Virginia Jo Maddix Weds Wendell Dale Wills in Bradley Church
Virginia Jo Maddix and Wendell Dale Wills exchanged vows in a double ring ceremony at Bradley Freewill Baptist Church at 4 30 p m The bride daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Maddix Prosperity and the groom son of Edward Wills Muncie Ind and grandson of Mrs Minnie Wills Naoma The Rev Paul Scarbro officiated The bridal party included Mrs Judy Sarrett sister of the bride as matron of honor and Mrs Shiela Steward Bradley as bridesmaid The ceremony featured a pink and white color scheme with pastel gowns and daisies A reception followed in the church social hall The bride plans to finish high school in Cleveland Ohio The groom a 1965 Marsh Fork High School graduate is employed by Union Carbide in Cleveland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Jo Maddix
Wendell Dale
Wills
Bradley Freewill Baptist Church
Harry Maddix
Prosperity
Edward Wills
Muncie
Ind
Minnie Wills
Naoma
Paul Scarbro
Mary Meador
Judy Sarrett
Charleston
Shiela Steward
Bradley
Sherry Hawley
Carla Hawley
Charles
Sherry Kincaid
Glenna Cline
Jean Ellis
Mildred Aoe
Susan Meador
Cleveland
Ohio
Marsh Fork High School
Montreal
Union Carbide
Extended July 4 Visits Span Families Across Regions
Multiple families visited relatives in West Virginia and nearby states over July 4. Guests included the Dixons from Lafayette and Salem, the Gilkerson and Mize households, Spade family members, and guests from Baltimore and Columbus. Several members travel for duty, hospital stays, and reunions with Johns and lots of grandchildren.
Mrs. W. D. Davis Leads Mission Society Program
Mrs. W. D. Davis directed a Woman's Missionary Society program on Involvement-Volunteer Work at the First Church of God. Members heard talks on Volunteer Hospital Work and other topics, planned church events, charity drives, a July ice cream social, a movable black board, and a $10 youth camp donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Davis
Church of the Woman's ‘Missionary Society of the First
Church of God
June Conner
Francis Conner
Earl Dalton
Earl Farley
Charleston
Italy
Dalton
Linnie Elick
Local residents enjoy visits and fishing trip updates
Rhodell residents Mr and Mrs Lee Crawford and son Jimmy returned home from a trip visiting relatives in Tiro and Massillon Ohio. Bill Brakefield and son Danny and Lee Crawford and son Jimmy spent two weeks fishing at Pigeon Lake Ontario. Elizabeth Smiley of South Boston visited Edith Flinchum on Saturday and had been traveling home from Casa Mesa California where she stayed six months with Abdo and Emmit Smiley. Smiley, former Mullens Credit store owner, also visited Al Grose and Ruby Burrough. Edith Flinchum learned her sister Imogene Martin was released from a Wytheville Virginia hospital after their mother’s death two weeks prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodell
Lee Crawford
Jimmy
Coal City
Tiro
Massillon
Ohio
Bill Brakefield
Danny
Pigeon Lake
Ontario
Canada
Elizabeth Smiley
South Boston
Edith Flinchum
Casa Mesa
Calif
Abdo Smiley
Emmitt
Smiley
Smiley’s Credit
Mullens
al Grose
Helen
Ruby Burrough
MacArthur
Imogene Martin
Wytheville
Westerners Tour Mountain State by Family From California
A California family led by Mr. Don Smithson toured West Virginia after leaving Sacramento on May 27. They visited Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine Grandview State Park New River Park Princeton and Bluefield and planned a northern return route after seeing Washington DC and the LBJ Ranch. Kathryn Kennedy of Princeton accompanied them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
RNS
Don Smithson
Sacramento
Calif
Smithson
Joy
Stacey
Terri
United States
J. A. McVey
USA
Remus Wikel
Long Branch
K. D. Massey
Union
R. L. Withrew
Alderson
Elizabeth Massey
Beckley
Beckley Exhibition
New River Park
Grandview State Park
Princeton
Bluefield
LBJ Banch
Texas
Washington, D. C
Kathryn Kennedy
California
Friday Socio Civettes Meeting At Mrs Wrights Home
