Leflore Illustrated Winter 2012

Greenwood, Mississippi

A River Country Journal / Winter 2012

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table of contents

features 8.

Tiger has made himself at home at the Greenwood Country Club

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Hot drinks offer comfort on a cold winter day (or night)

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places 5.

Sky Lake is home to 1,000-year-old bald cypress trees

11. Lyn and Michael McCool’s latest home is an ongoing project

people 18. Frank Kimmel is thrilled to co-own and fly his dream plane

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correction weddings 21.

More couples finding love on the Internet

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Bride’s veil at third generation and counting

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Photographers have seen share of wedding disasters

more

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registry 32.

From the news editor Calendar of events Index to advertisers

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Ten couples with Leflore and Carroll County ties share their wedding announcements

A story in the Fall 2011 issue of Leflore Illustrated on former area maids who were interviewed for The Help DVD contained a photo caption that incorrectly identified Carrie Paul-Bell. Here is Paul-Bell, right, with The Help star Octavia Spencer. Paul-Bell died on Oct. 8, 2011.

ON THE COVER: Mary Beth Boler and Creighton Rodgers Hardy hit the dance floor after their wedding on

June 25, 2011. Photo by Wiljay Photographic Design of Memphis, Tenn.

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Editor and Publisher Tim Kalich

Managing Editor Charles Corder

Associate Editor David Monroe

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Advertising Sales

Linda Bassie, Susan Montgomery, Ronnie Sanders, Jim Stallings, Kim Turner

Photography/Graphics Joseph Cotton, Johnny Jennings, Anne Miles

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Clifton Angel and Charles Brownlee

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From the news editor

PHOTO BY SHONTA HARPER

Picture-perfect wedding P

hotographic evidence suggests girls begin preparing for their weddings some time after shedding diapers and before learning cursive.

Pictures of groups of elementary-age girls show them standing together, arranged in an orderly fashion, each flashing perfect fake smiles. I’ve never been able to pinpoint exactly where they learn that skill, but I believe it’s somehow inherent, like a sea turtle homing back to its birthplace.

All that smiling prepares girls perfectly for their wedding days, approximately 83 percent of which — or so it seems — are spent standing in front of a camera lens for innumerable permutations of pictures with the wedding party and family.

The photographer says things like, “Let’s get one with the bride’s cousins’ children riding the groomsmen’s pet dogs in a circle around the bride.”

“OK, now the same group but hold up signs with the wedding date written on them and substitute the grandparents for the dogs.”

All the while, the bride stands patiently in the center, a smile mounted beautifully on her face.

The girls’ male counterparts, of course, don’t measure up from the earliest stages.

Boys tend to have three photographic poses: 1. The Blank-Faced Stare, 2. The Intentionally Obnoxious OverSized Grin, 3. The Attempted 4 / Leflore Illustrated Winter 2012

Fake Smile, also known as The Eerily Animal-Like Teeth Baring.

Some males improve upon reaching adolescence or adulthood.

Not me.

My family’s pictorial record is littered with shots of me looking away on purpose, frowning in a manner meant to clearly express my displeasure or fleeing the picture altogether, perhaps only a blurry foot remaining in the frame by the time the shutter opens.

So I’m sure there were some uneasy feelings among my family members about how the pictures for my wedding, held this past fall here in Greenwood, would go: The women in my family tend to love pictures as much as I loathe them.

But, surprisingly, things were different for me this

time.

For one thing, the photographer, a college friend of my now-wife’s, was very friendly.

She’s just breaking into the wedding photography business, and I guess the surliness bred by repeatedly dealing with uncooperative or unaware subjects hasn’t seeped in yet. I was grateful.

But more importantly, my attitude was different.

My then-fiancée and I went down to Cotton Row before the family pictures and ceremony for some artsy shots in the historic district, which has been revived by Viking Range Corp. Two photographers and three dress attendants accompanied us, so it was an attention-grabbing scene on a quiet Saturday morning in downtown Greenwood.

Cars honked, and drivers and passengers waved as we

walked up and down Front Street in our wedding garb.

Normally I would have strenuously objected to putting on such an ostentatious display, but on that day, I smiled and waved back.

I may have even enjoyed it a little.

Back at the church building, we posed outside with our relatives of all sorts, bridesmaids, groomsmen, ring bearer, flower girl, co-workers, favorite teachers from high school, local dignitaries from the Chamber of Commerce, etc.

Then we went inside and took them all again.

I may be exaggerating a little, but it truly was a lot of pictures.

Throughout it all, I maintained a smile and good attitude; I wasn’t even faking it.

My mom said her favorite part of the wedding was seeing me cooperate and smile genuinely during the pictures.

I’m not sure what changed; it must have something to do with love.

But don’t think I’ve gone soft: While in my cousin’s wedding three weeks after my own, I remained expressionless during silly shots, groused about how long it took and generally exerted my inborn male opposition to posing.

But it didn’t really matter.

I’d learned another important wedding lesson (and one beneficial for other aspects of life): It’s not about you.

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Sky Lake

Great lake STORY BY BILL BURRUS PHOTOS BY JOHNNY JENNINGS

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ocated in Leflore and Humphreys counties, Sky Lake Wildlife Management Area has something for everyone.

Located in Leflore and Humphreys counties, Sky Lake Wildlife Management Area is home to some huge bald cypress trees like this one.

The WMA, eight miles north of Belzoni, started with 773 acres and now encompasses approximately 4,273 acres.

The huge growth is due to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers acquiring nearly 3,500 acres of formerly agricultural land around Sky Lake and restoring the vegetation through reforestation of bottomland hardwoods.

Scottie Jones, lieutenant supervisor with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, said the reforestation will virtually eliminate contamination and filling in of the lake bed — enhancing habitat for alligators, wintering waterfowl and sport fish.

Although Sky Lake has been around for a while, it is relatively new to hunting.

“It’s one of the newest of the state’s WMAs as far as hunting. This is about the third year that the state has opened up the hunting on Sky Lake,” Jones said.

“We feel like it will really turn into a great place for people to hunt.

“The hunting is still being developed with roads, trails and food plots. We really started making progress in those areas this past year.”

The deer and duck hunting is done on a draw basis. Deer hunting is allowed only on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

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Duck hunting is allowed only on Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays.

Small-game hunting is open to everyone Sunday through Wednesday. (See website, www.mdwfp.com, for all the Sky Lake hunting rules and regulations).

Jones said the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks first acquired the property not only for its fish and wildlife values but for scenic, ecological and scientific values as well.

One of the most popular features of the WMA is the Sky Lake Boardwalk, a 1,750foot-long structure that meanders through what experts say are “some of the largest and oldest bald cypress trees that remain on earth that have international scientific significance.”

Sky Lake is home to magnificent stands of cypress trees that are scattered throughout the property. The largest of the trees is more than 46 feet in circumference, 15 feet in diameter and 70 feet tall.

These trees are thought to be more than 1,000 years old.

