The Weekly Local (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1975 Page: 3 of 4
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Thursday, July 3, 1975
MRS. BRIAN DENNIS DENBOW
Melissa Bigham
Miss Bigham Weds Mr. Denbow in St. John's
Catholic Church; Reception-Dance at SPJST
Brian Dennis Denbow and his
bride, the former Melissa
Bigham, are at home here at 501
W. Gilmer, following their
wedding trip. They were
married June 20 in St. John’s
Catholic Church, with the Rev.
Lawrence 4J&eman.. per-
forming the double ring
ceremony at 7 p.m.
The bride, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H.W. Bigham Sr. 7121
Phillips Dr., was graduated
from Ennis High School in July,
1974, and is employed by Aetna
Insurance Company of Dallas.
Mr. Denbow, son of Bobby
Denbow of 907 N. Main, Ennis,
and Mrs. Gardenia Ford of 8535
Lullwater, Dallas, was
graduated from Ennis High
School in May, 1974. He is
employed by Ennis Automotive.
Two large arrangements of
white chrysanthemums and
greenery decorated the church
altar and the two side altars
were flanked by arrangements
of white carnations. Two long-
stemmed yellow roses were
placed at the altar of the
Blessed Mother.
Raymond Caldwell and
Annette Mensik sang If, The
Twelfth of Never, Sunrise,
Sunset, Mother at Your Feet
We're Kneeling and Ave Maria.
Charley Nevett sang Wedding
Song and Almost There.
Traditional organ selections
were played by Madilyn Cepak.
Bride’s Gown
*The bride was given in
marriage by her father. She
wore a formal gown of silk
organza designed by House of
Bianchi, Boston, outstanding in
Victorian lines with long fitted
sleeves and a flounce at the
wrist. The gown was heavily
appliqued with alecon lace
and encrusted with pearls. Her
chapel length train was also
appliqued with lace and en-
crusted with seed pearls. The
full length mantilla type veil was,
of lace trimmed illusion and the
bride carried a large bouquet of
summer flowers, festooned with
ivory ribbon.
Attendants
The bride’s maid of honor was
Miss Cindy Deavers.
Bridesmaids were Mrs. Sue
Thompson, Miss Debbie Jor-
dan, Miss Lesa Denbow, cousin
of the bridegroom, and Miss
Cindy Wylie, sister of the
bridegroom.
The bride’s attendants wore
foPmal chiffon gowns, designed
by Galina of New York, in
empire lines in the bride’s
chosen colors of aqua,
orchid , yellow, apricot and
blue with heather cape collars
and a bow as an accent. Their
picture hats were in matching
rainbow colors and they carried
summer bouquets, festooned
with ribbon that matched their
respective gowns.
The flower girls were
Shannon and Melinda Bigham,
nieces of the bride. Each
carried a miniature summer
bouquet.
The bridegroom’s best man
was his brother, Mark Denbow,
while Timothy Bigham, nephew
of the bride, served as
ringbearer. Groomsmen were
James Blackerby, Randy
Robinson, Marvin Kriska and
Pat Wayne Bigham. Serving as
ushers were H.W. Bigham Jr.
and Lloyd S. Bigham, both
brothers of the bride.
The veil bearer was Randy
Bigham, nephew of the bride.
The bride’s mother wore a
formal length gown of apricot
with a floral matching jacket
and a white cymbidium orchid.
She was presented a yellow rose
by the bride during the
processional. The bridegroom’s
mother wore a formal length
gown of pale green chiffon.
She also wore an orchid and
was presented a rose during the
recessional.
Reception
The reception was held at the
S.P.J.S.T. Lodge No. 25,
followed by a dance. Musicians
were Jodie Mikula and his
orchestra.
Mrs. Janie Bigham resided at
the guest book table and the
bride’s traditional cake was
served by Misses Sharon and
Sandra Patak and punch was
ladled by Mrs. John Cun-
ningham of Dallas. The
bridegroom’s cake was served
by Miss Paula Denbow, cousin
of the bridegroom, and coffee
was poured by Mrs. Peggy
Harrison.
