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THE COMANCHE CHIEF, COMANCHE, TEXAS 76442
Hayes-Hitt United In Candlelight Ceremony
THI fRSDAY, J ULY 86.1966
Sandra Lou Hayes and Roy
Elton Hitt were united in marriage
in a candlelight ceremony Satur-
day, June 22nd, at 8 p.m. in the
First United Methodist Church,
Gustine Rev. Hill Smith, pastor of
the church, performed the double
ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Hayes of
Gustine. The groom, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Theron McKinzie and the
late Loyd Hitt, is the grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mitchell, all of
Comanche.
The altar was decorated with a
double ring brass candelabra
flanked on either side by fan-
shaped, seven branch and spiral
brass candelabras forming a
semicircle. Fantasia ivy,
stephanotis, and mauve peonies
were entwined in the candelabras
and extended along the chancel
rail. Two large baskets of mauve
gladioli and mixed burgundy
flowers completed the setting. The
aisles were lighted with candles in
hurricane globes on brass stands
decorated with miniature
nosegays and ribbons of mauve,
burgundy and grey.
D'Ann Wolfe, cousin of the
bride, registered guests at a table
covered with a white lace cloth and
decorated with a picture of the
bride and groom and a crystal
snifter filled with crushed glass
and a floating rubrum lily.
The ushers, Roger Hitt, brother
of the groom, and Scotty Hayes,
brother of the bride, each seated
his mother after ushering her to
the altar to place a lighted taper
next to the unity candle
The bride, escorted to the altar
by her father and given in
marriage by her parents, wore a
traditional white designer gown by
Michael Ficcione. The Victorian
styling featured a high neckline
and sheer, off the shoulder yoke
edged with a deep flounce of Chan-
tilly lace The bodice was adorned
with Venice and wedgewood laces
encrusted with pearls. The sheer
bishop sleeves were underlayed
and cuffed with wedgewood lace.
The full chiffonette skirt was
enhanced by hand clipped lace
medallions and lace-bordered
hemline. The cathedral cameo
train wa* delicately trimmed in
lace ruffles caught up in satin
bows She wore a white open-
weave hat adorned with lace and
pearls to match‘her gown, and
carried a traditional cascade
bouquet of rubrum lilies,
alstromeria, bovardia,
delphanium, and miniature
chrysanthemums accented with
oregonia, baby's breath, and
streamers in her chosen colors.
Following the tradition of
something old, a white linen han
dkerchief which belonged to her
grandmother was tucked inside
the bouquet. Something new was
her wedding gown. Something
borrowed was a pair of pearl
earrings belonging to her mother.
And something blue was a garter
handmade by the bride and her
mother. For good luck she had
pennies in her shoe which were
minted in the years she and the
MR. AND MRS. ROY ELTON HITT
groom were born.
The groom was attired in a full-
dress silver grey tuxedo with satin
lapels, white pleat-front shirt, and
a grey bow tie. His boutonniere
was a burgundy rose and
miniature mauve gladiola bud
with baby's breath.
Debra Seay of Stephenville was
matron of honor. Bridesmaids
were Jenifer Holland of Comanche
and Nanci Howell of Stephenville.
Their gowns were identically
styled of mauve polyester with
deep ruffles of mauve dotted swiss
around the shoulders and bottom
of the skirt. The ruffles were edged
with white lace and a wide sa$h of
dotted swiss tied in a big boM in
the back. Each carried a keepjpke
lace fan decorated with mative
peonies, burgundy roses, and pink
butterflies. They wore a wreath of
matching flowers in their hair.
Angela DelBosque, cousin of the
bride, was the flower girl. Her
dress of mauve dotted swiss was
fashioned like those of the other
attendants. She wore a wreath of
flowers in her hair and carried a
white lace basket of burgundy and
mauve silk flower petals. Kye
Luker of Gustine was ring bearer
He wore a silver grey tuxedo,
white shirt, and grey bow tie and
carried a heart shaped pillow of
satin and lace.
Bob Hilliard of Mansfield served
as best man. Groomsmen were
Bennie Williams of Brownwood,
and Shannon Seay of Stephenville.
They, along with the ushers and
father of the bride, wore silver
grey tuxedos matching that of the
groom. Their boytonniers were
burgundy rosebuds.
