The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-29
| MANTEO BAPTIST CHURCH
SETTING FOR WEDDING
Cynthia Yeats and Hal Fur Of the
Lost Colony Choir Married in
Ceremony at High Noon

The Manteo Baptist Church was
the setting on Monday, July rs,
for the wedding of Miss Cynthia
Yeats and William Hal Fur, both
members of the Lost Colony choir,
the ceremony taking place at high
noon and being performed by n
Henry v. Napier, pastor of tlie
church in setting of palms, ferns
and baskets of white flowers.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Parks A. Yeats of Okla
homa City, Okla. The bridegroom
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.
FUR of Birmingham, Ala, all of
whom were present at the wedding.
Fred Haley, Lost Colony organ
list, was organist for the wedding,
and the Lost Colony choir sang
30, Perfect Love" and the Lutkin
benediction. Also, in place of the
traditional wedding march, they
sang "Praise My Soul The King
of Heaven. Miss Nena Williams
conducted.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
waltz-length dress with lace man.
DARN collar and full length sleeves
ending in points over the hands.
The fitted bodice was of lace over
satin and the bouffant skirt was of
net and satin with scalloped
lace overskirt. Her finger-tip
length veil of illusion and lace was
caught with seed pearls. Her
flowers were a cascade bouquet of
white roses.
Miss Phyllis Freshwater of
Beavers Falls, Pa, was maid of
honor. She wore a dress of light
blue crystalette with fitted bodice,
bouffant skirt and three-quarter
length sleeves. Her headdress was
matching bandeau of velvet and
net and she carried a cascade
bouquet of yellow roses.
The bridesmaid, Miss Barbara
Kay Williamson of Tulsa, Okla,
wore an identical costume and had
identical flowers.
Little Miss Inez Walker of Nor
man, Okla, cousin of the bride,
wore white organdy dress with
light blue sash. The ring bearer,
Albert Furr, and brother of the
bridegroom, wore an all-white suit.
The bridegroom had as best man
Thomas Are of Batesburg, S. c..
Ushers were Marvin Burke of
Charlotte and Wade Burroughs of
Burkett, Texas. All the men wore
white dinner jackets and dark
trousers with carnation bouton-
nieres.
The brides mother wore a dress
of taupe silk organza and matching
accessories and purple orchid
corsage. The bridegroom's mother
wore a light blue lace dress with
matching accessories and purpN
orchid corsage. Y
Mr.. Fur received his Bachelor
of Music degree in 1866 from
the Westminster Choir College,
Princeton, N. j., and will enter
Princeton Theological Seminary in
the fall. Mrs. FUR will return to
the choir school, where she will be
q member of the sophomore class.
This is Mr.. Furr's third summer
with the Lost Colony. 1t is the
first for Mrs. Furr.
Everyone taking part in the we'd
ding is or has been a member of
the Lost Colony cast, except Miss
Williamson, the ring bearer and
flower girl, and the brides father.
Following the wedding Monday,
the brides parents entertained at
a reception at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert @. Bell near Manteo.
On Saturday afternoon Mrs.
William Long, also of the Lost
Colony cast, entertained at a tea
at the Bell home. Guests were
women members of the shows cast
and out-of-town wedding guests.
Previously the girls in the choir
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