The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 4, 1994 Page: 2 of 4
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2-THE HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO, Sulphur Springs, Tsxas, Friday, Fsbruary 4,1W4
3VRIETY
Thomas, Kniffen wed in December ceremony
tacy Lee Thomas and Barry
Michael Kniffen were united in
Vj marriage at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Dec. 23, in Shannon Oaks Church of
Christ. Dwight Alexander officiating
officiated the double-ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Thomas of Sulphur
Springs.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Kniffen of Menard.
Given in marriage by her parents,
the bride wore a white satin gown
with a wedding band neckline and
Gibson girl sleeves. The lavishly
pearled bodice featured'Schiffli lace
appliques and hanging pearls.
The full skirt and chapel-length
train were adorned with large Schiffli
lace appliques with delicate pearls
and sequins.
To complement her gown, the bride
wore a headband of pearls and
sequins with a waist-length veil.
The bride carried an arm bouquet
of cranberry bavardia, white gyp-
sophelia and raspberries tied with
Christmas greenery and gold lamd
ribbons.
Lesley Gamblin served her sister as
maid of honor. Kelly Johnson, sister
of the groom, of Tomball, was matron
of honor. Meredith Jennings of Austin
was the bridesmaid.
The bridal attendants wore long
sheaths of cranberry velvet.
Flowergirls were Danielle Gamblin
of Tyler and Jaclynn Johnson of
Tomball.
The flowergirls wore cloud white
satin and lace dresses. Their heads
were topped with wreaths of satin
rosettes and ribbons.
Blake Hendley of Clyde was the
ringbearer and Chris Hendley of
Clyde was the Bible bearer.
Ed Gonzalez of San Angelo served
as bestman. Groomsmen were Jayson
Johnson of Tomball and Larry Jones,
brother-in-law of the gax>m. of Tyler.
Ushers wrere P.K. Dass and Corky
Nix. both of Athens, and Duwayne
Nelson and Randy Rains, both of
Tyler.
The men in the wedding party wore
black Christian Dior tuxedos with
white shirts and black ties.
The bridal attendants carried bou-
quets of cranberry roses, raspberries
and pink gypsophelia tied w ith gold
lame ribbons.
The sanctuary featured a candle
arch decorated with cranberry
hydrangeas, touched with gold, roses,
stems of raspberries and Christmas
greenery. Other decorations included
two nine-branch candelabra, palm
trees and spathiphyllum plants.
Aisle standards, placed at every
third pew, featured three candles, dec-
orated with arrangements of
hydrangeas, roses and raspberries tied
with gold spikes, Christmas greenery
and gold lame ribbon.
The bride’s maternal grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo E. Cocke of
Austin, were seated next to her pater-
nal grandfather, Henry Thomas of
Robstown, during the prelude music,
which included selection Christian
songs performed by David McCaig.
Mr. McCaig and Wanda
Williamson sang As We Gather and
The Steadfast Love of the Lord as the
bride’s mother and the groom’s par-
ents were seated.
As the ceremony began, the vocal-
ists sang Holy Ground. The wedding
party and bride entered the sanctuary
to The Bridal Chorus. After the vows
and exchange of rings, the couple
knelt for prayer as the vocalists sang
Bless God.
Prior to the ceremony, the bride and
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groom's parents presented the couple history.
with a family Bible signed by each of The wedding party recessed to The
them. After Dwight Alexander pro- Wedding March.
nounced them husband and wife, the The double-door entrance to the
couple signed their names in the sanctuary was accented with two
Bible to begin a record of their family wicker stand of painted eucalyptus
and gold spikes. The registry table
featured a runner of Christmas greens
and raspberries and hydrangeas tipped
in gold.
Following the ceremony, the
bride’s parents hosted a reception in
Heritage Hall.
The reception area was decorated
with two seven-foot lighted ficus
trees, tied with ivory ribbon bows. An
eight-foot Christmas tree, adorned
with cranberry velvet bows, also dec-
orated the hall.
The bride’s cake was designed to
resemble a stack of gift packages. The
first layer was Italian cream with Ital-
ian cream icing, the second layer was
golden pound with raspberry filling
and layers three and four were white
chocolate with raspberry filling. Each
layer featured ivory frosting, decorat-
ed with ivory ribbon bows with
touches of gold.
The groom’s cake was a 16-inch
round fudge cake topped with choco-
late shavings. Around the cake were
chocolate and raspberry columns with
a “K” in between each.
The cakes were made by Wava
Hurley.
The bride and groom’s tables were
draped in white floor-length Batten-
burg lace tablecloths. Silver appoint-
ments adorned each table.
Judy Gilreath catered the event.
Houseparty members included
Shannon Mize, Suzanne Eddins, Amy
Harden, Jan Taylor, Carla Owens and
Traci Nix. Kimberly Hendley presid-
ed at the registry.
Rice bag baskets were decorated
with raspberries and gold ribbon.
Following a wedding trip to
Nashville, Tenn., the couple will
reside in Tyler.
The bride is a graduate of East
Texas State University and former
Travis Elementary School third grade
teacher. She is currently a teacher at
Birdwell Elementary School in Tyler.