DENNIS HOWARD SHI FFLETT
and TAMMY SUE TURNER
First Bapt. Church Wedding Set
By Tammy Turner and Her Fiance
their daughter, Tammy Sue, to
Mr. and Mrs. James Earl Dennis Howard Shifflett, son of
Turner of Garrett have an-
nounced' the engagement of
Evil of Tobacco
The English shipped the first
blacks from Africa to Virginia
in 1619. 12 years after the foun-
ding of the Jamestown settle-
Mr. and Mrs. Howard L.
Shifflett of Milford.
The wedding will take place
at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1 in the Ennis
First Baptist Church.
Joyful Plant
Carl Linnaeus named the
ment. In the first 40 years there pitcherplant "nepenthe" which
were no more than 300 black
slaves — all lowly labor was
in Greek means "a freeing
from or oblivion from grief.
done by white indentured ser- He chose that name because he
vants. But by the 1680s with the felt it was such an unusual plant
need for many more workers in that any botanist seeing it for
the tobacco fields, blacks were the first time would at once
brought in to the colonies at the forget all his past troubles and
rate of 60,000 a decade. be filled with joy.
Bardwell
News
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M.
Elder attended the funeral of
her brother, John Price Ewing,
67, at Crosier-Pearson Funeral
Chapel in Cleburne, Saturday at
4:30 p.m. with Minister Wendell
Winter officiating. He was laid
to rest in Grange Hall Cemetery
in Rio Vista, A native of Rio
Vista, he retired after 31 years
with the U.S. Navy served in
World War Two., the Korean
and Viet Nam Conflicts.
Survivors include his wife
Tunie Ewing of Chula Vista,
Calif., mother, Mrs. Ora Ewing,
90, of Fort Worth, four sisters,
Mrs. Lois Elder, Badwell; Mrs.
Maurine Barnett, Sudan; Mrs.
Ruth Dawkins, Midland; Mrs.
Eloise Boyd, Fort Worth; one
brother Mart Ewing of Irving.
Mrs. Albert Snipes, entered
St. Paul’s Hospital in Dallas
Monday and is in intensive care.
Miss Libby Vrla of San
Angelo, Mr. and Mrs. Pete
Moralas and sons of Ennis
surprised their father, Leslie
Vrla, on his birthday Sunday.
Another daughter, Mrs. Carles
Kosarek of Arlington was
pnable to attend, but visited
in the home of her parents, the
Vral’s Tuesday. A family
dinner, with the birthday cake,
was enjoyed immensely.
Mrs. F.G. Hoefer and son of
Abilene spent a few days wth
their mother and grandmother,
Mrs. Johnnie Hargus last week.
Revival services will begin at
the Baptist Church, Sun., July
6 and continue through the 12th.
Bro. Preston Murchison of
Avalon will be the Evangelist,
Mrs. Carter, pianist. Larry
Hamberlin of the First Baptist
of Ennis will direct the singing.
Services will begin at 7:30 each
night. You have a cordial
welcome to attend each service.
Mrs. R.O. Cashion is
recruperating from painful
injuries received some two
weeks ago to her hand and was
hospitalized several days in
Ennis hospital.
Mrs. Mattie Idlett of Rankin,
was a week-end visitor of her
sister-in-law, Mrs. .K. Gerron.
Elvera Marteniz visited her
sister in Fort Worth over the
weekend.
Miss Lexia Armstrong
became the bride of Ronald
Lynn Farmer Friday night at
the home of the groom’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis
Farmer, with Minister H.M.
Goodwyn performed the double
ring ceremony. The wedding
vows were exchanged beneath
an archway of lighted candles
and a beautiful arrangement of
flowers, in the garden of the
home. The reception followed
with approximately 80 guests
attending.
Mrs. E.C. Hoffman and
daughter Mrs. Ruby Echols of
Cedar Creek and Mrs. G.W.