Jones said Wildlife Mississippi played a key role

The boardwalk offers visitors to Sky Lake Wildlife Management Area great access to a scenic cypress brake. The 1,750-foot-long boardwalk meanders through what experts say are some of the largest and oldest bald cypress trees on earth.

in promoting the acquisition of Sky Lake and the construction of the boardwalk.

The majority of the boardwalk was constructed during the drought of 2010, when the water levels in Sky Lake were some of the lowest they had been in almost 50 years.

Along with the boardwalk, an amphitheater, comfort station, walking path, pavilion and a system of canoe/kayak trails were constructed. The cost of the entire project was $716,000. This consists of $571,000 from the Recreational Trails Program, which is a cooperative effort between the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and the Federal Highway Administration. Private donors contributed $145,000.

Using the boardwalk, visitors may view and photograph birds and other wildlife. The boardwalk is open seven days a week.

“People come from all over to see and study these huge trees. It’s quite a unique feature for Sky Lake,” Jones said.

“And the boardwalk is the perfect way to explore the cypress brake.” LI

“People come from all over the world to see and study these huge trees. It’s quite a unique feature for Sky Lake.”

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Tiger, the Country Club cat

Tiger has been living at the Greenwood Country Club for more than three years. The brown tabby seems to enjoy country club living,

from hanging out by the pool to batting balls on the practice green.

Tiger is unusual in that he has six toes on each of his front feet.

Purr-fect home

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e pays no membership fees, and he can’t play golf, but many Greenwood Country Club members enjoy seeing him every day — and he eats there free.

Tiger, the club’s live-in cat, has become a fixture after more than three years, and he gets along with pretty much everyone, says Randy Bensley, the club’s golf pro.

“There’s not a mean bone in his body,” Bensley said. “He’s just as nice a cat as you want to be around. He loves everybody — loves kids, loves anybody who walks up.”

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STORY BY DAVID MONROE PHOTOS BY JOHNNY JENNINGS

Bensley said he doesn’t know where the brown tabby came from, but he first saw him at the club in October 2008.

Tiger was “friendly but standoffish” at first, looking as if he wanted to be petted

Tiger happily accepts a cart ride and a head rub from club employee Greg Coleman.

but not quite ready to approach others, Bensley said.

“It was about two weeks after he showed up that he finally let me pet him.

And when he did, it was on from there,” Bensley said. “He wasn’t shy at all. He’d get right up in your lap and didn’t have an enemy in the world.”

Bensley’s daughter, Cassidy, and his son, Carson, came up with the name Tiger. His wife, Suzanne, a veterinary technician at Greenwood Animal Hospital, performed a feline leukemia test on Tiger early and had him neutered and vaccinated. She estimated he was about 6 months old when he first showed up.

Soon he became comfortable around others at the club, and now many members and staff have grown attached to him, too.

“I guess it was a month or two into it that a couple of members said something about taking him home, but then there were also several members that said, ‘You know, we ought to keep him around here,’” Randy Bensley said.

Tiger certainly doesn’t have a problem getting fed. Bensley’s usually the first person to feed him in the morning, and others will give him food in the clubhouse or elsewhere.

“He’s kind of a mooch,” Bensley said with a laugh. “He gets at least three square meals a day.”

Tiger also attracts attention because of his unusual look; he has six toes on each of his front feet.

Of course, he can’t go just anywhere.

He’s not allowed in the kitchen or the snack bar, and he’s had to be removed from the ballroom and clubhouse on occa-

sion while special events were going on — although he still tries to sneak in whenever he can. And he is kept away from members who have allergies.

Having set off the club’s alarm system in the past, he has to stay outside at night so he doesn’t trigger the motion detectors.

But there’s a heater to keep him comfortable when it’s cold.

During the day, when the weather is good, he spends much of the day outside — maybe visiting with families by the pool or batting golf balls around while golfers are practicing their putting.

“It’s not uncommon for him to ride on a cart with you, which is highly unusual for a cat,” Bensley said.

Some days don’t go Tiger’s way; he got stuck in a tree once and in the tennis pavilion another time. And he had to be taken for stitches once after apparently having been in a fight somewhere.

When it’s time for a nap, he often curls up in a bed by the desk of Jana Barrentine, or he might sleep in the clubhouse or the bar during the day.

Once someone at a wedding reception took Tiger with her under the mistaken belief that he was available for adoption.

But when others discovered he was missing, the person who had taken him was contacted and agreed to return him.

Bensley said he’s not much of a cat person himself; in fact, in describing the pets in his own home, he says, “I’ve got a dog, and the rest of my family has a cat.”

But he’s willing to help out to keep Tiger happy.

“I don’t claim this cat as my own,” he said, smiling. “I’m just one of the guys that work for him.” LI

“I don’t claim this cat as my own. I’m just one of the guys that work for him.”

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The McCool House

A family af fair

The McCool house on Poplar Street in Greenwood faces Little Red Park.

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o hear the list of houses in Greenwood where Lyn and Michael McCool have lived might prompt some to wonder what makes them move so often.

Married for 13 years, the couple has owned four houses in the city in the last 12 years.

But the family is not running from plumbing problems or being chased out of their

neighborhoods, and they don’t fear commitment.

Simply put, Lyn is obsessed with interior design.

“I love doing interior decorating,” she said, “and my

STORY BY JO ALICE DARDEN PHOTOS BY JOHNNY JENNINGS AND JO ALICE DARDEN

taste changes every time we move.”

The McCools’ current house is on Poplar Street in North Greenwood. Longtime residents might remember it belonged to dermatologist Dr. Richard H. Flowers for many years. Set back from Poplar on a vast corner lot, the two-story Colonial originally had a deep brown brick exterior that has been brightened with a coat of

khaki paint.

The expansive front and back yards are perfect for the couple’s three active children, sons Graydon, 11, and Lawes, 9, and daughter Landry, 5 — all three students at Pillow Academy — and their three dogs and all their friends.

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time in marketing for Continue Care Home Health.

When the kids are not in school, they are participating in a variety of sports and other activities, as well as nightly homework, and that keeps the whole family hopping.

Michael is also a hunter who is passing along his passion to his children.

Lyn spends every free moment of her time on her house. And it shows.

A refreshing, clean, earthy scent of vetiver grass from a candle from Anthropologie in Ridgeland greets visitors entering the house, and it’s instantly clear that the interior space has been planned with great attention to detail.

“This was a really formal house when we bought it two years ago,” Lyn said. “I guess you could say my style is more modern and minimalist.”

As part of the McCools’ redecorating plan, they knocked down some walls for a more open feeling on the first floor and put up a few cypress wood accents for a more Southern-casual feel.

Heavy drapes came off the windows. On the first floor, Lyn left many of the tall windows uncovered, further expanding the sense of lightness and open space.

Except for a few accent walls, all the walls have been painted a rich, creamy white.

When they remodeled, Michael and Lyn McCool made a comfortable nook in the corner of the kitchen for relaxing, talking or watching television.

