooning In Florida
Mr. and Mrs... Charles
Franklin Austin, who were wed
Saturday, are on a wedding trip
to Daytona Beach and Orlando,
Fla. and afterwards will be at
home in Kings Mountain.
Miss Lisa Lynn ‘Hampton
became Mr. Austin’s bride in a 4
p.m. candlelight wedding in
Kings Mountain Baptist Church.
Rev. J.C. Goare, minister of
the church, and Dr. Marshal C.
Gupton, Jr., pastor of Una Bap-
tist Church of Nashville, Tenn.,
cousin of the bride, officiated at
the doublering ceremony, which
featured the lighting of the Uni-
ty candle by the couple after the
exchange of vows.
Mrs. J.C. Bridges was
organist, Miss Beverly Bell was
trumpeter and Mrs. Cynthia
‘Ross was vocalist for the pro-
gram of traditional music. Mrs.
Ross sang “Wedding Song”
before the cermeony, “And I
Love You So,” and the benedic-
tional “Wedding Prayer.” :
The altar of the church was
banked with ferns and greenery
and enhanced by seven-
branched wrought-iron
candelabra holding cathedral
tapers. Baskets of white glads,
lavender mums and pink daisies
were on either side of the setting
and the Unity candle centered
the setting.
Charles Hampton escorted his
daughter to the altar and gave
her in marriage. The bride’s wed-
ding gown was a traditional
_ design of white taffeta and
“wedgewood lace. A wide double
ruffle formed the off-shoulder
bodice. Seed pearlcentered lace
motifs adorned the front of the
dress. The full A line skirt had
two wide lace-festooned tiers ex-
tending around the hemline and
controlled chapel train. Her
fingertip veil: of illusion was
outlined and panelled with mat-
ching pearl and lace medallions.
She carried a bridal bouquet of
pink miniature roses, white car-
nations and baby’s breath.
Mrs. Kim Howell attended
her sister as matron of honor and
Miss Robin Hampton was her
sister’s maid of honor.
Bridesmaids were Miss Kim Sisk,
Mrs. Lisa Blackburn, Miss Toni
Ross, Mrs. Debbie Van Dyke
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WENDY JESSIE ENGLAND
(Bride-Elect Of Stephen Daniel McAbee)
ENGAGED - Mr. and Mrs. Millard Metcalf of Kings Mountain an-
nounce the engagement of their daughter, Wendy Jessie England, to
Stephen Daniel (Danny) McAbee. Wendy is a graduate of Kings
Mountain High School and is employed by the Arnold Corporation of
Kings Mountain. Danny is the son of Mrs. Josephine McAbee and the
late Russell McAbee. He is a graduate of Kings Mountain High School
and is employed by Mac’s Grocery in Kings Mountain. The wedding
will be an event of September 16 at Second Baptist Church.
MRS. ROBERT JACKSON WRIGHT
(Tamela Gail Roper)
Wrights Exchange Vows
On Saturday Afternoon
Grace United Methodist
Church was the setting for the
Saturday wedding of Tamela
Gail Roper and Robert Jackson
Wright.
The bride’s grandfather, Rev.
R.J. Essary, performed the 3
p.mseeremony, assisted by Rev.
Larry Puryear.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Roper of
Kings Mountain. She ia a 1984
graduate of Kings Mountain
Senior High School. She was
president of the lighting crew,
member of the Pep Club, and
was in Cosmetology for three
years and in VICA. She also
served as a tutor. She is
employed by Cattletown Steak
House. ;
The bridegroom is the son of
Mrs. Brenda K. Wright of Kings
Mountain and Clayton L.
Wright of Forest City. He is a
1981 graduate of Kings Moun-
tain Senior High School and
completed basic training in New
Jersey and graduated from Elec-
tronics Computers School in
TAMMY BARRETT
Massachusetts. He is now a
Specialist Four in the 82nd Air-
borne Division.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride chose her sister,
Paula A. Wright of Kings Moun-
tain, as her matron of honor.