Grammer attended the
Muirhead family reunion at the
Optomist Youth Center in
Waxahachie Sunday. 100 at-
tended.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Goodman
visited her brother Robert
Grizzard in Morton Clinic in
Dallas Sunday afternoon. He
has been a medical patient in
the Clinic for three months.
Recent visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Gailey were his sister
and family, Mrs. Margaret
Jackson of Denton and John L.
Foster of El Paso.
Mrs. Edd Lewis and Mrs. Fay
Lewis attended the Funeral of
Mrs. Florene Lilly at Keever
Chapel in Ennis, Monday at 2
p.m.
Sunday luncheon guests of
Miss Ruth Roach included
Minister and Mrs. Owen
Cosgrove and four children of
Denton and Miss DeAnn Schein,
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Gregory of
Ferris, Minister and Mrs. H.M
Goodwyn, Mrs. Edd Lewis and
Mr.and Mrs. Clyde Johnson of
Dallas.
Mike McKinley, great-
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. H.M.
Goodwyn, is spending this week
in their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Bauman
of Dallas were Sunday visitors
of their uncle, Ben Junkin of
Leisure Lodge Center in Ennis.
Mrs. Junkin attended the
wedding of her great-niece,
Miss Darlene Waller and Tim
Allred in Corsicana Friday
night and was an over-night
guest of her sister, Mrs. Bertha
Price of Corsicana.
The children, great-
grandchildren and great-great-
grandchildren of the late B.D.
Poarch met at Bardwell Lake
Molt Park and enjoyed a family
reunin Saturday with 54 at-
tending.
Mrs. Linol Cole of Arlington
visited Thursday. Friday and
Saturday with her brother’s
Avalon
News
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Robinson
. Shain and Wendy of Wylie
visited Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Robinson during the week-end.
Raymond Southard of Fort
Worth spent Saturday with Mrs.
Bert Mitchell and Jimmy.
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Gillespie,
Julie and Billy visited Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Callaway at Rice.
Chuck Schorlemmer,
Lawrence and Elizabeth of
Terrell were Avalon visitors
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Ollie Beets, Mrs. Barba
Burnett and Deann, and Mr.
and Mrs. Douglas Burnett and
Kristy were in Corsicana,
Sunday afternoon at the
reception honoring Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Fulton on their 50th
wedding anniversary. Mr. and
Mrs. Fulton were former
Avalon residents.
Dwayne Moore of Midlothian
was honored on his 4th birthday
at the home of his grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Moore.
Birthday cake and home
made ice cream was served to
Mr. and Mrs. Don Moore and
Kristy, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Moore of Ennis, Mr. and Mrs.
Bud Moore and David, and the
honoree.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Reynolds
and their granddaughter
Jennifer Lenz have returned
from a week’s vacation. They
visited points of interest at
Raton Pass, Cannon, Colorado
and Colorado Springs.
The WMA of the Baptist
Church met in the home of Mrs.
Sterling Worthy Tuesday
evening with Mrs. Wayne Hays
presiding. Mrs. David Anthony
gave an inspirational talk on
“Faith as a Mustard Seed.”
Secret pals were revealed,
and gifts exchanged. Refresh-
ments were served by the
hostess.
Mrs. Bill Clary of Dallas and
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Egleston were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. David
Anthony and children.
Mrs. lone Collier of Bardwell
and Mrs. Nannie B. Keeton of
Dallas visited Saturday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hays.
BIRTHS
Gayle Ranton Weds Mike Brown in Tab. Bapt.
Church; Home in Huntsville After Colo. Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin Gon-
zales of 20 de Noviembre No.
593, Veracruz, Veracruz,
Mexico, have announced the
arrival of their first-born, a boy,
who arrived June 7 at 2 p.m.
The baby’s name is Christian
Gonzales. His mother is the
former Edna Acierno of Ennis
and his father lived in Asturias,
Spain, before going to Mexico.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Acierno of Veracruz,
Mexico, formerly of Ennis, and
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Gonzales of
Lledias, Spain. The baby’s
mother, the former Edna
Acierno, was graduated from
Ennis High School during the
time she and her parents lived
in Ennis. Her mother belonged
vto the Ennis Art Club and her
father was employed here, it
will be recalled.