The hardwood floors, originally light oak, all got a satiny dark stain. The repetition of those important elements throughout the house provides continuity and consistency from room to room, a base on

The remodeled and updated kitchen is the center of family activity for the McCools.

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which Lyn built each room’s individual look.

“We went as dark as we could with the floors,” Lyn said. “I love the contrast between the white walls and the dark floors.”

That contrast allows the carefully selected art to pop from the walls — original unframed oils in bright, bold colors, framed black-andwhite photographs of the children taken by Lyn that are displayed in groups all over the house, collections of the children’s artwork in frames and original art by Lyn herself.

Uncomplicated arrangements of fresh flowers in simple vases have become an “obsession” of Lyn’s; they brighten table tops in almost all the rooms.

Lyn is a seasoned shopper of garage sales and piles of household trash people leave at roadside for garbage pickup. Hanging on the wall of the foyer just inside the front door, for example, are three oversized black-and-white photos of the McCool children in old, weathered square frames Lyn found in a trash heap on a trip to Greenville.

“I am always looking through garbage!” she said.

And if a found item needs a little tender loving care, she’s ready with a can of spray paint to fix and freshen.

Lyn’s mother, Carolyn McAdams, mayor of Greenwood, pointed out that after growing up in Greenwood, Lyn got her undergraduate degree in sociology from Mississippi State University and worked for

Lyn McCool said the house originally felt very formal. The addition of cypress accents helped make it more casual.

The kids’ den is comfortable, plush and kid-proof for the McCools’ three active children.

Because of Lyn McCool’s taste for unfussy decor, even the living room, the most formal in the house, feels casual.

several years as a parole officer in Jackson. When Lyn and Michael moved back to Greenwood, McAdams said, Lyn traded in her real gun for a glue gun and cans of spray paint.

“My friends all call me the ‘Spray Paint Queen,’” Lyn said.

She has even spray-painted some of the boys’ sports trophies white. Arranged against a dark brown wall with other white objects, including several spray-painted hunting trophies, on top of an armoire in Lawes’ bedroom, the sports awards make a stunning contrast. (The boys are apparently not quite so enthusiastic about their mom’s trophy art — they’ve started hiding their awards from her.)

room to room, especially in the “public” areas on the first floor.

The updated and sparkling kitchen, where the family tends to gather to eat, watch TV, talk over their day, do homework and make their plans, is partially open to the dining room, which flows at its other end into the living room.

Selections of natural textiles, such as sisal rugs and white linen dining chair covers, and a simple farmhouse dining table keep the feel of the rooms casual and relaxed.

Just past the living room is the kids’ den, with plush overstuffed armchairs, their own TV on a wall of built-ins and framed artwork by the boys arranged on a dark navy

Lyn’s talent for design seems a naturally acquired trait. Both her father, Mike McAdams, now in Ocean Springs, and her late grandfather, James McAdams of Greenwood, became architects, and Lyn said she must have just “absorbed” some of their abilities as she was growing up.

“I know if I could go back and do it all over again, I’d want to be an architect,” she said. Graydon is showing signs of possibly moving in that direction, as well. Lyn said he enjoys making intricate LEGO structures that require real thought and planning.

The planning Lyn has done in this house has resulted in an easy flow of traffic from

Landry’s room, all pink and green and feminine, is designed to grow with her.

accent wall. Graydon and Lawes have taken classes from local artist Angie Crick, and their mom is proud to display the results of their lessons.

At the other end of the first floor are the grown-ups’ den and the master retreat.

“We spend a lot of time in this den, especially in the winter,” Lyn said, gesturing to the fireplace. A generously sized comfortable sofa and built-in shelves for books and photos and other keepsakes make the area cozy.

At the opposite end of the den, which is surrounded by windows, is an informal dining area. Against a dark navy accent wall is a sideboard that Lyn’s grandfather reclaimed

Lyn McCool, known by her friends as the “Spray Paint Queen,” has sprayed all kinds of trophies white.

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The McCools carved out a “man cave” for Michael when they redecorated their home.

from a pile of discards many years ago — another trait she says runs in her family. Lyn has repainted it and applied new hardware. Above the sideboard is a piece of original artwork Lyn created using silicone caulking and paint.

The couple’s master retreat is a model of serenity. In its quiet corner of the house, the natural textiles and casual furnishings, the fireplace and a minimum of accessories make for pure comfort and relaxation for the busy couple.

Their attached bath opens into a large closet area and a “man cave” for Michael, filled with hunting memorabilia.

On the walls lining the front staircase, off the foyer, Lyn has showcased a collection of her black-and-white photos of the three children. All matted in white and held in silver frames, the photos along the stair walls and on the wall of the second-floor loft tell the story of the children’s lives and make the statement of how important family is to the

“I know if I could go back and do it all over again, I’d want to be an architect.”

Lyn McCool McCools.

Through all the moves the family has made and will make, Lyn’s intention for the kids’ bedrooms has been to provide comfort, continuity and stability.

“I decided a long time ago that I wanted to design the kids’ rooms to grow with them,” Lyn said. “I didn’t want to have to keep making changes as they grew up.”

Landry’s bedroom is the picture of femininity, in pink and green, anchored by a white flokati rug, and her bath repeats the pretty colors. The boys’ rooms are each done in dark brown, with a decidedly

masculine feel, as is their shared bath.

Keeping the large house clean, organized and clutterfree is no small task, but Lyn has some family help with it.

Almost every Saturday morning, Mayor McAdams arrives to help Lyn scrub the house from top to bottom.

“It’s instant gratification,” McAdams explained. “Once you do it, you see your results immediately. And it’s good therapy, too, and good exercise.”

McAdams said Lyn and Michael are great parents, giving their children loads of attention, being involved in

their sports and extracurricular activities and helping them with homework at night.

“They work, too, and they’re so busy. I know how hard it is to manage all that. I’m happy to help!”

She is so energetic about the housework that Michael has learned just to stay out of the way. McAdams said Michael told her if she ever started taking vitamins, he was going to move to Kosciusko.

It has taken about two years for the McCools to finish the interior of their house on Poplar. The only major project left is the landscaping — although Lyn is not so sure the family will stay there long enough to complete that undertaking.

Does she ever imagine a time when she’ll want to settle down and stay in one place?

“Not really,” Lyn said. “I can’t see it. Well, maybe when I’m really old and too tired, but not anytime soon.” LI Winter 2012 Leflore Illustrated / 15

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Winter drinks

Warm and tasty STORY BY LEE ANN FLEMMING PHOTO BY JOHNNY JENNINGS

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hat a picturesque sight: Snow falling outside and a roaring fire inside!

The weatherman might not always predict snow for us in the South, but we know we will get some frigid temperatures. A piping hot mug of your favorite winter beverage is perfect for warming you on the inside.

January is National Hot Tea Month. Keeping a jar of hot spiced tea mix available is only a cup of hot water away to a delicious warming brew. But don’t stop there. Grocery aisles are full of varieties of tea blends to suit everyone’s palate.

