The Ennis Weekly Local (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1964 Page: 3 of 4
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MRS. ROLAND LEE SPARKS
Mrs. Kendall's Granddaughter, Miss
Ashby, Weds Mr. Sparks, in Anahuac
Miss Samantha Jean Ashby,
Reception
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Joe j For the wedding and the re-
Milton Ashby, became the bride 1 ception which followed in the
of Roland Lee Sparks, son of Mr. church fellowship hall, the
and Mrs. Melvin Sidney Sparks, bride’s mother wore a moss
all of Anahuac, in a double-ring
ceremony at the First Baptist
Church there.
The wedding took place at 8
p.m. Aug. 29, with the Rev. Bob
Mitchell officiating. The altar
was flanked with palm trees,
branched candelabra entwined
with smilax and cathedral bas-
kets of white gladioli.
Mrs. Carl King of Dallas, form-
erly of Ennis, aunt of the bride,
sang “Because,” prior to the
ceremony, and “The Lord’s
Prayer” as the couple knelt at
the prie dieu following the pledg-
ing of the vows. She was ac-
companied at the organ by Mrs.
Joe Lagow, who also played the
prelude and traditional proces-
sional and recessional.
Bride’s Gown
Dr. Ashby gave his daughter
in marriage. She wore a gown
of bouquet taffeta fashioned with
scooped neckline
sleeves, enhanced
and short
with re-
green lace gown over taffeta,
green accessories and a corsage
of white orchids while the bride-
groom’s mother was gowned in
blue lace with blue accessories
and a white orchid corsage. Mrs.
Kendall, grandmother of the
bride, was attired in a rose-color-
ed lace over taffeta gown, with
which she wore a pink feathered
pillbox, other accessories of pink
and corsage of white carnations.
Mrs. G. G. Mendenhall of An-
ahuac, grandmother of the bride-
groom, wore a two-piece pink
crepe ensemble with a pink rose
petal, other accessories of pink
and corsage of white carnations.
The bride’s table was laid with
a net cloth over bridal satin and
centered with an arrangement
of orange blossoms and white
carnations tinged with apricot.
At one end of the table there
were white tapers in a silver
candelabrum and at the other
was the large, ornate cake, de-
signed as interlocking wedding
rings. A silver fountain of apri-
bell-shaped, rose-bedecked skirt’ cot punch flowed at a nearby
fashioned with a floating back | table. Mrs. King served the cake,
was draped at the back and ex- assisted in serving by Mrs. Madi-
tended into a cathedral train.
embroidered Alencon lace on the
upper bodice and sleeves. The
son
Bryan Rankin and Mrs.
After Double Wedding, Couples Are to
Live in Ennis and Ferris Respectively
Two couples are residing re- bride and bridegroom figurines
spectively in Ennis and Ferris
after their double wedding in
Waxahachie.
Miss Pricilla Jan Briles be-
came the bride of Bobby Gene
Bratcher and Miss Mary Eve-
lyn Moffett married Jerry Pat
Briles in a double ceremony Sat-
urday, August 29, at the Farley
Street Baptist Church. The Rev.
L. H. Raney, church pastor offi-
ciated.
Parents of the couples are
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Briles, of Waxa-
hachie and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Bratcher of Ennis and Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Moffett of Ferris.
At the altar before which the
ceremony was read, tall branch-
ched candelabra with white tap-
ers were interspersed with bas-
ket arrangements of white glad-
ioli.
Mr. Briles gave his daughter
in marriage, and Miss Moffett
was given in marriage by her
brother, Billy Earl Moffett of
Lancaster. The brides wore
identical gowns of white peau
de soie and lace. The bodices
overlaid with the lace, had
rounded necklines and long lace
sleeves extending to petal points
over the hands. The A-line
skirts featured large back bows
from which fell cathedral
trains. Their bouquets were of
white carnations, stephanotis
and centering white orchids.