Personal Touch
New York State, in 1901, was
the first state in the nation to
require automobile owners to
equip their vehicles with
license plates. That year, 954
autos were registered; each
license plate was inscribed with
the owner’s initials.
Everett, Judea and Virgel
Davis.
Mrs. Nanne B. Keaton of
Dallas, was a Saturday over-
night guest of Mrs. C.O. Collier.
The ladies visited Mr. and
Mrs.O.J. Hayes of Avalon
Saturday.
Mrs. Irma Gryder was a
Sunday over-night visitor of her
daughter, Miss Jerilea Gryder
of Dallas. Jerilea was hostess to
a group of friend of Lubbock for
dinner Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Bob
Stewart of Waxahachie honored
their daughter Debra Sue on her
2nd birthday Sunday. Those
attending beside the honoree
and her parents were her
brother Jack Wayne and sister
Diane, her grandmother, Mrs.
O.L. Stewart and aunt Miss Ella
Jane Stewart, and Cecil
Gilmore. Homemade ice cream
and Coca Cola were served.
Sunday night dinner guests of
Mrs. Edd Lewis were the Owen
Cogroves of Denton, Mr. and
Mrs. W.R. Roach of Arlington
and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Dyess
and Miss Diann Scheim.
David Bond spent last week
with his grandparents Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Forston, his mother
Mrs. Jo Etta Mullins. Came for
him Friday.
MRS. MICHAEL THOMAS BROWN
After their plane trip to
Colorado Springs, Mr. and Mrs.
Michael Thomas Brown are at
home in Huntsville.
Before their marriage June
21, in Tabernacle Baptist
Church, the bride was Miss
Brenda Gayle Ranton. She is
the daughter of Mrs. Richard
Clark of Ferris formerly of
Ennis, and W.L. Ranton of
Ennis. After graduating from
Ennis High School she attended
Stephen F. Austin State
University and Sam Houston
State University. She will
continue her education this fall
when she will be a junior.
The bridegroom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Brown, Oak
Grove Rd. He was graduated
from Ennis High School and
from Texas A&M University,
receiving the B.S. degree.
He is employed by the Texas
Dept, of Corrections at Hunt-
sville and will continue his
education, planning to obtain
his Master’s Degree at South-
western Baptist Theological
Seminary.
The Rev. Jim Ranton of
Houston, brother of the bride,
and the Rev. Orbie Lamb,
grandfather of the bridegroom,
performed the 8 p.m. double
ring ceremony.
The service was candlelit,
except for one altar spotlight,
by a complete half circle of
candles, whose stands were
banked with greenery, back of
the wedding party. Down the
aisles were hurricane pew
lights with apricot bows.
Roger Copeland, youth and
music director at Bellvue
Baptist Church, Hurst, former
youth and music director at
Tabernacle Baptist, sang The
Wedding Song and My Tribute,
playing his own piano ac-
companiment, prior to the
ceremony. Following the
pledging of the vows and
prayer, Mrs. Jim Mecom, aunt
of the bridegroom, sang His
Way, Mine. Organist for the
traditional wedding music was
Mrs. Ella Fern Sparks.
Bride’s Gown
Escorted to the altar by her
brother, b. R. Ranton, the
bride wore a traditional
floor length gown of ivory silk
organza cut in the empire style.
The bodice was of alencon lace
accented with pearls and
crystals, with a transparent
neckline and pearl encrusted
lace collar. The long organza
sleeves were accented with lace
and Queen Anne cuffs. The A-
line skirt was enhanced with
lace appliques and the lace-
edged hemline swept into a
chapel length train.
Her headpiece was a pearl
encrusted lace bandeau at-
tached to layers of lace-edged
bridal illusion extending to
finger-tip length ; and her
bouquet was of white gardenias
and greenery.
Attendants
The bride’s maid of honor was
Miss Peggy Gentry and her
matron of honor was Mrs. B.R.
Ranton, her sister-in-law.