A cup of hot chocolate — especially topped with marshmallows — can bring back a flood of childhood memories.

Hot chocolate is a great crowd-pleaser for both the young and the young at heart.

For a large crowd, keep your hot beverages in the slow cooker on low for easy refills.

Be adventurous and experience some new hot beverages.

Stay warm and toasty on the inside as well as the outside.

HOT SPICED TEA MIX 2 cups Tang 2-1/2 cups sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup instant tea

1 (3 ounces) package lemonade Kool-Aid Mix all dry ingredients together and store in a jar.

When ready to use, put one heaping tablespoon of the mixture in a cup and fill with boiling water.

HOT CHOCOLATE MIX 8 quarts nonfat dry milk 1 (16 ounces) can instant chocolate mix 1 pound powdered sugar 1 (8 ounces) jar non-dairy creamer Mix all dry ingredients; store in an airtight container.

When ready to use, mix 4 heaping teaspoons of mix to 1 cup boiling water.

CARAMEL HOT CHOCOLATE 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup cocoa 1/3 cup water 6 milk-chocolate-covered round caramels (Rolos) 6 cups milk Whipped cream In a large saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa and water.

Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Add candies; cook and stir until melted. Stir in milk and heat thoroughly. Pour into mugs and top with whipped cream.

HOT RASPBERRY CIDER 8 cups apple cider 1 cup frozen raspberry juice concentrate, thawed* 1/2 cup sugar 1 cinnamon stick Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and heat over medium high heat until simmers.

Reduce and simmer for 10 minutes; remove cinnamon stick and serve hot. *Cranberry may be substituted for a Hot Cranberry Cider.

WHITE HOT CHOCOLATE 1 quart milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped Heat milk and vanilla in a saucepan until steamy — about 5 minutes. Add white chocolate and whisk until chocolate is melted and combined.

HOT BUTTERED RUM 2 cups light brown sugar 1/2 cup butter Pinch of salt 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg 6 cups hot water 4 whole cloves 3 cinnamon sticks 2 cups dark rum In a slow cooker, combine sugar, butter, salt and nutmeg.

Pour in hot water, stirring until the butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Put the cloves and cinnamon sticks in cheesecloth and secure with twine. Place in slow cooker.

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Frank Kimmel

A dream to f ly Frank Kimmel of Greenwood is co-owner of this Korean War-era F4U-5 Corsair, whose winter home is at the Greenwood-Leflore Airport.

STORY BY BOB DARDEN PHOTOS BY JOHNNY JENNINGS

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ver since he was a little boy, Frank Kimmel has been interested in aviation.

In particular, he was interested in the Vought F4U Corsair, a gull-winged World War II fighter popularized by the late 1970s television show Baa Baa Black Sheep.

Now Kimmel, 42, the owner and president of Kimmel Aviation Insurance Agency Corp., is part-owner of a genuine piece of aviation history — a fully operational F4U-5, one of only 24 in the world that are still airworthy.

The good thing is that Kimmel, who owns the plane with three others, gets to keep the aircraft in Greenwood much of the year.

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its wintertime life here. From May through mid-September it’s traveling the Midwest air shows,” Kimmel said.

To understand Kimmel’s fascination with the Corsair, you have to go back to his childhood.

The son of Stewart and Dorothy Kimmel, the young Kimmel had aviation fuel in his blood. His father ran an aerial application company and also sold aircraft. In 1972, his mother started the aviation insurance company that Kimmel oversees today.

“I learned to drive in the gas truck here at the airport,” Kimmel said.

Seeing Baa Baa Black Sheep was transformational for the young Kimmel. The television show, which aired from 1976 through 1978, followed the real-life exploits of a team of misfit Marine aviators in the Pacific during World War II. The band was led by Maj. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, played by Robert Conrad.

“I met Pappy Boyington at an air show in Grenada in 1978. In fact, I got his signature and a couple of his things that I’m proud of,” Kimmel said.

The thought of actually owning a

Corsair was “something I always dreamed of,” he said.

v v v The Corsair that Kimmel co-owns isn’t a World War II veteran. Known by Corsair aficionados as a “Dash 5,” it was built in 1949 and is equipped with a fourbladed propeller.

“Earlier models are distinguished by their three-bladed propeller. ... The Dash 5 model was really made as a high-altitude night fighter. It was an all-around fighter, but it was used a lot at night,” Kimmel said.

The Corsair, of which 16 models or variants were built, holds the record as the longest production run of any pistonengine fighter in U.S. history. Its production ran from 1942 to 1953 during the transition from piston-engine aircraft to jet aircraft.

In all, 12,571 Corsairs were built.

Today, only 140 are known to exist, Kimmel said.

During World War II, Corsairs shot down 11 enemy aircraft for every Corsair downed. Some served in the British Royal

Navy, the Royal New Zealand Air Force and the French Navy Aéronavale.

Kimmel’s Corsair served with the Marine Corps during the Korean War. It was the personal aircraft of Capt. Phillip DeLong, an ace in World War II and Korea. All of his 13-1/6 kills were made while flying Corsairs. He was one of the few Marine pilots who flew Corsairs in both wars.

DeLong, the 13th-highest-scoring Marine ace, received the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit and the Distinguished Flying Cross with six gold stars. He also received the Air Medal with 16 gold stars and the Navy Commendation Medal.

v v v After the Korean War ended, Kimmel’s Corsair eventually was transferred from the Marine Corps A group of Navy Corsairs takes flight in 1943. to the government of Honduras under a lend-lease program.

America.

The lend-lease program was intended Corsairs and North American P-51 to fight off the spread of communism by Mustangs were also transferred to the supplying obsolete equipment to government of El Salvador, Kimmel said.

America’s allies throughout Latin

Honduras and El Salvador were engaged in a political conflict in 1969 over the Gulf of Fonseca, which coincided with rioting during the second North American qualifying round of the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Fighting between the two countries broke out on July 14, 1969.

Known as the “Football War,” the “Soccer War” and the “100 Hour War,” the conflict involved the air forces of both countries.

“El Salvador had the F4U-1 Corsairs and P-51 Mustangs. The Honduras air force kicked the snot out of the El Salvador air force,” Kimmel said.

During the brief conflict, the Dash 5s gave a good account of themselves.

“In pilot circles, when guys who fly Mustangs get together, they want to talk about which aircraft is better, the Corsair or the Mustang,” Kimmel said. “We just point to the ‘Soccer War’ conflict.”

v v v Kimmel’s Corsair was one of nine mar-

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Frank Kimmel’s Corsair was flown by Marine Corps ace Capt. Phillip DeLong during the Korean War. DeLong was credited with shooting

keted as being airworthy by the Honduran government when a buyer ventured to see them firsthand.

The hangar was more like a bone yard, but the buyer was able to get eight of the neglected Corsairs to fly after several months’ work.

Flying to the U.S., Kimmel’s Corsair had trouble.