Women’s groups are invited to submit notices for regular or special meetings. Call 253 3321 or mail notices to Beckley Newspapers Women’s Department. Notices by 10 a.m. are used. Friday event at 8 p.m. at 409 South Fayette Street hosted by Mrs Violet Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Department of
Beckley
New Fall Fashion Show Highlights Shine and Style
The piece notes FaJs 67 shows blend gold and silver with fur borders, return of natural waist and full skirts, and a shift toward versatile after five wear. It covers evening gowns in satin and crepe, shirt-dress themes, and updated fabrics like wool chinchilla and velvet, with a feminine, less formal silhouette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
NEA
New River Park
Charlotte Davis
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
A column of social notes mentions Miss Cecile Webster a patient at Beckley Hospital. Mrs. Blake hosting guests in Fairview. Miss Phyllis Walker leaving Baltimore for six weeks in Europe. families and friends visiting, traveling, or recovering from surgery. reunions and a Beckley High class gathering. U S Marine corporal David Woolwine on leave from Vietnam visiting relatives. multiple Raleigh and Columbus visits. Nickels family attending a Lions convention in Chicago. and extended family travel from Huntington to Raleigh neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
David Nickels
Huntington
Long Island
N. Y
Oscar Nickels
Rural Acres Drive
Tom Nickels
Chicago
Nickels
C. G. Peregoy
Park Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
W.D. Wills
Bradley Church
Mrs. Wendell Dale Wills
Fred Dixon
Tommy Dixon
Tommy Jr
Chuck
Elizabeth Ann
Lafayette
Colo
Freddy Dixon
Alesia ‘R and David
Salem
G. E. Dixon
Frances
Mount Hope
Thelma Boyd
Connie
Kim Boyd
Carolyn Sue Hoskins
Roy
Mary Alice Carpenter
Louise Hite
Dunbar
William Gilkerson
Virgie Ewing
Piney View
Judy Bailey
Kathy
Philip
Edith Mize
Callie
Baltimore
Mize
Dolly Blevins
Freddy Blevins
Cranberry
John Spade
Carlos Suttle
Jean Ann
Kyleen
Carla Mae
Jay Rogers
Great Lakes
Clarence Spade
Kay Ann
Julia Carol
Charlie
North Fork
Bill Spade
Shepards Air Force Base
Spade
Greenland
Sarah Lay
Howard Lay
Livina
Mich
Richard
Delane Ferell
Quincod
Grady Williams
Jay
Terresa
Crystal
Columbus
Ents
Jack Mason
Rebecca Williams
Sherwood Heights
James Stamper
Richard Williams
Virginia Rhodes
Lovell Williams
T. J
Barbara) Vance
Raleigh General Hospital
Fred Pack
Inlaw
Freddy Pack
Sam and
Joe
Ypsilanti
James Pack
Opal Ray
Alexandria
James Meadows
Shena
Mae Renfro
David Parent
Tammy
Kimberly
Don Renfro
Deneise
Donna
Debby
Betty Lou Stone
Kilsyth
John Samuels
Oak Hill
Lucy Crawford
Ora Lovelace
Bill Harvey
Buzzie
Sandy
Tampa
Fla
Bill Lovelace
Janie
Shilia
Paul Lovelace
Susan
John Paul
Deana
Alexandria, Va
Buddy Ciccantell
Paul
Shinnston
Johnny Ellis
J. W. Ellis
Price Hill
Maxine Rhodes
Pearl Montgomery
Mill Creek
Stacy Smithson
Don
Mountain State
By Dorthy Pegram
Gulf Woman's Social Club
Amigo
East Park Community Action Association
East Park
Helen Hennessy
Senior Citizens Club of
East Beckley
Burrough Home
Kanawha St
Woman’s Club
Central Baptist Church
Glen Boyden
F St
Gulf Women’s Social Club
Manuel Dodd
Social Savings Club
McMillion’s
New Raleigh Road
Orpha Robinson
Azalea Garden Club
Ned Ragland
Maxwell Hill
Raleigh Community Action Association
Raleigh
Shady Spring Garden Club
Roger Brown
Shady Spring
Women of the Moose
College For Regents
Mooose Lodge
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Mission Circle
Alden Deck
Crab Orchard
Beckley Garden Club
George Arnold
Hull St
American Legion
Memorial Building
Beckley New
American Legion Auxiliary
Memoriallroom
Tial
Murray Neiman
Hannah Troy
Cecile Webster
Garden Terrace
Beckley Hospital
Mrs. W. ©. Underwood
Vickie and
Coleen
Niagara Falls
Phyllis Walker
Europe
James Walker
Midway
Acres Drive
Indianapolis
Smoot
K. M. Blake
Wickam Ave
Fairview Apts
J. S. Trump
Oak Hull
Oak Hill High School
H. W
Wilse) Ballard
Bellepoint
J. EB. Ballard
Raleigh Ave
B. H. Smort
Oscar
Robert
Woolwine
Terry
Cpl
David Woolwine
U. S. Marine Corps
Vietnam
Winford Smith
William
Winford Jr
Wesley
Waiter
Smiths
James Foster
David Richardson
Leonard Scales
David Richardson Jr
Dayton
M. I
Marty
Heber Streets
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