Bridesmaids were Miss Patti
Roberts and Miss Monica
Novak, while Kim Ranton,
niece of the bride„ was junior
bridesmaid, and Krissy Ranton,
also a niece of the bride, was
flower girl.
The bride’s attendants wore
floor length gowns of apricot
print, styled with a natural
waistline, accented with a
cummerbund sash with
streamers in the back. The
scoop neckline was,formed with
a ruffle collar which made
small cap sleeves. They wore
large face framing picture hats,
and carried nosegay type
bouquets of porcelain roses,
gypsophila and greenery.
The bridegroom’s best man
was his brother, Keith Brown.
Groomsmen were Rick
Roberson, B.R. Ranton, brother
of the bride, and Paul Lamb,
uncle of the bridegroom. Ser-
ving as ushers were Alan
McElhaney, Ronnie Murff,
Larry Little and Joe Muirhead.
Messrs. Murff and Muirhead
also served as candlelighters.
The bride’s mother wore a
floor-length gown of apricot
chiffon, styled with natural
waistline. The bodice was
topped by a high wedding ring
collar accented with a flower
and leaf designs of beads, sequins
and pearls. This accent was also
carried out on the self belt and
cuffs of the sheer accordion
pleated sleeves. The long flowing
skirt was of accordion pleated
chiffon and she wore an orchid
corsage.
The bridegroom’s mother
chose a floor-length gown in a
champagne - beige hue,
fashioned with natural waistline
and accented with handprinted
designs of apricot and green.
She also wore an orchid cor-
sage.
Reception
The reception followed in the
church Fellowship Hall where
the serving tables were
arranged in the shape of a cross
and laid with a shorter beige
lace cloth over an apricot to-the-
floor cloth. The large cen-
terpiece included white candles,
apricot-hued carnations and
roses, used with white stock and
gypsophila. Smaller
arrangements of the candles
and flowers also centered the
four ends of the table.
The bride’s white cake,
embossed with white flowers,
was topped with fresh flowers
featuring tiny apricot-hued
roses and white gypsophila,
which were used also between
columns of the top tiers. The
base of the cake was encircled
with gypsophila. Orange
sherbet was ladled from a silver
bowl on the table end next to
this one; and the bridegroom’s
cake was on another table end,
while the silver coffee service
was on the fourth.
His cake was a white iced
chocolate confection decorated
in chocolate. Apricot -colored
flower mints and nuts
completed the unusual serving
table arrangement.
The registry table, laid in
beige, featured a portrait of
the bride and a small
arrangment of the apricot-hued
and white flowers. Instead of
rice, bronze mum petals were
used.
Smilax draped the wishing
well and two doves in a white
cage were suspended on the
well rope. Palm trees about the
room completed the setting.
The houseparty included Miss
Jean Ann Dillard of Austin,
Miss Kay Turner of Burleson,
Miss Vicki Spillyards of
Texarkana, cousin of the
bridegroom; Miss Maria
Saunders of Lufkin, Mrs. Alan
McElhaney of Ennis and Miss
Mary Williamson of Fort
Worth.
When the couple left for their
wedding trip to Colorado, the
bride had changed to a lime
green sundress with matching
long sleeved jacket with which
she wore a white gardenia wrist
corsage.
Rehearsal Dinner
The bridegroom’s parents
were hosts for the rehearsal
dinner at Brookside Inn,
Waxahachie, the night before
the wedding.
The dinner for the wedding
party was at 7, followed by
rehearsal at Tabernacle Baptist
Church here.
The head table was centered
with an arrangement of apricot
carnations, gypsophilla and
greenery.
POLLIWOGS
DIDN’T SELL
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -
Dick Berry, 10, has decided to
think of a new business venture
that will be more profitable
than his polliwog enterprise.
He set up shop with a good
stock of polliwogs, but had few
takers. He said he thinks the
fascination of owning a polli-
wog and watching it grow into
a frog has gone. Or it's pos-
sible, he points out, that other
boys find it’s cheaper and more
fun to catch their own in near-
by sloughs.
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