“This aircraft actually crashed on the way home. It crashed in Rosenberg, Texas, just across the border. It landed on a crop-duster strip; the engine had seized on it,” he said.

The plane flipped over on crash landing. It was rebuilt using parts from three other Corsair airframes, Kimmel said.

Once restored, the Corsair was sold to a party in France.

It came back to the U.S. in 1992 or 1993 and now calls Greenwood-Leflore Airport home. It’s pretty much the same aircraft it was when it was built in 1949, Kimmel said, except that it boasts a GPS system, transponders and a modern radio.

Kimmel, who has flown crop dusters and other kinds of aircraft, including a North American AT-6 Texan, said the Corsair is a good aircraft.

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down 11-1/6 enemy planes during World War II, in another Corsair, and two during the Korean War.

“It is easy to fly.”

Asked about maintenance on such an old aircraft, Kimmel has a stock answer.

“You can either make two phone calls and find any part you want, or you’ve got to build it,” he said. “They are either available, and we know the two or three guys who have all the parts, or you’ve got to go make them.”

Old aircraft can be temperamental, Kimmel said.

“It’s always a nagging issue, a nagging hydraulic issue or a nagging oil leak, or like the canopy doesn’t close quite as good as it ought to. It’s never really anything that is too serious,” he said.

Recently, all the plane’s 52 hydraulic lines were replaced because of a persistent oil leak.

Still, some of the work is normal maintenance.

“Every now and then, you’ve just got to do that,” Kimmel said.

v v v Kimmel’s Corsair earns income from flying hours and air shows.

“The air shows are how we maintain the aircraft,” he said.

Kimmel sometimes flies the Corsair himself.

“I’ll take it to three or four air shows myself, but I’ll do a static display. They’ll pay to have the plane come,” he said.

Still, the aircraft is capable of a lot more than fly-bys.

“Because it is unique, it is a rare World War II fighter, I’ll do fly-bys, but I don’t do aerobatics. There are gentlemen who are qualified with the Navy Legacy Program. They also do an aerobatic routine with the airplane.”

For the really fancy flying, Kimmel said he and the aircraft’s other owners turn to pilots David Folk of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Vlado Lenoch of Chicago.

The Corsair travels to 12 to 16 air shows annually, including the Indianapolis Air Show, the EAA AirVenture Air Show in Oshkosh, Wis., the Wings Over Alpina Air Show in Alpina, Mich., the Pensacola Beach Air Show in Pensacola, Fla., and the Memphis Air Show in Millington, Tenn.

Kimmel said being part-owner in a Corsair is really a dream come true.

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Weddings: How they met

Jennefer and John Coleman of Greenwood were married last July after meeting on the Internet dating site eHarmony. The company

flew the couple out to California to film a television commercial, and they have been featured on eHarmony’s website.

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hen John Coleman met his wife, Jennefer, on eHarmony, “it was love at first click,” Jennefer says.

The Colemans are one of a number of Leflore County couples who met on an Internet dating site and later married.

For some people who have not found a spouse (and who want one) by the time they are out of school, or who are returning to the dating scene after a failed marriage, the Internet can help.

As many as 5 percent of U.S. marriages are attributed to eHarmony on its website, where it says, “542 people get married every day due to eHarmony.”

Match.com states that one out of five couples today get together on an Internet dating site.

The Colemans married in July 2011 after meeting on eHarmony. After return-

ing home to live and work and having some problems meeting people, John, 35, decided to see whether an Internet dating service might work for him.

“I thought it would be a good way to branch out a little, to meet some girls the easy way,” he said. “It’s hard to meet people when you work and are busy. I manage Express Grain Co. in Sidon. I see farmers all day. I don’t mingle a lot.”

Enter eHarmony, which claims to match people based on their core values and who they really are.

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Quiana Franks was living in Greenwood and Paul Franks in Texas when they met online. They now live in Madison.

didn’t work out, he returned to eHarmony and began to be deluged with candidates.

“I was presented with so many people, but Jennefer and my interests lined up,” he said. “We are both outdoors people and athletic.”

Getting together took a little time.

“I had several phone calls with other girls. I met one other woman in person, but it didn’t really work,” Coleman said. “I talked with Jennefer on the site, then on the phone. We became friends for a month or two. We called each other almost every day. Then we met sometime later.”

Jennefer, 32, said the questionnaire required by eHarmony took about three days off and on to fill out, but once that was done, it was easy going.

“I had been with Match.com, which seemed based on physical and materialistic things,” she said. “The questionnaire was laborious at eHarmony, but then they take over for you. They’ll send you a certain number of matches a day. I averaged 10 a day, felt overwhelmed and gave up. One night I decided to look up the ones I had tried to contact. Once you’re matched, you have to take the step to contact them through eHarmony. John was one. I never contacted anyone else.”

The site guides its users through the whole process, she said.

“You email through your match before you talk on the phone. Then you decide whether to meet,” she said. “I was living in North Carolina and was going on a camping trip with a friend in Texas, and told John I had a one-hour layover in Memphis. He decided to come to the airport and meet me.

“We were both nervous, but we had fun together. I almost missed my flight because John was wearing a watch that looked cool but didn’t work,” she said.

Jennefer said meeting someone online isn’t necessarily any scarier than meeting someone in a more traditional venue. After

all, she said, “you don’t know people you meet in a bar.”

As for reactions from others, she said she doesn’t get too much. “Older people are a little hesitant about it. Some friends who were already married or in a relationship before Internet dating became popular say it sounds so cool,” Jennefer said. “I haven’t heard any horror stories.”

A native of Long Island, N.Y., she said she is very happy with her husband and her new hometown.

“I love it here. I love small-town life. I get nervous just thinking about going back to visit family in New York. I would never go back.”

She and John are also very happy with eHarmony and have recently made a commercial for the service that will air around the end of January.

“They flew us out to Santa Monica, and we had a great time,” Jennefer said.

They were also featured on the company’s website in January.

v v v Quiana Franks, 32, of Madison tried eHarmony while living in Greenwood and working for Young Life, a youth ministry.

“I was ready to settle down and wasn’t dating,” she recalled. “Some people at work were teasing with the single people about getting on eHarmony and said it was free that weekend. I just sort of tiptoed onto the site.”

She said she was interested in seeing how accurate the personal assessment was.

“I felt like I knew myself pretty well, and I wanted to see who they would match me with,” she said. “There were a few people I just didn’t care for. In three weeks I met Paul. We met in a couple of months.”

Paul Franks, now 31, was living in Thrall, Texas, near Austin, in a home he had built and liked very much. A single father with a

demanding job as a high-volume salesman for Dell, he didn’t have a lot of time for dating, and eHarmony attracted him.

Paul describes himself as a shy person.

“I wanted to meet someone who had similar beliefs, who was a Christian. When I met Quiana, we had a lot in common,” he said.

He was very surprised and pleased at the way his personality assessment turned out: “They nailed me to a T.” He had been on the site for about a year and had had a few bad experiences, meeting a couple of people who didn’t look at all like their photos. “They must have been airbrushed,” he said.