Bridesmaids were Penny Essary
of ‘Dallas, Melissa Morrison of
Kings Mountain, Kim Roper of
Kings Mountain and Freda
Tesseneer of Kings Mountain.
All the attendants wore
lavender formals topped with
lace jackets and carried lavender
long stemmed flowers tied with
white and lavender ribbons.
The bride’s wedding gown was
a formal design in Victorian styl-
ing with Victorian neckline, Vic-
torian sleeves and long train
Lace medallions enhanced the
- full sleeves and the wedding ring
collar was trimmed with sequins
and seedpearls. She wore a hip-
length veil of silk bridal illusion
which was enhanced with lace
and attached to a camelot head-
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TONY YARBRO
ENGAGED - Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Barrett of Kings Mountain an-
nounce the engagement of their daughter, Tammy, to Tony
Yarbro, son of Ned and Scottie Yarbro of Kings Mountain. Tam-
my is a 1982 graduate of Kings Mountain High School and now
attends Gaston College. Tony is a 1982 graduate of Kings
Mountain High School and is employed by Martin Marietta
Aggregates of Charlotte. The wedding will be an event of
September 15 at 7 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Kings
Mountain.
MRS. JAMES FRANK LAND
(Sharon Denise Bridges)
‘Bridges-Land Couple Wed
Saturday Night In Dallas
Gospel Baptist Church of
Dallas provided the setting
Saturday for a 7 p.m. candlelight
‘wedding uniting Miss Sharon
Denise Bridges of Kings Moun-
tain and James Frank Land of
Dallas.
The Rev. Harry Hensley,
minister of the church, of-
ficiated, using the doublering
and Unity Candle ceremony.
Robert Collins of Gastonia
was organist for the program of
nuptial music and vocalists were
Mrs. Diana Hensley and Allison
Hensley who sang the duet,
“Wedding Invitation” and
Charlotte Bridges and Dwayne
Burks who sang. the duet,
“Tender Heart.” The
bridegroom sang the vocal solo
“O Perfect Love” after he and
his bride exchanged rings and
lighted the Unity candle
together.
The altar of the church was
enhanced by a brass arch of
spiral candles and candles were
used in the windows of the sanc-
tuary. White and lavender
flowers centered the setting.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father; wore a formal
wedding gown of bridal satin
designed with Victorian neckline
and bodice of Alencon lace
featuring. a natural waistline
with long sleeves. Alencon lace
trimmed the skirt and chapel
length train. Her full length veil
of silk illusion was attached to a
satin and lace hat and she carried
a bouquet of silk lavender and
white roses.
Louise Kirk Baker of
Charleston, S.C. atcended the
bride as matron of honor and
Tina Bridges, sister of the bride,
was maid of honor. Bridesmaids
were Charlotte Bridges and
Dawn Bridges, sisters of the
bride, Edie Bridges, cousin of the
bride, all of Kings Mountain,
and Wuanice Swindell and Jen-
nifer Swindell, both of Orlando,
Ela., cousins of the bride. Melin-
da Collins of Gastonia was
flower girl.
All the attendants wore
lavender formals of lightweight
satin designed with square
necklines and puff sleeves. They
wore baby’s breath in their hair
and carried silk bouquets of
lavender flowers. The flower girl
wore a lavender printed long
Gunnesax dress and carried a
basket of flower petals.
Britton Lee Holder was his
brother’s best man. Aaron
Bridges, the bride’s cousin, was
ringbearer.
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KAREN ANNETTE PRICE
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED — Mr. and Mrs. Clyde T. Price of
Route 1, Shelby, announced the engagement of their daughter, Karen
Annette, and Larry Eugene Wiley, son of Ms. Tressie Harbison of
Shelby. The bride-elect is a 1980 graduate of Crest High School and at-
tended Highland View Nursing School in Cleveland, Ohio. She is
presently employed with Clevemont Mills in Kings Mountain. Mr.
Wiley is a 1974 graduate of Burns High School and is presently
employed with Bost Bakery, Inc. He is also the owner of Wiley’s
Fitness Center in Kings Mountain.