Attendants for the former
Miss Briles were Mrs. Buddy
Batson, matron of honor, and
Mrs. Mike Splawn, bridesmaid,
and those for the former Miss
Moffett were Mrs. George Poole
of Dallas, matron of honor, and
Miss Donna Pratt of Ferris,
bridesmaids, with Nancy Pres-
ley as junior bridesmaid.
They wore gowns of apricot
peau de soie in the same design
with rounded necklines and
bows at the center back. Their
flowers were single, long-stem-
med bronze chrysanthemums.
Best man for Mr. Bratcher
was Mr. Batson and Mr. Splawn
was groomsman. For Mr. Briles,
Mr. Poole was best man and Ver-
non Godwin was groomsman.
Kurt Briles was junior grooms-
man. Ushers were Ronnie Aut-
and a crystal and silver epergne
filled with white stock and Fu-
jii chrysanthemums, for which
another pair of bride and bride-
groom figurines were accessor-
ies. In the houseparty were
Misses Joan Franklin, Barbara
Hobbs and Jo Ann Pugh, all of
Ferris. Miss Darlene Butler of
Waxahachie and Miss Barbara
McBrannon of Ferris, register-
ed the wedding guests.
As the couples left on short
wedding trips, Mrs. Bratcher
wore a royal blue silk jersey
suit with accessories in the
same shade and in paisley
print. Mrs. Briles chose a beige
silk suit with accessories in
brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Bratcher live
at 808 E. Ennis Avenue, Ennis,
and Mr. and Mrs. Briles are at
home in Ferris, at 311 Campus.
Bond-Dandridge
Family Reunion
Attended by 135
One hundred and thirty
friends, relatives and decend-
ants of the J. A. Bond-L. W.
Dandridge families met at
Getzendaner Park at Waxaha-
chie for their 20th annual reun-
ion, Sunday, September 6. Mr.
Bond and Mr. Dandridge were
pioneer farmers of Ellis Coun-
ty in the Bethel community.
The invocation was brought
by E .R. Sellers of Crowley,
after which a delicious basket
dinner was served and enjoyed
by all. Mr. Sellers is pastor of
the Greenbriar Baptist Church,
near Cleburne.
The afternoon was well spent
by visiting and good fellowship.
Some new faces were seen,
but some of the regulars were
missing due to sickness and
deaths.
Those attending from E7nnis
were—Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Hitchcock, Buster, Pet, and
Nancy Hitchcock Edna Dand-
ridge, Mrs. Earl Walley and
daughter, Dorothy; Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Wylie, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Wylie, and Tom Slama, Waxaha-
chie; Curtis Thompson, and Mr.
and Mrs. Forrest Baty; from
rey, Ronnie Roark, Jerry W.
Bratcher and Jerry and Terry Fort Worth: James Askins, Mr.
Presley of Arlington, o M * *- J
Candlelighters were Misses
and Mrs. Eddie Mabry and sons,
Darlene and Charlene Green.
Sherrie Lee and Pattie Renea
Creed, of Dubuque, Iowa, cous-
ins of Mrs. Bratcher and Mr.
Briles, were flower girls and
Kevin Creed and Jeff Moffett
were ring bearers.
Wedding music was furnished
Teddy and Sidney; Mr. and Mrs.
H. R. Askins an son; Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Medaris, Burt and
Bootz Johnston; Claude and Lil-
lie Shaw, Jewel Baker, Edna
Pigg, Eleanor R. Miller and
Effie Shaw; from Dallas: Mr.
and Mrs. T. L. Dandridge, Renea
Baldin, Ella and Burt Wardlow,
A tiered elbow-length veil of
bridal illusion depended from a
forward headpiece created of
multiple peau de soie leaf-like
'petals, each petal appliqued by
lace floret motifs. She carried
a cascade bouquet of stephanotis
with orchid corsage center on a
mother of pearl Bible given to
the bride by her grandmother,
Mrs. Dick Kendall of Ennis, who
purchased the Bible in Jerusa-
lem this summer when she was
on a tour of Europe and the Holy
Land.