Paul and Quiana emailed for a couple of months and talked on the phone. It was going so well they decided to meet. Paul decided to travel to Mississippi to meet Quiana, who wasn’t sure about him at first.

“It was interesting. He seemed a lot more confident and attractive in his pictures and on the phone,” she said of the first time she saw him.

“I needed a haircut. I looked like a werewolf,” Paul acknowledged.

He returned home, thinking the meeting hadn’t gone as well as he wished, but he said he “couldn’t stop thinking about her,” even though he wanted to pretend those feelings weren’t there. “I called my mom, and she said to give it another chance,” he said.

From there, the relationship grew, and in nine months Paul sold his home in Texas and moved to Greenwood, where they were married. The Franks moved to Madison to work on their business together — Primerica, a financial services company — but they plan to come back to Greenwood at some point.

They say Internet matchmaking was a good move they would recommend to others.

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Weddings: Heirlooms

Through the generations STORY BY BETH THOMAS PHOTO BY CHUCK LAMB

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t’s tradition for a bride to incorporate something old into her wedding day, and some Greenwood brides choose to keep it in the family.

That is certainly the case for three generations of Nix women, who wore the same cathedral-length veil in each of their wedding ceremonies.

Anna Jennings Nix, formerly of Greenwood, kept an open mind when shopping for her bridal attire, but when she saw the beautiful lace veil belonging to her groom-to-be’s family, she instantly fell in love. “I was looking at pictures, and Jimmy’s mom showed me her dress, and it was the most beautiful veil I had seen,” Nix said.

The lace-adorned veil was a special family heirloom that had been worn by her husband-to-be’s grandmother, mother and aunt on their wed-

The veil Anna Jennings Nix wore on her wedding day was previously worn by the mother and grandmother of her husband, Jimmy.

ding days. It was purchased 53 years ago from Frances Pepper, a Jackson store.

“I loved that it was trimmed in lace at the base and it had little lace appliqués with pearls on it. It really was the prettiest veil I’ve ever seen,” Nix said.

Wearing the veil was completely her choosing. She felt no pressure from her motherin-law. “Jimmy’s mom told me that I did not have to wear the veil if I didn’t want to and not to feel like I had to wear it, but I wanted to. It was perfect.”

With three generations of wearers, the veil has undergone quite a bit of reconstruc-

tion.

“Everyone who wore it fixed it in different styles,” Nix said.

“His mom wore it flat over her head, almost draped over, not in a comb or anything, and his aunt doubled it up with another veil when it was her turn, so it had a shorter veil on top of it when I got it.”

When Nix wore the veil for her November 2011 wedding, part of the shorter veil was removed and a comb was placed in to fit at the base of her hair.

“We had to soak the veil to lighten it because it was so antique-looking,” Nix said.

Her dream veil was slightly darker than her dress. “I added on a sash separately to go with my dress, and it matched the veil perfectly. The antique look was beautiful.”

But the heirloom veil had a mind of its own when it came time for the ceremony.

“My veil slipped off as I was going down the aisle,” Nix said with a laugh. “It was so embarrassing. The photographer tried to put it back on, but it fell off again.”

Nix said that her first reaction was to smile and wave at the people in the church — who were looking at her anyway.

“You really just don’t know what to do when something like that happens,” she said.

“That’s the last thing you think is going to happen when you’re getting married.”

Nix said people were giggling about the incident but were nice about it: “They said, ‘Well, it’s a good thing it fell off because we got to see the back of your dress and the back was so pretty.’”

Although she wants to cringe when she thinks back on it, Nix said she would wear the veil again, despite the trouble it caused her. “I’m kind of sad the wedding is over. I’d love to wear the veil again. Maybe for a vow renewal someday,” she laughed.

For now, the veil is in storage in Anna Nix’s closet. She hopes the next generation will have an interest in wearing it.

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Weddings: Mishaps

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STORY BY RUTH JENSEN PHOTO BY JOHNNY JENNINGS

ometimes the bride’s plans for a perfect wedding go askew, and usually the wedding photographer is there to chronicle the result.

Hours of preparation go into weddings, usually producing a beautiful day for the bride and groom like this one. But sometimes the unexpected occurs, from fainting grooms to wardrobe malfunctions.

Hank Lamb has seen a few, as have his brother, Chuck, who works in Clarksdale, and their dad, Les, before them.

Photographers like to share them when they get together, he says.

He recalls a story his dad told him: “The bride and groom were kneeling before the minister, who had prayed a rather lengthy prayer, and the groom fainted,” Lamb said. “The preacher held him up and kept praying, and praying … .”

Chuck tells of the time he forgot to return the rings after photographing them with flowers before the ceremony.

When the minister asked for the rings, he had to raise his hand and say, “I’ve got them.”

Hank remembers an early wedding he did as a photography student in Daytona, Fla. “Dad had taught me to be discreet during the ceremony, to melt into the wall, not make a lot of noise or use flash during the ceremony,” he said. “It was a Catholic wedding, and right in the middle the Irish Catholic

priest said, in his Irish brogue, ‘Mr. Photographer, there’s a great spot right over here.’”

Hank also recalls an unusual wording of the question of objections to the marriage, when the minister said, “Anyone who objects to this wedding, meet me out back!”

Some of the worst moments have related to temperature.

“I did a wedding for a friend in Kosciusko in the dead of winter. It was an old country church with space heaters, and it must have been 90 degrees inside,” Hank said. “The bride was late. I stood inside with my camera for 15 or 20 minutes.

Then she arrived, and I stepped outside to take pictures of her entrance, when everything fogged up. I said it was a new style.”

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when we first entered; then they rolled a silk thing down the aisle for the wedding party to walk on. It immediately got sucked tight into the air conditioner’s intake valves that were down the aisle. The temperature shot up quickly into the 90s.

“All the groomsmen and the groom were big football players. The groom passed out, and a bunch of the guys took him out, while the bride sat down with bridesmaids fanning her. The preacher said, ‘We’ll continue the ceremony when the groom gets reconstituted.’ People took out pocket knives and started cutting holes in the silk thing, but it was too late for the temperature to get back to comfortable.”

Some photographer friends of Hank’s, Buddy and Beverly Thompson of Grenada, recall a fainting groom, as well. After he passed out at the unity candle, they continued to take candlelight photos of the bride with the groom lying at her feet.

Items of clothing can also go awry.

Jennings remembers one wedding when the bridesmaids were going for the bouquet.

One jumped for it, someone stepped on her dress, and it came down.

“Lucky for her, almost everyone was looking at the bouquet,” he said.

A worse incident happened to a woman photographed by Scott Butler, another friend of Hank’s. “She went up in the air for the bouquet and landed on her back, flashing everyone. She flashed me, and I flashed her,” Butler said. “I never showed that photo to anyone.”

Children are cute in weddings — until they don’t follow directions and decide to do their own thing.

