MRS. DAVID STANLEY SCRUGGS
(Phyllis Lynn Etters)
Scruggs Wed
At Bethlehem
. Mr. and Mrs. David
Stanley Scruggs, who were
wed Saturday, are on a wed-
ding trip to Bermuda and
afterwards will be at home at
1050 21st Avenue NW, Apart-
ment 38, Hickory.
Miss Phyllis Lynn Etters
became Mr. Scruggs’ bride in
a 7 p.m. candlelight wedding
in Bethlehem Baptist Church.
Rev. Sam Murphy, former
pastor of the bride and now
pastor of First Baptist
Church of Bessemer City, of-
ficiated at the impressive
double ring ceremony ‘which
featured the lighting of the
“Unity Candle’’ as Mrs. Ann
Bumgardner and Rusty Mor-
rison sang the duet, “To Me.”
Mrs. Frances Lail was
pianist for the program of
nuptial music and vocal
selections were by Rusty
Morrison and Mrs. Ann
Bumgardner. Mrs. Bumgard-
ner sang ‘God, A Woman and
A Man” and Mr. Morrison
sang ‘The Wedding Prayer”
as the benediction.
The altar of the church was
banked with ferns and palms
and enhanced by brass spiral
candelabra holding spiral
tapers interspersed with
brass arch candelabrum bet-
ween the two spirals. Hur-
ricane lamps in the windows
held candles and were
decorated with pink bows.
Glenn E. Etters escorted
his daughter to the altar and
gave her in marriage. The
bride’s wedding gown was a
formal design of white satin
featuring a fitted bodice
embellished: with appliqued
Alencon lace, seed pearls and
crystal beading. A sheer
marquisette yoke and seed
pearls and crystal beading.
From the wasp waist flowed
the satin skirt over crisp
taffeta cascading into a
voluminous cathedral sweep
train and edged in matching
Alencon lace. Her matching
hat of Alencon lace and seed
pearls featured silk flowers
with pearl staminas and held
her fingertip illusion veil of
French marquisette. She car-
ried a’ bouquet of white
gardenias, tiger lilies, baby’s
breath, and pink rosebuds
and ivy.
Miss’ Sallee Durham of
Kings Mountain, college
roommate of the bride, was
maid of honor. Bridesmaids
were Miss Ellen Fairfax of
Charlotte, cousin of the
bride; Miss Laura Fairfax of
Charlotte, cousin of the
bride; Mrs. Tiera Lewis. of
Chester, S.C., cousin of the
bridegroom; Mrs. Kathy
Petrizzi and Mrs. Ka
Taylor, both of Carrboro, col-
lege classmates ©. hride.
Miss Nikki Ormand oi zauigs
featurin
Mountain, cousin of the bride,
was flower girl. Bobby Or-
mand of Kings Mountain,
cousin of the bride, was
ringhearer.
All the attendants wore
long formals of lavender
open necklines,
gathered sleeves and tie
belts. They wore strands of
pearls, glits of the bride, and
carried brandy snifters
holding lighted candles and”
surrounded by silk flowers of
pink, lavender, and deep pur-
ple ribbons attached.
The flower girl wore a long
pink dress with hoop skirt
and lavender sash. She car-
ried a white lace umbrella
decorated with pink and
lavender silk flowers and
scattered petals of pink,
lavender and white.
The bride’s mother wore a
long mauve formal with long
sleeves and V-neckline and a
corsage of candlelight or-
chids. :
The bridegroom’s mother
chose a burgundy formal
with cap sleves and tie belt
and a corsage of candlelight
orchids.
The bride’s grandmother,
Mrs. Rufus Etters, chose a
petal blue formal and a cor-
sage of white gardenias.
Groomsmen were Todd
Blalock of Kings Mountain,
K.G. Etters of Kings Moun-
tain, brother of the bride,
Brad Jones of Chapel Hill,
Mark Scruggs of Boone,
brother of the bridegroom,
and Joe Watkins of Har-
risburg.
Miss Kim Herndon, cousin
of the bride, presided at the
register. Caja Ormand,
cousin of the bride, of Kings
Mountain, distributed pro-
grams. Mrs. Libby Herndon
directed the wedding.
The bride’s parents enter-
tained after the ceremony at
a beautifully appointed
reception in the church
chapel where the wedding
colors were featured in
decorative details. The lace
covered tables were enhanc-
ed by pink bows and were ar-
ranged with centerpieces of
pink and lavender flowers.
