The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-06-24
MISS LYDIA BISHOP WEEDS
ROGER PERKINS CRAY

In beautlfui ceremony at the
brides parents home on Riverside
Drive, Miss LYDIA Mann Bishop and
Roger Perkins Gray, Jr., were
married in double ring ceremony
on Saturday, June IL, by the Rev.
L. C. Bissett.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Reginald H. Bishop, and
Mr.. Gray is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gray of Winston-Salem.
Mrs. R. d. Mitchell, pianist,
played a program of appropriate
nuptial music before and during
the ceremony, using the traditional
wedding marches. Miss Vickie Jen-
nette of Elizabeth City, the brides
cousin, was soloist, singh in G
Through the Years" and "The
Wedding Prayer" as benediction.
An outstanding nuptial setting
was formed in the bay window by
banked greenery accentuated by
floor baskets of white gladioli and
Queen Anne lace. Entwined En-
glish ivy marked the stairway and
elegant magnolia blooms were used
on the mantel.
Mr.. Bishop escorted and gave his
daughter in marriage. She was
lovely in an ivory satin wedding
gown with imported Irish lace trim
and afternoon veil held in place by
a coronet of seed pearls. She carried
an arm bouquet of Gala lilies.
Miss Susan Bishop was her Sis
ter's maid of honor and junior
bridesmaids were Miss Melissa Bis
hop, sister of the bride and Miss
Opal Robinson of Gastonia, the
brides roommate at Peace Col
lege.
The maid of honor wore a sheer
white organza styled over blue taf-
feta with the bouffant style be-
ing accented by blue taffeta cum
merbund, blue half-hat and slippers.
The bridesmaids white organzas
were fashioned over pink acces-
series, and all attendants carried
garden bouquets of Shasta daises,
delphinium and snapdragons.
Thomas H. Stevens of Lenoir
served Mr.. Gray as best man, and
uShers were Don Samuels of High
Point and Reggie Bishop, the brides
brother.
Mrs. E. E. Robbins, Jr., of At
lanta, Ga, sister of the bride,
served as mistress of ceremonies.
For her daughters wedding Mrs.
Bishop wore a light green eyelet
batiste dress, using white acces-
series and white cymbidium or
chids. Mrs. Gray wore a soft green
chiffon afternoon dress with grey
accessories and her corsage was al
so of cymbidium orchids.
For travelling the bride changed
to black and white pure silk dress
using black and white accessories
and white gardenia corsage.
Mrs. Gray is a graduate of the
John A. Wilkinson High School
with the class of 1858. She gradu-
ated from Peace College Com
mercial department this year.
Mr.. Gray is a graduate of the
Winston-Salem High School and
spent five years in the U. S. Navy
He is now attending State College
The couple left for a wedding
trip to Western North Carolina fol
lowing reception in the home
Upon their return they will live
in Winston Salem where he will
be employed in the research labora-
tory of Western Electric.
Out of town guests attending
the wedding and reception were
Mrs. Maurice Smith and daughters,
Judy and Jerry, of Portsmouth
Va, Mrs. Jack Britain, Mrs. John
L. Mann, Mrs. j. A. Waits and
daughters Jakey and Bonnie, all Of
Engelhard; Mrs. Jones Jennette OF
Lake Landing; Mrs. Walton Jen-
nette and daughter, Vickie, OF
Elizabeth City; Miss Faye Lee OF
Raleigh; Jack Pate of Lumberton;
Mis- Jean Morrison and Miss Billie
Bowling of Sanford, Miss Mary
Anne Marshall of Engelhard and
Miss Adele Gray and Peter Conte
of Winston-Salem.