Milford chronicle., 1953-06-19
Wedding
RATLIFF SHELTON
Miss Deane Ardlth Hamstead

The wedding of Miss Nancy Rat
lift and Mr.. Edward Kenneth Shell
ton, of Georgetown, took place in
the MOrven Methodist Church, Nor
ven, North Carolina, on Saturday,
June 18th, at 500 p. m. Rev. Ken
meth Moore, pastor of the MOrven
Church, performed the double-ring
ceremony before a candle-lighted,
| t1OWer-banked altar. White satin
ribbons and ferns marked the fam
lily and guest pews. Given in mar
riage by her brother, DR.. Cliff Rat
lift, of Baltimore, Md, the bride
wore a strapless gown of tradi-
tiOnal white satin topped with a
lace jacket fastened with lace but
tons and had long, tapering sleeves
ending in points over the hands.
The dOuble-tiered finger-tip veil
fell from a pearl encrusted Juliet
cap and she carried a white pray
er book topped with white orchids
and shOWered with stephanOtis and
bridal ribbon. Miss Margaret Low
ry, of MOrven, N. c., was maid-of-
honor and the bridesmaids were
Miss Lynn Mcbride, Marshville
N. c.; Mrs. James Griggs, of Char
lOtte, N. c.; Miss ElOise Leach. of
Troy, N. c., Miss Sarah McLendon,
of MorVen; Miss Madaline Shell
ton, sister of the groom, of Wash
1ngtOn, d. c., and Mrs. Walter
Taylor, cousin of the bride from
Salisbury, Md. Little Miss Mary
Wall, of MOrven and Master Alec
Station, of Raleigh, N. c.. both
cousins of the bride, were flower
girl and ring-bearer, respectively.
The brides attendants were ali
gOWned in identical colonial fash
Toned white taffeta dress with fit
ted bodices and billowy skirts.
They carried Old-fashioned fan
bouquets of mixed summer flowers
with pastel streamers. Mr.. WendaU
Shelton, of Portsmouth, Va. was
best man for his brother and the
ushers were T. D. Martin, of
Portsmouth; Harry Johnson, Char
lotte, N. c.; w. e. Steagall. Jr..
and M. ID. Steagell, of MOrven and
David KentOn, of Washington, d.
Z. Wedding music was plaved nv
). X. WentZ, Jr. A reception was
held following the ceremony at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Rat
LII, uncle and aunt of the bride.
The going away gown of the
bride was an ice-blue silk shan
tung with matching hat and navy
accessories and the orchids from
her prayer book The bride grad
uated from MorVen High School
and attended Queens College. in
charlotte, N. c., and was graduated
from Catawba College, in Sails
bury, N. c., with B. S. degree in
Home Economics. She did post
graduate work at the Women's
college of the University of North
Carolina in Greensboro, N. c.. and
at the University of Delaware. For
several years she was Home Dem
0nstration Agent in Columbus and
Montgomery Counties in North
Carolina, before joining the Exten-
sion staf of the University of Del |
aware as Home Demonstration Az
ent in Sussex County. She is a
member of the Whitesville BPW !
Club; the Thomas Wade CHAPTER. |
OAR, in WadesborO; secretary !
treasurer of the Delaware State |
Home Agents Association and a
member of the State and National |
Home Economics Association. The
groom graduated from high school
N Washington, D. C., and the Citv-
Radio-Television School of Engin-
eering in Kansas City, Missouri.
During World War II, he served in
ne U. S. Navy. He is a member of
he Georgetown Kiwanis Club and
president of the Junior Chamber
1f Commerce in Georgetown. He is
member of the staff of Radio
station WJWL, in Georgetown. Fol
owing their return from the we'd
ling trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Shelton
will reside in Georgetown. The
bride is the daughter of Mrs. Clia
Ratliff, formerly of Salisbury. Md.
low OF Morven, N. c., and the late
dr. Ratliff. The groom is the SON
u Mrs. Ferry Shelton and the late
dr. Shelton, of Lynchburg, Va.