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MR. AND MRS. LARRY LUCASTlie First Baptist church in Carrier Mills, was the setting or the marriage of Miss Brenda lt;ay Simpson daughter of Mr. ind Mr*. Ellis Simpsor ot Caller Mills and Larry M Lucas, on of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. viicas of Mt. Vernon. The wed* ling was performed at 7:00 p.m.,Harch 30. ir a candlelight ciro-nonv with the Rev. Robert»tout, pastor of the First Bai-ist church officiating the doubleIng ceremony.Given in maniage by her• * •ather. the bride wore ati A line [own of silk orj.rnzv fashioned /ith a high-rise bodilt; e of Chrn-ill lace. Tht long-sleeved [own was deigned with a rcd-ngote effect of scalloped lac*weeping into a built-in Watteau rain. Her cathedral length v^il t silk illusion was secured to i crow n of un\ sc* d a-rls. She tarried a forma! cascade ot /hite baby snow drifts to which/as attached i white orchid and white Btble. Thf br.dr ’s jewel-y was a .tingle strand of pearls, i gift of the bridegroom.Mrs. Rita Deator.. sister of the ride, served as matro ■ of hon-r and M:ss Rebecca Rodackrr. iliss Janet Simpson, sister of he bride, and Miss Margaret ieuel, of Toulon, 111,, were ridesmaids. They wore flooi »ngth go vns of green taffetadth turquoise overlace, designed thlt; bride. The head piece's /ere attached to short circulai eils. They carried cascade bou-uets of blue and green tipped aby snow drifts with blue and reen streamers.Miss Lori Johnson, daughter f Mr. and Mrs. Drew Johnson, f Norris City, was flower girl, he wore a gown and headpiece ier.tical to that ot the brides-laids.John M. Boyd ef Mt. Vernon as best man. Groomsmen were* ames Lucas, and Danny Lucas, oth brothers of the groom, andoss Wakefield 01 Shelbyville.shers were Glen Gidley and sck Russell, both of Carrie1'[ills. Brian Brown, son of Mr. nd Mrs. David Brown of h*estwood, Mo., was ringbearer. Miss Jane Alice Hart of Mt. emon was vocalist. She seated “I Love You Truly,” “Thewelfth of Never,” and “The ord’s Prayer.” Miss Vicki Hill as piano accompanist for Missart. Mrs. Peggy MoGiihamlayed appropriate organ selec-ons preceding the ceremony.A reception following the cere-lony was held in the reception xxn of the church. Miss PeeevYates, Miss Pam Bracewell, anil Miss Connie Shreffler served at the reception. M'ss Mary Lnla New’com of Fairfield, kept thi register. Virginia Stoecker and Donna Mach**lek assisted in the lining room decorated with blue, green and white streamers accented with tiny white bells Th? reception table was decorated with fireside baskets cf blue and grctn snapdragons end tiny white spider mums and a huge four-tiered wedding cake dee-orated with blue Jove birds and white bells topped wuh a minu-ture hridlt;* and groom. Punch, mil ls and nuts were served with! the cake.The brie's m'tbcr wore a blue tailored suit with navy accessories and a wl itc evmbid'um• *orchid co» sage tipped in blue.The groom's mother woe a ihr *e-pieec silver biege ensemblewith mint green accessories and a cymbidium orchid corsageFor traveling the bride wore a pink suit which sb'1 d’sigrail, with pink uccessori s and an orchid corsage.Mrs. Meyor and Mrs. Page, grandmothers of the groom, were each presented with an orchid corsage by the bride.A rvbca’'sal diimer was given by the groom’s parents on Ma’ch 29, at Schmerle s Restaurant in Harrisburg.Out of town wedding guests included Mrs Rosetta Meyer of Springfield; Mr. and Mrs. 0. C. Page of Evansville. Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. William !3eh ar.a Deanna, Clinton, III; a number ofMt Vernon residents; Galatia;Eldorado; Harrisburg; Norris City; and Ciestwood, Mo.The couple plans to continue study at SIU. where thlt; groom is maioring in special education and the bride is majoring in home economics. Beth plan to leach upon receiving their respective degrees.They are making their home at Town N Country Court No.10 Carbondale.TIMELY QUOTESThe (federal) budget 1tomuchyear seemshigher priority on going to the moon than it does on financing medical research activities. Providing seats on a supersonic transport seems more inmportant than providing additional beds in our nation’s hospitals.—Rep. Melvin R. Laird, R-Wis.
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Mount Vernon Register News
Mount Vernon, Illinois, US
Fri, Apr 26, 1968
Page 10
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