Attendants
Miss Margie Stephens of San-
ta Monica, Calif., was the bride’s
maid of honor. She was attired
in a floor-length gown of silk
chiffon over peau de soie in a
soft shade of apricot. The high
empire bodice, banded by a bias
fold of matching delustered sat-
in, featured a decolletage oval
scoop neckline and Josephine
demi sleeves. The sheath was
fashioned with a floating back
•Watteau satin panel which ex-
tended past the hemline to form
a slight train effect. Her head-
piece was a single satin fabric
rose and multiple petal leaves
with double pouf illusion veil.
She carried a bouquet of white
carnations tinged with tones of
apricot.
Sallye Ashby, sister of the
bride, was junior bridesmaid,
while bridesmaids were Mrs.
Rodney Gibson and Miss Grace
Marie Hall and the flower girl
was Cindy Gale Ashby, sister of
the bride. Their dresses and veils
were identical to those worn by
the maid of honor and their
bouquets the same except for
the flower girl who carried a
white flower basket of rose
"petals.
Werry Sparks was his broth-
er’s best man and David King
of Dallas, cousin of the bride,
was ring bearer. Groomsmen
were Tommy Lilly and George
Daigle while ushers were Jim-
my Ashby, brother of the bride;
Olede Devillier: III.
For traveling the bride Wore
an original costume of silk alpa-
ca in a soft shade of Dior powd-
er blue. The modified sheath
dress had a pleated chiffon
bodice, complemented by a demi-
fitted coat jacket featuring a soft
collard neckline and three-
quarter-length sleeves. Her ac-
cessories were bone and her cor-
sage was the orchid from the
center of her wedding bouquet.
The young Mrs. Sparks is a
graduate of Stephens College,
Columbia, Mo., where she was
a member of Zeta Phi Delta. The
bridegroom, an honor student
and a senior at Texas University,
is a member of Sigma Nu fra-
ternity. Both will continue their
college studies.
Rehearsal Dinner
The bridegroom’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Sparks, hosted the re-
hearsal dinner at the Baytown
Country Club, climaxing a series
of parties for the couple. Decor-
ations were in the bride’s chosen
colors, white and apricot. The
couple presented gifts to their
respective attendants. Twenty-
five attended.
Besides Anahuac relatives and
friends, guests attended the wed-
ding and reception from Beau-
mont, Houston, Liberty, Winnie,
Pasadena, Dallas, Reno, Nev.;
Kilgore, Carthage and Ennis.
by Miss Ann West, organist,
and Leon Lee of Ennis, soloist
Wedding Reception
For the reception, in. the
church Fellowship Hall, the
-brides’ table held a wedding
cake topped with minature
W. C. Burford’s
Rites Are Held
The funeral service for Wal-
L. C. Dandridge, J. D. Cheek
and granddaughter. Ruby Gar-
w ner, Mrs. C. G. Bond, Frankie
, Adams, Susie Itsou, Helen Huft,
; husband and children, Helen
’ Waynell, Sharon Kaye, Jerry
: Kim, Terry Shane, Larry and
Carey, Bob and Joan Dandridge
and four children, Jewel, Duke,
Evelyn, Arthur, James Eddie,
WILSON CO.
ANNOUNCES
PURCHASE
Officials of the C. A. Wilson
Company have announced the
purchase of Rogers Hotel, Main
and College, in Waxahachie. The
four-story building and annex
was purchased from Mrs. Ernest
Newman. Future plans for the
building will be disclosed by
the Wilson Company at a later
date, it was stated.
TRAIN HITS TANK
CLEBURNE, Tex.—The Santa
Fe Railroad’s train No. 16 hit a
gasoline tank at Clifton in Cen-
David Holland of Beaumont, tral Texas A fire followed. No
cousin of the bridegroom, and other information is available
Robert Farbers
at this time.
lace C. Burford, who died
Monday morning, was held on
Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Keever
Chapel, with the Rev. Carl
Bilderback, pastor of Baylor
Baptist Church, officiating. In-
terment was in the Waxahachie
City Cemetery with the follow-
ing serving as pallbearers:
Richard “Buster” Floyd ,Gordon
Harkins, Pat Cosgrove, Buddie
Davis, Joe Hawkins and Hugh
Fitzgerald.
