The Lincoln times., 1962-09-10
Shelby Couple
Speaks Vows

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of Shelby and Robert Carl Hoover
of Belwood were united in mar
riage Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock
in lovely ceremony performed in
Central Methodist Church in Shell
by, with the Rev. Mitchell Faulk-
ner officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Marks
Hamrick of Shelby are parents OF
the bride, and the groom is the
only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund
Carl Hoover of Belwood.
Mrs. Dan Upchurch was at the
organ for a program of wedding
music and Henry Roberts of Rock
pgham, uncle of the bride, was
vocalist
The couple pledged the double
ring vows before setting OF
palms, white NUNS, gladiola and
silver candelabra holding white
taperS.
Mr.. Hamrick escorted his daugh-
ter to the altar and gave her in
marriage. She wore formal floor
length gown of silk organza over
taffeta The empire bodice, styled
with rounded neckline and short
sleeves outlined in lace appliques,
was caught down the back with
self-cOyered miniature buttons.
Her crown of pearls held hip
length veil of illusion, and she
carried a bouquet of white roses.
Miss Jane Hamrick was her sis
terS maid OF honor She wore a
dress of pale buttercup silk fan
tasy over candlelight taffeta,
matching head-dress and carried
cascade of bronze Fuji NUNS
with dark bronze velvet ribbon.
bridesmaids were Miss Sharyn
Hoover, only sister of the groom,
Miss Rhoda Blanton of Shelby,
and Miss Sarah Overstreet of Req
Springs. Their dresses were mint
green silk fantasy over candle
light tfafeta. They wore matching
headpieces, and their flowers
were similar to those carried by
the honor attendant.
The groom's father was best
man, and the list of ushers in
cluded Walter Hamrick, brother
of the bride, Jon Ward of Guam
tanimo Bay (former roommate of
the groom), Gary Warlick of Bel
wood, and Robby Ormand of Hick-
ory, a first-cousin of the groom).
The mother of the bride was at
tired in a dress of turquoise silk,
with which she wore small tur-
quoise velvet hat and matching
accessories, and a corSage OF
white roses.
The mother of the groom wore
sheath dress of mauve peau de
sole, the bodice of which and also
the front drape and over-tie were
covered with rose-mauve lace. She,
too, wore small hat, mauve-dyed
satin shoes and bag, bone-colored
gloves, and a corsage OF pink
roses.
The three grandmothers wore
corsages of white carnations.
Following the ceremony the
brides parents entertained at a
reception honoring the bridal
couple.
The new Mrs. Hoover is a grad
uate Of Shelby High School and
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
School of Nursing, where she serv-
ed as class officer each year and
also on the student council for
two years. She was presented to
society at the Sub-DebutantS Ball
for Western North Carolina debu-
tantes in 1859.
The groom is graduate of Bel
wood High School and Gardner
Webb College He plans to con-
tinue his education this month at
the University of North Carolina in
Chapel Hill. Mr.. Hoover, for three
years, was pitcher for the Shell
by American Legion baseball
team.
Following a wedding trip to the
Carolina Coast, the newlyweds will
be at home at 100 Basnight Lane,
Chapel Hill.
Among those from Lincolnton
attending the wedding were Mrs.
John w. Hoover, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. v. Peeler, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Mullen; and from the coun-
ty were Mrs. M. c. Hoover, Mrs.
James H. YodeE, Mrs. c. F. Hoov-
er and Miss Peggy Hoover.
PRE-NUPTIAL PARTIES
The bride was entertained sew
eral weeks before the wedding at
a lovely tea given by Mrs. Robert
Warlick, Mrs. Alvin eileen, Mrs.
Colemon Dayberry, Mrs. Ray War
lick, and Mrs. A. J. Jeffries all
of Belwood, friends of the groom's
family. Later, the brides paternal