Wayne Rawson of Meridian said he was doing a wedding “half between here and nowhere in the summer” when the 4-yearold ring bearer went missing. They found him outside on the steps, stripped down to his pants, which were rolled up, and pouting because he had to wear “that tusk.”

The Thompsons recall another child who went astray. A 2- or 3-year-old ring bearer wanted to sit with his parents, and they let him sit on the side of the pew. All of a sudden a black thing went across the lens of the camera, and everyone heard a thump when the child hit the floor. He never woke up.

And then there was the bride who refused to walk down the aisle in an outdoor wedding because the audience had spotted a snake in a tree.

“She refused to go until the snake was down because she wanted to be the center of attention,” Butler recalled. “She was 30 minutes late, after the snake crawled down the tree, and someone grabbed him by the head and got rid of him.” LI 28 / Leflore Illustrated Winter 2012

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Winter Events FEBRUARY 4 — A Taste of Soup and Art Exhibit, an annual fundraiser for the Friends of Carrollton-North Carrollton Library, will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

16-19 — The Greenwood Little Theatre will present The Dixie Swim Club, a comedy about the friendship

between five Southern women.

25 — The 55th annual Junior Auxiliary Charity Cotton Ball will be held at the Leflore County Civic Center.

MARCH 1— Upstairs Downtown will offer a glimpse of downtown loft apartments in

Greenwood. The event is hosted by Main Street Greenwood.

2-4 — A culinary weekend at Viking Cooking School, the first in a Southern chef series, features Adolfo Garcia, a New Orleans restaurateur.

3 — The Mississippi Blues Fest begins at 7 p.m. at the Leflore County Civic Center, featuring Willie Clayton and

Willie Clayton is scheduled to perform at the Blues Fest.

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Winter Events other R&B performers.

31 — Bad Men with Good Women, a gospel stage play, will be presented at the Leflore County Civic Center at 6:30 p.m.

31 — The first halfmarathon in the Mississippi

Delta is being sponsored by Viking Range Corp. There will also be a 5K race.

APRIL 13-15 — The Greenwood Little Theatre will present

Broadway: The Music We Love, a musical featuring various Broadway hits.

19-21 — The Church of the Nativity Antique Show and Sale kicks off with a preview party at 6:30 p.m on April 19 and continues through the

weekend.

MAY 4-5 — The River to the Rails festival in downtown Greenwood includes live music and a barbecue contest. LI

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Lauren Elizabeth Clark & Christopher Allen McNeill Dec. 18, 2010 Lauren Elizabeth Clark and Christopher Allen McNeill were united in marriage at 6 p.m. on Dec. 18, 2010, at Carrollton United Methodist Church in Carrollton.

The Rev. Gary Howse officiated at the double-ring ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Eugene Clark of Carroll County.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William David McNeill of Cabot, Ark. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a white satin strapless gown with flower embroidery detail highlighted with crystals and sequins. She wore a strand of pearls and pearl earrings, which were gifts from the groom.

She carried a bouquet of white calla lilies bound with an heirloom handkerchief presented to her at baptism. It was a bonnet with instructions on how to loosen threads and turn it into a handkerchief for her wedding.

Nuptial music was presented by Eden Brent, pianist and soloist, of Greenville, and soloist Catherine Jennings of Greenwood.

The scripture reader was Jessica Anne Pennington of Sheridan, Ill. The program attendant was Lindsey Marie Paprocki of Green Bay, Wisc.

Mrs. Mark Vidrine of Fort Mead, Md., attended the bride as matron of honor, and Jennifer Lauren Edge of Greenwood was

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Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Allen McNeill

maid of honor.

Bridesmaids were Kristen Marie Boren of Carbondale, Ill., and Lauren Michelle Simpson of Greenville.

They wore full-length red satin dresses and a strand of pearls and pearl earrings that were gifts to them from the bride. They carried green calla lilies, which were tied together with satin ribbon.

The flower girl and ring bearer were niece and nephew of the bride, Emma Kathryn and Mason Andrew Duffie, both of Grenada.

Aaron Coltrane of Pittsburgh served as best man.

Groomsmen were Christian Barnes of Huntsville, Ala., Jeff Diers of Oxford and Drew Routh of Conway, Ark. Caleb O’Shields, brother-in-law of the groom, and Mark Vidrine were ushers.

Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at the Elks Lodge in Greenwood, with music provided by Eden Brent of Greenville. The guests dined on smoked ribeye, shrimp remoulade, fried squash, spinach Madeline, rolls, and assorted fruits and cheeses.

The bride’s four-tiered cake was white with a red satin ribbon around the base of each layer.

The groom’s cake was decorated with a University of Mississippi and University of Arkansas theme.

The groom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at the Crystal Grill on the eve of the wedding.

A luncheon hosted by Mrs. Michael Blalack, the bride’s sister, was held at Yianni’s Restaurant in honor of the bride and her attendants the day before the wedding.

On the morning following the wedding, the bride and groom were honored with brunch at Delta Bistro for family and out-oftown guests.

Following a trip to the Sandals Grande Resort in St. Lucia, the couple is at home in Huntsville, Ala. The groom is employed as a systems engineer by NTA Inc. in Huntsville, and the bride is a physical therapist at Decatur General Hospital in Decatur.

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Maggie Alexandra McLellan & Jonathan Ryan Taylor June 4, 2011 Maggie Alexandra McLellan and Jonathan Ryan Taylor, both of Greenwood, were united in marriage at 6 p.m. on June 4, 2011, at First Baptist Church in Greenwood.

Dr. Joe Pate officiated at the double-ring ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. Larry McLellan and Mr. and Mrs. Bubba Golden, all of Greenwood.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Carl Taylor of Greenwood.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a slim mermaid silhouette Sottero & Midgley gown of white demir stretch satin with a sweetheart neckline and corset closure. Delicate ruching enveloped the bodice and asymmetrically plummeted below the waist. The semi-cathedral-length train poured into a gorgeous balloon hem. Beaded crystal detailing adorned the dress just below the bustline. She wore a two-tiered ivory fingertip-length veil of silk tulle and carried a hand-tied bouquet of ivory roses and hydrangeas accented with tulips and hypericum

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Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Ryan Taylor

berries. A locket belonging to the bride's mother that contained pictures of the bride's late brother, grandmother and grandfather adorned the bouquet.

Program attendants were Jon Hayden Hancock, Barrett Baine and Casey Baine Attending the bride as maid of honor was her sister, Doshie McLellan.

Bridesmaids were Kendell Crawford, Kathryn Narmour, Ashton Alderman, Tracy Paul, Diana Dunn, Emily Herrick, Lindsey Fagan and Haley Sligh. They wore oasis floor-length satin yoryu dresses by Priscilla of Boston featuring a horizontal draped bodice and a belt at the natural waistline.

Mayme Kathryn Davidson, cousin of the groom, served as the bride's proxy.

Audrey Dozier, cousin of the bride, was the flower girl.

The groom's father served as best man.