Mr. Burford was born on
March 18, 1889 in Boyce, mov-
ing with his parents Mr. and
Mrs. L. T. Burford to Fort Worth
when a child. He attended school
in Fort Worth and moved back
to Boyce in 1910 where he owned
and operated a drug store from
1910 to 1922. He was married to
Miss Bonnie Stockton of Caddo
Mills on January 25, 1911. They
moved to Ennis in 1922 where he
owned and operated the Burford
Drug Store until his retirement
in 1960. He was a member of
Baylor Baptist Church.
Surviving him are his wife,
one son Dr. Raymond Burford of
Dallas; four grandchildren; two
brothers L. T. Burford and J. R.
Burford, both of Fort Worth;
and two sisters Mrs. Bent Hig-
gins of Maypearl and Mrs. Lyle
Restine of Amarillo.
CUSTOM MADE
RUBBER STAMPS
UPCO PRINT SHOP
Donald and Deborah Gothard;
Mrs. Annie Mae Gothard, Janice
Dupree, Ray Kelley; Carla Mc-
Laughlin, Ruby Lavender, B. C.
McGalliard, Pat and Pam Mc-
Galliard- James B. Verna and
Kathryn Sue Graves; A. E.
Dandridge; Margaret Herring,
Robert and Mashell Herring, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Hayes, Mrs. Ver-
non Bonds, and Mr. and M r s.
Carl Dandridge. Others attend-
ing were Richard E. and Chris
Dandridge of Duncanville;
Gentil Lewis, Mesquite; Mr. and
Mrs. John Shaw, Judy
Michael J. Shaw,
Pat
Shaw,
Coredine, Childress; Mr.
H.
and
Mrs. R. H. Cox, Kemp; Mr. and
Mrs. E. R. Sellers, Howard and
Janet Sellers, Crawley; Mr. and
Mrs. C. M. Gunn, Loving, N. M.;
Viola and Chester Hayes, Ar
lington. Pearlie and Joe
Dandridge, Farmersville; M i 1-
land and Bert McGalliard, Peg-
gy, G. W. and Georgette Bellar,
Argyle; Jim Danridge, Homer
L. and Francis McFarland and
sons, Stevie, and Scott, Port-
land, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Dandridge, Dumas; Mr. and Mrs.
James Collier, Patsy and Mike
Collier, and Tina Edling,
Richardson; Mrs. Bob Cave, Mrs.
Gerald S. Cody and Belinda,
Kaufman; Bessie Arnold and
Oscar Shaw of Krum; and Lela
and Nathan Elliott, Joshua.
1961 SINGER—Slant needle
sewing machine—zig-zags, mon-
ograms, sews on buttons, makes
buttonholes, blind hems, em-
broiders, and many fancy stitch-
es. Take up payment—$7.50
monthly. Total balance—$40.50.
TR5-2639.
“DIRT WORK”
Ponds, Land Clearing,
Terraces, Custom
Work
HOWARD MeCLAIN
TR-5-3492
Ennis..... News
Irvin Roberts of Dallas is a
patient in Methodist Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce visted her
nephew on Sunday—also visit-
ed her brother, rM. and Mrs.
Roy Robertson, Dallas.
Mrs. W. H. Baker of Dallas
spent a few days with her sister
and brother-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Hap Manning, Mr. and Mrs.
Reggie Manning of Duncanville;
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Manning
and sons, Keith, and Terry visit-
ed their parents, the Mannings
during the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom McCown
and daughter, Rhonda, of Waxa
spent the weekend with his mo-
ther, Mrs. Ruth McCown.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lowry had
as Sunday dinner guests, An-
drew Lowry of Oklahoma City;
Miss Louise Lowry, Dallas; Mrs.
Edna Lowry, Garland; Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Lowry Jr. and chil-
dren, Sandra, Joe and, Tammy.
Dwight Fitz of Winamac, In-
diana, arrived last week to en-
roll in NJC—his second year—
and is staying with his grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Pilgriin.