Lead crystal candleholders
held pink tapers and silver
trays held an assortment of
nuts, chicken salad puffs,
wedding bell mints, cheese
daisies and melon balls.
Punch was served from a
silver punch bowl.
The bride’s table held the
bride’s cake, a multi-tiered
cake featuring a stairway ex-
tending to smaller side cakes
and holding miniature atten-
dants. A fountain at the base
of the cake was decorated
with pink and lavender and
See Scruggs Page 10A
MR. AND MRS. DEVERE R. SMITH, JR.
(Jennifer Susan Blanton)
Garden Ceremony
Unites Sm iths
Jennifer Susan Blanton and
DeVere Rogers Smith, Jr.
were united in marriage at
5:30 P.M. on September 14, in
a garden setting at the home
of . the bride’s parents in
Clarksburg, Ohio. A vitlin
soloist played selections by
Mozart and Beethoven before.
the wedding.
Howard Blanton escorted
his daughter into the garden
through a white archway
decorated with Boston and
Springuri Ferns tied with
pink ribbons. They proceeded
to a white gazebo where the
father gave his daughter in
marriage. The couple then
plédged their vows in a
double-ring ceremony before
the Reverend Franklin
Moore.
The bride wore a Designer
Tea length gown of ivory silk,
with long sleeves, a tight fit-
ted bodice, boat neck, and a
slightly full skirt of imported
ivory lace. The back of the
dress was cut in a low V to the
waist. She wore a matching
hat of ivory silk and lace with
French veiling. The bride
carried a large arm bouquet
of silk ivory Calla lilies and
greenery tied with ivory lace.
Mrs. Carolyn Minney of
Chillocothe, Ohio was matron
of honor. She wore a tea
length rose silk dress with
long sleeves and carried a
bouquet of muted ivory and
rose Calla lilies.
Keith Minney of
Chillicothe, Ohio was best
man. :
The bride’s mother wore a
pink silk dress. The mother of
the groom wore an ivory and
taupe dress of silk. The
groom presented each
mother a long stemmed pink
rose at the beginning of the
ceremony.
The bride’s parents enter-
tained after the ceremony at
a beautifully appointed out-
door reception with a full sit-
down dinner in the garden of
their home. The buffet table
was covered in ivory moire
and festooned with garlands
of greenery and fresh
flowers. The wedding cake
was decorated with fresh
gladiolus, Alstroemeria and
sweetheart roses. These
same flowers were also
around the base of the cake
and tied with ribbons on the
cake knife.
Out of town guest included:
Mr. and Mrs. Denny Sorrell
of Columbus, Ohio, Mrs.
Ronald E. Rogers and son,
Steven G. Rogers, and James
L. Rogers of Salisbury, N.C.,
John A. McCoig, Sr., of Kings
Mountain, as well as the
parents of the groom.
The bride’s parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Blanton of
"Clarksburg, Ohio. Her pater-
nal grandparents were the
late Mr. and Mrs. Amos Blan-
ton of Jackson, Ohio. Mater-
nal grandparents were the
late Mr. and Mrs. William
Darnell of San Diego, Califor-
nia. Mrs. Smith is a free-
lance model and is currently
instructing runway modeling
for Lazurus Department
store in Columbus, Ohio.
The groom’s parents are
Mrs. John A. McCoig of Kings
Mountain, N.C. and DeVere
R. Smith, Sr. of Hickory, N.C.
His maternal grandparents
are Mrs. Maynard C.
Grayson of Clover, S.C., and
the late Mr. Grayson. Pater-
nal grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. LeRoy F. Gornto of Nor-
folk, Nebraska. /
Mr. Smith is employed by
Daniel International and
presently assigned to the
Mead Paper project in
Chillicothe, Ohio.
After a wedding trip to
Gatlinburg, Tenn., the moun-
tains of North Carolina and
Charleston, South Carolina,
the newlyweds will be at
home in Chillicothe, Ohio.
Local Women
Attend Meeting
Of Auxiliary
Two members of Otis D.
Green Unit 155 American
Legion Auxiliary attended
the recent Region 3 Con-
ference in Louisville, Ky.
Representing the local unit
were State Vice President
Arlene Barrett and Past
State President Lib Stewart.
Mrs. Cheryl Butler,
daughter of Mrs. Barrett, ac-
companied the two to
Louisville and . spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Schneider in Corydon,
Indiana and Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Schneider. Bob
Schneider is a brother of Mrs.
Barrett.
