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Miss Tammy Lee Pettitt and James Butler Thompson in exchanged wedding vows Saturday evening in the 14th and Main Church of Christ. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Denver Lee on Pettitt of Big Spring, and Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Thompson of Amarillo. Loyd T. Morris, minister of the West Highway 80 Church of Christ, officiated during the ceremony, which was performed before an altar decorated with an archway featuring can delabrums on either side covered with greenery and entwined with yellow and white daisies and baby’s breath. A memory candle was placed in the center. The bride was attired in a Victorian styled gown of white peau de soie with a high neckline and softly gathered empire waistline. The gown was enhanced with wide venetian lace inserts extending down the front bodice to the bottom of the skirt, which flowed into a full chapel-length train. The full cameo sleeves and wide cuffs were also enhanced with wide lace inserts. Matching lace accented the fingertip-length veil. The bride carried a ee of yellow roses and gardenias with streamers of yellow and white daisies ad gypsophilia. Mrs. D.J. Justice, Lamesa, aunt of the bride, was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Linda Statser, Miss Toni Pettitt, sister of the bride; Miss Karla Small, Miss Dana Pettitt, cousin of the bride; Miss Susan Thompson and Miss Judy Thompson, both sisters of the bridegroom. Miss Misty Gotcher, cousin of the bride, and Miss Beth Thompson, sister of the bridegroom, were can dlelighters. Miss Mitzi Engelhardt, Snyder, cousin of the bride, was flower girl. The attendants wore long dresses of yellow silk dotted swiss with square necklines trimmed with yellow eyelet. Each carried bouquets of yellow roses, white daisies and baby’s breath entwined around a yellow candle in the center. They wore yellow silk flowers in their hair. Best man was Larry McDonald, Lubbock, cousin of the bridegroom. Groomsmen were Paul Spence, Glenn Prescott, Phil Barber, Tommy Wegner, Val Torres and Frosty Reynolds. Ringbearer was Chad Small. Serving as ushers were Craig Bailey, Eddie Decker, and Jeffrey Thompson, cousin of the bridegroom. An acapella choral group consisting of Ms. Kim Kir choff, Mrs. Jimmie Woods, Mrs. Everett Bedell, Mrs. Ray Engelhardt, Robert Greene, Bobby Bradshaw, Robert Thompson and Ralph Dennis provided music during the ceremony. Following a wedding trip to San Antonio, the couple will reside at the Park Hill Terrace Apartments in Big Spring. The bride is a graduate of Big Sprig High School, at tended Howard College, and is now employed as a secretary at the Big Spring State Hospital. The bridegroom is a graduate of Big Spring High School, attended Howard College, and is employed by Pettitt Lighting Center. A reception honoring the couple followed the ceremony. The bride's table was covered with a floor length white lace cloth. The cake was three tiered and four tiers around the bottom, trimmed with yellow roses and topped with a bride and bridegroom. The centerpiece was a silver candelabrum surrounded by the at tendants bouquets. Appointments were crystal and silver. The bridegroom's table was covered with an ecru cloth, centered with a chocolate cake in the shape of a double wedding ring topped with miniature fruit of marzipan. The appointments were of china and silver. Miss Lisa Pettitt, cousin of the bride, registered guests. Members of the house party were Mrs. Delbert Harland, Mrs. Wendel Payte, Mrs. Stan Harris, Mrs. Carl Small, Mrs. Ruben Englert, and Mrs. Robbert Caffe. Out-of-town guests in cluded Mrs. J.C. Nowell, Fort Worth, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gotcher, Lubbock; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Englehardt, Snyder; Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Justice, Lamesa; Mrs. J.B. Thompson, Kermit, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Teague, Snyder; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Teague Jr., Snyder; Ms. Patty Bell and Brad Bell, Lubbock, MRS. JAMES BUTLER THOMPSON Ill
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Big Spring Herald
Big Spring, Texas, US
Sun, Jul 31, 1977
Page 31
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