The groom is a graduate of San
Angleo State University. He is head
tennis coach at Robert E. Lee High
School in Tyler.
Showers and Parties
The groom’s parents hosted
rehearsal dinner Dec. 22 at K-Bob’s
Steakhouse. The groom’s mother dec-
orated the banquet area with green
lace over natural-colored tablecloths.
Poinsettia garlands lined the center of
the tables, along with red taper can-
dles in crystal holds and mantles. Red
hand-tied bows were placed beside
each mantle.
Stacy Thomas was honored with a
pounding and recipe shower Nov. 30
at Travis Elementary School. Hostess-
es were Sue Gray, Gail Hicks,
Suzanne Eddins, Paula Webb, Kath-
leen Harcrow and Cheryl Blount.
The bride-elect of Barry Michael
Kniffen was honored with a miscella-
neous shower in the parlor of First
United Methodist Church. It was
hosted by Wyvonne Bronson, Dadrie
Humphries, Pam Kennedy, Jennifer
Massey, Nita Bowers and Amy Hard-
en.
The bride-elect and prospective
bridegroom were honored with a mis- ■
cellaneous shower Nov. 20 in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Jones of
Tyler.
Stacy Thomas was honored with a
miscellaneous shower Nov. 16 in the
parlor of First United Methodist
Church.
Hostesses were Lequida Jennings,
Meredith Jennings, Peggy Dietze,
Gretchen Dietze. Mary Ann O’Neal,
Deloris Elliott, Traci Denton, Joan
Bowen and Bernice Fitzgerald.
Vows exchanged by Jones, Bond
'WJT risti Nicole Jones of Sulphur
1C Springs and Eric Scott Bond
Am. of Broken Bow, Okla., were
united in marriage at 6 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 18, at League Street Church of
Christ. Dwight Smith, campus minis-
ter at College Street Church of Christ
in Searcy, Ark., officiated the double-
ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Les Jones of Sulphur
Springs. She is the granddaughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Travis Reeves of Sul-
phur Springs and Ida Jones of Dallas
and the late Leslie W. Jones.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. Dean Bond of Broken Bow,
Okla. He is the grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Limburg of Elgin, III.,
Joe Bond of Broken Bow and the late
Inez Bond.
Given in marriage by her parents
and brothers, the bride wore a tradi-
tional-style satin gown by Bridal
Originals.
It featured a wedding band neckline
and a lavishly-detailed with embroi-
dered lace and pearls. The long, fitted
sleeves were adorned with lace and
pearls.
The semi-cathedral-length train,
which featured a petal-edged design
and pearl and lace appliques, fell
from the waist from a large satin bow
centered with three satin roses.
The custom-designed headpiece
featured a band decorated with pearls
and floral sprays with a pouf and fin-
gertip-length layers of sheer illusion
studded with pearls.
The bride carried a cascading bou-
quet of white roses, stephanotis,
greenery and pearl clusters and
strands of pearls.
Erin Hundley of Columbus, Miss.,
served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids
were Jeannette Picklesimer of Volga,
Ky., Melinda Hunter of Rogers, Ark.,
and Mrs. Shawn Horn, sister of the
groom, of Irving.
The bridal attendants wore two-
piece dresses by Jessica McClintock
of navy jacquard, featuring sweet-
heart necklines and keyhole backs
with straight calf-length skirts. Each
carried a single white rose accented
with navy and silver ribbons.
The flowergirt and ringbearer were
KrisAnn and Curtis Christian, daugh-
ter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith
Christian of McKinney and grand-
children of Dr. and Mrs. Claude
Reynolds of Sulphur Springs.
Dean L. Bond of Broken Bow,
Okla., served his son as bestman.
Groomsmen were Phil Freeman of
Denver, Colo., Joseph Ford of Nash
and Joshua Davis of Ohio.
Ushers were Jeff Jones and Jody
Jones, brothers of the bride, both of
Sulphur Springs, Kelly Horn, brother-
in-law of the groom, of Irving, and
Sean Anderson of Sulphur Springs
The groom wore an After Six Cou-
ture Collection Grey Vanguard full-
dress tuxedo with matching vest and
tie.
The groomsmen, ushers and father
of the bride wore Grey Vanguard
tuxedos with navy cummerbunds and
Music for the ceremony featured
taped selections provided by Harding
Choir, under the direction of Dr. Cliff
Ganus and Dr. Ken Davis.
Grandparents and mothers were
seated to God Give Us Christian
Homes. The groom’s mother, escorted
by her son-in-law, Kelly Horn, carried
a long, lighted white taper and placed
it on the unity candle stand.
The bride’s mother, escorted by her
sons Jody and Jeff Jones, also carried
a long, lighted white taper and placed
in on the unity candle stand.
The bride’s brothers lighted candles
to Set Me As A Seal Upon Your
Heart. The bride was escorted to the
aitar by her father during the proces-
sional, Faithful and True. She pre-
sented her mother with a long-stem
white rose. °
During the ceremony the songs
Whither Thou Goest and Father Hear
the Prayer We Offer were sung and
the bride and groom lighted the unity
candles with tapers carried by their
mothers. The bride presented her new
mother-in-law with a white rose as
she left.