John Davis, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Virgil Davis and Jimmy
Poarch, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
B. Poarch registered at NJC for
the second year.
Mc. and Mrs. Alvy Collins and
daughter, Sharon, had as visi-
tors, her sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Casper and daughters,
Brenda and Lisa, of Arlington
and her mother, Mrs. C. L.
Tucker, Ennis.
Mr. and Mrs. Reuban Roach
of Arlington, Mrs. Florene Lil-
ley and Mrs. Ada Cranberry of
Ennis were recent visitors of
Mrs. Edd Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. Penny Wood
daughter, Susan of Irving, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Wood, Dallas;
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Williams
~ CUSTOM MADE
RUBBER STAMPS
UPCO PRINT SHOP
Thursday, September 17, 1964 ENNIS WEEKLY LOCAL — overnight guest of Miss Sharon
-------• -----------------—- Collins.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Green, Dal-
las, visited their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Green, before
leaving on a business trip to
Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Rayburn
Green and son, Ray, of Lancas-
ter, Rodney and Susie Green,
children of the J. C. Green’s,
Mrs. Mildred Palmer and grand-
(NEA Telephoto)
CHALLENGER — The British challenger, Sovereign, slides
down the ways after final checking at Newport News, Va. The
Sovereign meets the Constellation in the first of the America’s
Cup Races off Newport.
were Sunday dinner guests o f to Denton on
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jes-
se Wood. Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Rabun of Waxa; Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Wood and Randy were
afternoon visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Snipes and
son, Ralph, were Sunday guests
of her sister, Mr and Mrs. Clyde
Sheets, Ennis. eauor
Mrs.A. L. Jewiscandsson, Mr.
and Mrs. Johnny Lewis visited
Mrs. Morris Caldwell in Ennis
who had returned home from
Memorial Hospital. Corsicana—
following an operation. Mrs.
Lewis remained with her daugh-
ter a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Don
Kendrick, Ennis were Sunday
dinner guests of his grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Kit-
chens.
Mr. and Mrs. John Snipes of
DeSoto were Saturday visitors
of his brother, Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Snipes and Ralph.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wood went
Sunday to take
their daughter, Sally who will
attend Texas Womans Univer-
sity They were dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Claxton in
Dallas enroute.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Goodwin
and children, Janis and Bill of
Ennis were Sunday dinner
guests of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Dyess.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Williams of
Denton spent the weekend with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Williams and Mr, and
Mrs. W. L. Cooper in Ennis.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvy Collins vis-
ited Mrs. Fannie Collins, Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Tucker in Ennis.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Rogers
are visiting their children, Mr.
and Mrs. George Tyner in
Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Rog-
ers in Tyler, Mr. and Mrs. Ottis
Rogers in Athens also Mrs. Rog-
ers sister, Mrs. Artie Dugan in
Mexia.
Miss Debbie Bozek was an
=
son, Danny, Ennis were
day visitors. .
Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Sun-
Barnett
and children of Fort Worth vis-
ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Knox of
Irving and his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Knox of Howard were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Rumbo in Ennis.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Dyess vis-
ited Charlie Storey, 72, patient
in Lisbon VA Hospital, due to a
hip break, caused in a fall on
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Worthy of
Corsicana; Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Worthy were visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Forston. David
Bond spent a few days with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Forston.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson
of Dumas were Sunday visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Farmer,
being here to visit their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. Shafner and
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson in Corsi-
cana.
Mrs. W. M. Forston visited
C. H. Shrader Jr. of Avalon, a
patient in Corsicana Memorial
Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Leach re-
turned home.from a trip to
Mississippi to visit relatives.
Mrs. Irvin Anthony entered
Memorial Hospital in Corsicana
Sunday for observation.
John B. Snipes of Minville,
Tennessee, visited his cousin,
Mrs. O. L. Stewart and family
—visitors were John Snipes of
DeSoto; T-Sgt. and Mrs. James
Stewart, Jean, Marly and Bar-
bara Anne of Waco-—Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Snipes, Miss Tom-
mie Snipes and Ralph Snipes.
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