The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-05
ANN CAHOON WEBS
VERNE BLALOCK, JR.
st. Andrews Episcopal Church in
Columbia Scene of Formal
Wedding Saturday
Evening,

Miss Sara Ann Cohoon, daugh-
ter of Mrs. C. Earl Cohoon and
the late Mr.. Cohoon of Columbia,
N. c., became the bride of Verne
Wayne Blalock, Jr., of Green's
boro, N C., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
V. w. Blalock of Lexington, N. c.,
in a double ring ceremony at $50
Saturday evening, August 80 at
St. Andrews Episcopal Church in
Columbia. The Reverend George
Fields, Rector, assisted by the
Reverend E. M. Spruill of Grace
Church, Plymouth, N. c., officiat-
ed. The ring used for the bride was
the wedding ring of her paternal
grandmother.
A program of wedding music
was presented by Mrs. D. M.
Sawyer, organist. 90 Perfect
Love-" 80 Father All Greeting"
and "The Lords Prayer" were
sung by Mrs. Walter Ward of
Asheboro, N. c.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her uncle, William
Charles Cohoon, wore wedding
gown of lace over satin, fashioned
with a sheer yoke, edged with
applique and finished with a little
boy collar. Long sleeves ended in
wedding peaks over the hands. The
taut bodice, buttoned down back
with self-covered buttons, was ac-
centuated by the very bouffant
skirt forming a sweeping train.
Her long veil of imported illusion
was arranged from a satin piped
capulet. She carried a prayer book
topped with a white Hybrid Or
child, showered with Stephanotis
and ribbon streamers.
The maid of honor was her sis
ter, Miss Lillian Gail Cohoon, who
wore a gown of Lotus pink taf-
feta, styled with taut bodice of
accordion pleats, topped by a bo-
lero with stand-up collar and alb
breviated sleeves. The shirred mid
riff was accented by the bouffant
skirt with accordion pleats over
the hipline. She wore a matching
half hat of shirred taffeta. She
carried an arm bouquet of purple
Fugi NUNS with Lotus pink rib
bon.
Miss Ann Carolyn Williams,
Miss Patricia Julia Cahoon, Miss
Carole Shean of Elizabeth City,
and Miss Mariana Walker of Ra-
leigh, as bridesmaids, wore gowns
of Princess purple taffeta, styled
identically to that of the maid of
honor. They wore matching half
hats of shirred taffeta and carried
arm bouquets of pink Fugi NUNS
with princess purple ribbon.
Little Miss Andrea Lee Cohoon,
cousin of the bride, as flower girl,
wore floor length pink organdy
dress, with matching half hat
trimmed with lace and flowerettes.
She carried a miniature basket of
pink rose petals.
Little George NJ. Kelley III,
cousin of the bride, as ring bear
er, wore black tuxedo trousers
with white double breasted formal
dinner coat, which matched the
dress of the other male attend
ants, with a small clipped carna-
ton as boutonniere.
V. W. Blalock was his sons best
man. The ushers We're Charles l.
Lohr, Wade H. Phillips, Robert
F. Anderson of Lexington and
Walter P. Floyd of Norfolk, Va.
The brides mother wore a floor
length gown of aquamarfne lace
AMI chiffon with lace bodice. She
wore matching hat of twist il
fusion, caught with fiowerettes
and corsage of deep lavender
Hybrid Orchid.
The bridegroom's mother wore
floor length gown of lavender
lace over taffeta. Her corsage was
pale lavender Hybrid Orchid.
Honora bridesmaids were
Misses Lynda Knight, Margaret
Ann Griffin, Pat Everton, Florine
Davenport, Fleda Joyce Bateman,
and Carolyn Swain, all of Column
bia.
Mrs. w. A. Basnight was mis-
tress of ceremony.
After the ceremony, the brides
mother honored the couple with a
reception at her home on Broad
Street. Mrs. R. S. Leary met the
guests and presented them to the
receiving line. Mrs. Randolph Acey
of Norfolk, Va, directed them to
the dining room where they were