Holmes County herald., 1963-04-18

The First Methodist Church
of Kosciusko was the setting
for the wedding of Miss Vir.
,|ginia Corinne Fender to Mr.
John Rule Hoover II which
was beautifully solemnized on
Sunday, April 7, at 3 o'clock
The bride is the daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Arthur
Pender of KosciuSko, and the
groom is the son of Mrs. S.
ID. Simpson of Pickens. and
the late Britton Thomas Hoo
yer.
The Rev. j. C. Christian OF
Kosciusko officiatAd at the
double ring ceremony. Pre-
nuptial music was presented
by Mrs. w. E. Roberts Jr. OF
kosciusko, organist, and Mrs.
Harry Worthy of Pickens,
who sang, 1.-The Sweetest
STORY Ever Told" and "Be-
cause. Br. Brittin Hoover
Jr., Pic K e n S,
cousin of the groom, sang Me-
llotte's 1.-THE Lords Prayer
as the couple knelt for the
lnenediction.
Gold tree candelabra hold
ling white tapers and fern
trees on gold stands were
placed on either side of the
altar which held matching ar
arrangements of Majestic dali
Isles in altar vases.
Miss Betty Lou Webb OF
Jackson was the brides maid
lof honor, and bridesmaids
were Miss Betty Fender and
Miss Bonnie Pender, Koscius-
Ike, sisters of the bride, and
Miss Marie Flake, Jackson.
1.-The attendants wore identi-
lcal short dresses of yellow
silk organza fashioned on
isheath lines and topped with
|pleated tunic, and their shoes
were of matching yellow sa-
Tin. For headdresses, they
wore a single organza rose
with maline yelling. They
wore short white gloves and
Icarried cascade bouquets OF
Marguerite daisies.
Escorted by her father, the
bride wore a traditional wed
ding gown fashioned of Chan
tilly lace and silk organza
with fitted basque and ac-
cented by a Sabrina neckllne
adorned with pearls and
rhinestones. The long, slen-
der sleeves ended in lily
points. Appliques of lace
~dramatized the bouffant skirt
which was circled with Fren-
CHI roses above a chapel train.
Her veil of imported English
ILLUSION fell softly from a pill
box sprinkled with pearls.
THE bride carried a wedding
bouquet fashioned in crescent
design of stephanotis and
frenched carnations arranged
around a golden-throated
white Cattleya orchid backed
with velvet leaves.
! Mr.. Doyle Simpson was his
son's best man. Groomsmen
were Parham Henry Will
Jams, Jr., Lexington, cousin
of the groom, Gerald Fender,
K.osciusko, brother of the
bride, Julian Marlborough and
Billy McMullen. Pickens, and
Britton Smith, Benton.
For her daughters wedding
Mrs. Fender wore a moss
green silk costume with mat.
ching accessories, and her
corsage was of yellow Gym
bidium orchids. Mrs. Simpson
chose a rose sheath of silk
organza and lace with match
ing shoes and organza hat.
Her flowers were white Gym.
bidium orchids. Mrs. Annie
Black, maternal grandmother
of the bride, wore a dress OF
soft green with a corSage OF
white carnations.
Following the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Fender and DR..
and Mrs. Aaron Fender en-
tertained with a wedding re.
ception at the home of DR..
and Mrs. Fender. Guests
were greeted at the door by
Mrs. Aaron Fender, and Miss
Bobbie Black presented them
to the receiving line.
Mrs. Thomas Craft, sister
of the bride, presided over
the brides book where the
guests registered. The me.
mory candle, lighted by the
bride and groom, was on q
silver tray encircled with
white flowers and leather-leai
fern and placed on the table
near the brides book.
In the reception hall, there