The front of the church was filled
with candlelight provided by a large
arch and descending levels of candles
forming a cascade of candlelight
around the bride and groom. Large
white arrangements of mums, gladi-
oli, lilies and roses on tall white
columns were flanked by two seven-
candle slanted candelabra covered
with greenery.
The center aisle pews were decorat-
ed with white lanterns holding six-
inch white tapes burning in glass hur-
ricane globes with cascades of green-
ery, white roses and baby’s breath.
Following the ceremony, the
bride’s parents hosted a reception in
the church's fellowship hall.
White grape punch was served a
silver punch bowl with a four-tiered
wedding cake featuring icing beaded
scallops, ribbons, lattice and bows
creating a Victorian-look with white
roses, delphenium, baby’s breath,
fresh greenery leather and tree fern.
The cake top featured a lace fan, blue
and white roses and two small white
taper candles.
The groom’s cake was a large
Kahlua chocolate topped with choco-
late curls and chocolate dipped straw-
berries, trimmed with fresh greenery
and baby’s breath. Hazelnut vanilla
cream coffee was served from a silver
white ribbons.
A buffet of hot and cold finger food
was served from a table covered with
white lace cloth and squares of navy
fabric decorated with baby’s breath.
urn.
Each cake was served from a table
covered with white satin cloth draped
with navy swags.
A large arrangement of assorted
white flowers stood on a pedestal
between the two tables. The backdrop
for the tables was a lattice screen dec-
orated with garlands of greenery and
cascades of white roses and blue and
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Lewis, Joslin to marry
Gienna Crowson and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Lewis, all of Sulphur Springs,
announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Ali-
cia Rene Lewis, to Asa Wayne Joslin, son of William Joslin of Birthright
and the late Edith Joslin. The wedding will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 26, in Calvary Baptist Church. Friends and relatives are invited to
attend.
Mrs. Eric Scott Bond
leather fern and miniature white
mums.
The buffet featured cheese, crack-
ers, breads, raw vegetables, finger
sandwiches, fruit trays, smoked
salmon, barbecued meatballs and
sausages.
Tandy Sharber of El Paso presided
at the registry table.
Houseparty members included
Rachel Andrews, cousin of the bride,
of Kemp, Mrs. Sandy Childress^of
San Antonio, Karel Shufflebarger,
Nicole Gingrich of Roanoke, III., and
Ronda Norman of Waxahachie.
Following a wedding trip to San
Antonio, the couple will reside in
Searcy, Ark., where the bride and
groom will graduate from Harding
University in spring 1994 graduation
ceremonies.
The bride is a 1990 graduate of
Sulphur Springs High School. She is
a senior majoring in Spanish at Hard-
ing University, where she is a mem-
ber of Chi Alpha Rho, Tentmakers
and Alpha Chi Honor Society.
The groom is a 1990 graduate of
Broken Bow High School. He is a
senior business management and
vocational ministry majorat Harding
University, where he is a member of
Delta Chi Rho, Tentmakers and Hard-
ing Choir.
Showers and Parties
A bridal luncheon was hosted on
the wedding day in the home of
Dianne Smith honoring the bride,
mothers, grandmothers and wedding
party members. Guests were served
ham with cherry sauce, potato casse-
role, green beans, fruit salad and
frozen lemon dessert.
A rehearsal dinner, hosted by the
groom’s parents, was held at CJ’s
Roundtable.
Thirty guests were served teriyaki
chicken, rice pilaf and salad, along
with an assortment of desserts. The
bride and groom presented their atten-
dants with gifts.
A surprise kitchen gadget shower
was hosted in the Searcy home of
Dwight and Barbie Smith.
The maid of honor hosted a person-
al shower for friends at Harding Uni-
versity Saturday, Nov. 13.
Kristi Jones was honored with a
shower Sunday, Nov. 7, in the home
of Mrs. Claude Reynolds.
Other hostesses were Mrs. Johnny
Anderson, Mrs. Glynn Lowe, Mrs.
Dan Phillips, Mrs. Lynn Turner, Mrs.
Steve Smith. Mrs. Murray Froneberg-
er, Mrs. Geral Kennedy, Mrs. Larry
Fite, Mrs. Bavard Hill and Mrs. Mel
Price.
North Highway Church of Christ in
SES Wedding announcement
church Sunday. Sept. 26. Joyce M. Adkins of Quitman and Jimmy D. Jones of Sulphur Springs
A “Reeves” family shower, hosted were united in marriage at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, in Little Bell Wed-
by the bride’s great-aunts Jerry Mark, ding Chapel in Harrison, Ark. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald M. Adkins of Quitman. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Del-
bert Jones of Sulphur Springs. Following a wedding trip to Eureka
Springs, Ark^ the couple will reside in Quitman.
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Pauline Riley and Ruth Reeves and
cousin Dianne Gillespie, was held
Sept 25 in the Mark home.
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Keys, Clarke & Lamb, Bill. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 4, 1994, newspaper, February 4, 1994; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth780031/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed May 31, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.