The mother of the bride wore a
dusty rose formal gown with sheer
bodice over lay and elbow-length
sleeves. The groom's mother chose
a blue formal gown with sheer bell
sleeves. Their corsages were cream
color cymbidum orchids with
burgundy throats.
As the bride and her father ap-
proached the altar, they paused for
her to present her mother with a
long-stemmed burgundy rose. At
the end of the ceremony the bride
and groom presented his mother
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the church.
Karen Hodges of Gustine
provided traditional wedding
music at the piano and accom-
panied the vocalist. Before the
wedding party approached the
altar, Arlene Hogan of Brown-
wood sang "The Wedding Song.”
Following the exchange of vows
the bride and groom each took the
taper lit by their mother and
together they lit the unity candle
as Arlene sang “You Needed Me.”
The ceremony was concluded with
“The Lord's Prayer" sung by Bill
Day of Comanche.
Members of the houseparty,
Terri Williams of Brownwood,
Tammy Bennett of Gustine, Patti
Shanklin of Rocksprings, Linda
Powell of Lubbock, Martha Alice
Sprayberry of Anson, Kim
Chenault of Fort Worth, and Jen-
ny Hanawalt of El Paso, served at
the reception which followed in the
fellowship hall of the church. The
bride’s table was laid with a white
lace cloth over burgundy and
decorated with the bride's
bouquet. The four-tiered, all-white
cake was decorated with cascades
of fresh rubrum lilies, sweetheart
roses, alstermeria, and miniature
chrysanthemums in shades of
burgundy and mauve.
The groom's table was identical
and featured a German chocolate
cake decorated with a picture of
the groom's race car.
For her going away outfit, the
bride chose a white dress with
watercolor stripes of rose, orchid
and aqua with white accessories.
Her corsage was a rubrum lily
with burgundy trim.
The couple left the church via a
path lighted by hurricane lamps
and marked by streamers in the
bride's colors. After a honeymoon
trip to San Antonio and Colorado,
they are at home in Fort Worth.
On June 21st Mr. and Mrs.
Theron McKinzie hosted the
rehearsal dinner at the De Luxe
Restaurant in Comanche. A
delicious meal of barbecue brisket
with all the trimmings were ser-
ved.
The couple was honored with a
miscellaneous shower on May 18th
'in the fellowship hall' of the
Gustine United Methodist-Chur-
ch. Hostesses were members of the
church and friends of the couple
from Comanche and Gustine. On
May 29th co-workers in the
Homemaking Department at
Everman High School hosted a
kitchen shower for the bride at the
school.
Mrs. Joe Taylor honored the
bride with a rice bag party on June
16th at her home near Gustine. A
light supper of cold cuts, crackers,
condiments, iced tea and sherbet
was served.
Other pre-nuptial parties in-
cluded a dinner for the bride and
her attendants at the Golden
China Restaurant in Stephenville
on June 17th, hosted by her
mother. And a surprise lingerie
shower and bachelorette party
given by Deb Seay and Nanci
Howell in Stephenville on June
20th.
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MR. AND MRS. BEUTEL LUKER
Lukers Celebrate
by Reporter
Mr. and Mrs. Beutel Luker of
3001 4th Street in Brownwood will
celebrate their 60th wedding an-
niversary with a reception at Cen-
tral United Methodist Church,
located at 1501 2nd Street,
Brownwood, in the Fellowship
Hall, Sunday, July 28th, from 2-4
p.m.
Mrs. Luker is the former Idarene
Shaver, daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Shaver of Newburg
and later of Comanche.
Mr. Luker is the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Luker of
Comanche.
Mr. and tors. Luker were
married July 27, 1935, in Coman-
che by the Rev. Boyd W. Kramer
in the parsonage of the First
Methodist Church in Comanche.
The first years of their marriage
were spent in Comanche County.
Born to them were three
children, Billy Gayle, who died at 6
months of age in 1938, Julia
Lurlene and Floyd Lynn, both of
whom live in Brownwood. For the
past 37 years the Lukers have,
lived in Brownwood.
Hosts for the reception will be
the couple's daughter and son-in-
law. Julia and Jack Stanke and
their son, Floyd Luker. Also
hosting will be their grandchildren
Jack Jr. and Pam Stanke, Britt
and Marilyn Stanke, and Jennifer
Stanke.
Friends are relatives are invited
to attend the celebration. The
couple requests no gifts please.
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Wilkerson, James C., III. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 1985, newspaper, July 25, 1985; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1143096/m1/4/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.