Mrs. Barrett and Miss
Stewart also visited Mrs.
Carl Falls in Louisville. Carl
and Juanita Falls are former
residents of Kings Mountain.
MRS. STEVEN FOY CRAWFORD
(Amy Elmore)
Crawfords Wed
On Saturday
Gastonia’s First United
Methodist Church was the
setting Saturday for the 6
p.m. wedding uniting Miss
Amy Katherine Elmore and
Steven Foy Crawford.
The couple exchanged
vows at the impressive
-doublesring ceremony before
the Rev. Fred Falls in a
candlelight setting against a
very traditional and formal
altar arrangement of pink
snapdragons, mauve pink
gerber daisies, yellow en-
chantment lilies with ivy and
springeri cascading over the
altar. The reserved pews
were marked with
candlelight ribbon and
magnolia foliage.
Elizabeth Adles Miller was
organist for the program of
wedding music and Molly
Elizabeth Elmore was vocal
soloist.
Miss Elmore, sister of the
bridegroom, sang ‘Wedding
Song” and the benedictional
“The Lord’s Prayer” follow-
ed by “Irish Blessing.” The
congregation joined in sing-
ing, “For The Beauty of the
Earth.”
The bride was escorted to
the altar and given in mar-
riage by her father. Her for-
mal gown of Ivory satin was
designed by Priscilla of
Boston and featured a scoop
neckline with satin bows on
the shoulders, full balloon
sleeves and fitted bodice
enhanced by a drop waist.
Tiny covered buttons down
the back of the dress and a
full skirt with wide border
that flowed into a Chapel
train were highlights of the
gown. Her veil of Ivory silk il-
lusion was attached to a
Camelot cap of Ivory satin
and Alencon lace with rolled-
edge hem and a Chapel-plus
length train. She carried a
cascade of gardenias,
stephanotis, and softly tex-
tured carnations in matching
candlelight shades accented
with deep colored ivy.
Miss Molly Elizabeth
Elmore of Gastonia was her
sister’s maid of honor and
bridesmaids were Miss Gaye
Dilling Elmore and Miss
Emily Anne Elmore, both of
Gastonia, the bride’s sisters;
Miss Jayne Marie Lybrand of
Kings Mountain and Mrs. Jef-
frey Alan Snyder of Winter
Haven, Fla.
All the attendants wore
floor length gowns of royal
blue moire taffeta designed
and made by the bride's
grandmother, Mrs. Jack
Elmore, of Gastonia. The
dresses were styled with
scoop necklines, drop waists,
fitted bodices and full,
balloon sleeves. They carried
uniquely fashioned crescent
bouquets of gerber daisies,
miniature carnations,
Alstroemeria, Star of
Bethlehem, and ivy in a har-
‘monious blend of pink, white,
cranberry and lavender.
Best man for the
bridegroom was his father,
James C. Crawford Sr. of
Kings Mountain.
Acolyte was Peter Glenn
Conrad of Gastonia, cousin of
the bride.
Groomsmen were James
Michael Conrad of Gastonia,
cousin of the bride; Michael
Craig Cornwell, James
Calvin Crawford Jr., brother
of the bride, James Pritchard
Fulton, Kenneth Buren
Horne, all of Kings Mountain,
and Guy Franklin Melton of
Gastonia.
The bride’s mother was
gowned in a periwinkle blue
formal and wore a gardenia
at her wrist.
The bridegroom’s mother
chose a long gown of navy
blue and a corsage of
gardenias.
The bride’s parents enter-
tained after the ceremony at
a beautifully appointed
reception in the church
fellowship hall.
The bride’s cake was
featured with miniature car-
nations and Alstroemeria
beautifully arranged to
create a formal yet festive
decoration, surrounded by
garlands of Southern Smilax.
The serving tables held silver
candelabra with elegant ar-
rangements in shades of
pink, lavender and white
gerbera, Alstroemeria and
miniature carnations.
with chocolate icing and was
also surrounded with
Southern Smilax.
Mr. and Mrs. William
Glenn Elmore Jr. of Gastonia
are parents of the bride who
is the granddaughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William G. Elmore
Sr. and Marshall Dilling Jr.
She was presented at the 1981
Gastonia Debutante Ball and
graduated with honors from
Hunter Huss High School. She
graduated from Appalachian
State University where she
served as treasurer of Alpha
Delta Pi Sorority. She is
Smployed by Rose’s of
Shelby.
The bridegroom is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
See Crawfords Page 10A
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