Groomsmen were Justin Taylor, James Davidson, Doss Earnest, Ben Turner, Steve Brown, Norwood Taylor, Matthew Parker and Anthony Palasini.

Ushers were Richard Davidson, Tyler Counts and Dustin Longest.

Nuptial music was provided by violinist Emily Williams, pianist Ben Williams, organist Ann Walker and vocalist Valerie Lake.

The bride's parents hosted a reception at the Greenwood Country Club following the wedding. Smiley & the Young Gunz provided musical entertainment. The reception venue was decorated by Karyn Burrus and Kim Kellum.

On the eve of the wedding, the groom's parents hosted a rehearsal dinner in honor of the couple at the Greenwood Country Club.

Following a honeymoon to New York City, the couple is at home in Jackson, where the groom is preparing to graduate in May from Mississippi College School of Law, and the bride is a registered nurse on the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at University Medical Center.

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Mary Beth Boler & Creighton Rodgers Hardy June 25, 2011 Mary Beth Boler and Creighton Rodgers Hardy were united in marriage at 6:30 p.m. on June 25, 2011, at St. John's United Methodist Church in Greenwood.

The Rev. Billy Ray Stonestreet officiated at the double-ring ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Michael Ted Boler of Greenwood.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Rodgers Hardy of Madison.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a V-neck sleeveless couture gown of ivory silk organza that featured an open back with an ivory Alençon lace bodice complemented by ivory moirÊ ribbon and feather flower detail at the waist. The full ball skirt fell to a sweeping train. She wore a cascading chapel-length veil of ivory silk illusion with a folded ribbon trim and carried a delicate cluster of white peonies and Tibet roses nestled with fragrant freesia blossoms. The stems were banded with satin ribbon wrapped with a strand of tiny pearls and tucked with an heirloom handkerchief.

Claire Dugas of Baton Rouge attended the bride as maid of honor.

Bridesmaids were Tommie Allen, Mollie Kidder and Ann

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Mr. and Mrs. Creighton Rodgers Hardy

Christopher Peacock, all of Ridgeland; Lacy Barger, Sarah Rose Buchanan and Rebecca Houston, all of Jackson; Allison Beckham, Mary Annette Morgan and Jane Critz Pillow, all of Greenwood; Martha Hollis of Memphis; Brooks McDonald of Nashville; Sarah Breedlove of Shreveport, La., and Ashley White of Cumberland Gap, Tenn.

The bridesmaids wore full-length strapless lemonade silk shantung gowns with an inset waist band and full skirt. They carried bouquets of sandy fema and skyline roses mingled with white Tibet and creamy Majolica spray roses. The stems were bound with wide satin ribbon and secured with pearl pins.

The bride's proxy was Shelby Storey, and Hannah and Ashlyn Bloom served as program attendants.

The groom's father served as best man.

Groomsmen were Chase Bryan of Madison; Michael Boler, Sherwood Collette and Marshall Brown, all of Jackson; Hunter Blanks and Jordan Cole, both of Denver; Kellen Blomquist of Katy, Texas; Baker Boler of Greenwood; Lee Hall of Hattiesburg; Tim Jett of Dallas; Carter Landis of Memphis; David McElreath of Little Rock, Ark., and Busch Thomas of Tullahoma, Tenn.

Nuptial music was presented by Doty Jones, organist, and Stacy Douglas, vocalist.

Scripture readers were Sarah Hensley Ware of Denver and Olivia Ware of San Francisco.

Following the ceremony, the bride's parents hosted a reception at the Greenwood Country Club with music by The Soulsations of Memphis.

On the eve of the wedding, the groom's parents hosted a rehearsal dinner in the Parish Hall at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity in Greenwood.

A luncheon honoring the bride and her attendants was held at Turnrow Books on the day before the wedding.

A luncheon was held at Yianni's Restaurant for groomsmen, family and friends on the day of the wedding.

Following a trip to St. John, Virgin Islands, the couple is at home in Greenwood.

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Tisdale Blair McDonald & James Andrew Hull Oct. 8, 2011 Tisdale Blair McDonald of Ruston, La., and James Andrew Hull of Greenwood were united in marriage at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2011, at Christ Community Church in Ruston.

The Rev. Len Woods officiated at the double-ring ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Kyle McDonald of Ruston.

She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.W. McDonald of Stonewall, La., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Knight.

The groom is the son of Mrs. James Kent Hull of Greenwood and the late Mr. Hull.

He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Ellet Lawrence of Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hull of Vaiden and the late Sylvia Allen Hand.

Given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore a gown designed by Watters. It featured ivory silk taffeta with a handembroidered V-neck bodice, capped sleeves, full skirt with

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pockets with covered buttons on a back empire band and a chapel-length train. The veil was elbow-length, trimmed with silk with a blusher.

Serving as maids of honor were Brooks McDonald and MaryKyle McDonald, sisters of the bride.

Bridesmaids were Camden Baird; Ashley Gragson; Jennifer Harris; Ellen Hull, sister of the groom; Tatum Johnson; Dendy McDavid; Taylor Richardson; Anna Rogers; Sullivan Saunders and Allyce Wilbanks.

Each bridesmaid wore a dress designed by Swoon in midnight blue.

Before his death, the groom’s father served as best man.

Groomsmen were Michael Attaway Jr.; Bryce Daves; Ben Ford; Bill Gulledge; Tyler Marlin; Kade McDonald, brother of the bride; Allen McKnight; Joe Oliver; William Poindexter III; Taylor Sawyer and Ross Weems.

Ushers were Adam Ellis and Alan Ellis, both of Greenwood and cousins of the groom.

Mary Laura Hunt of Ruston served as the flower girl.

Ring bearers were Alex Hunt V and Holt Hunt, both of Ruston.

Music was provided by pianist Dee Alexander, soloist Tami Alexander, vocalist Norman Hanes and trumpeter Brian Lassiter.

Lucy Wardlaw of New Orleans read scripture.

Book and program attendants were Avery Woodard, Muriel Woodard and Chloe Woodard, all of Ruston.

A reception was held in the courtyard of Squire Creek Country Club in Choudrant, La. Silk E Smooth of Birmingham, Ala., provided dance music.

The couple plans to honeymoon in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, in February. They reside in Ridgeland.

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Jenna Brooke Mullins & Brett Logan Pugh Nov. 12, 2011 Jenna Brooke Mullins and Brett Logan Pugh, both of Carrollton, were married on Nov. 12, 2011, at Cotesworth Plantation in Carroll County.

The wedding was held on the front steps of this historic setting.

The bride is the daughter of Stanley “Sugar” and Tracey Mullins of Carrollton.

The groom is the son of Jimmy “Bo” and Susan Ricks of Carrollton, and Jeff and Brenda Pugh of Tonica, Ill. A hand-drawn antique map detailed the property and served as a guide for the various areas of the reception.

Cotesworth’s second-floor balcony was adorned with a massive cascading arrangement of red, orange and green roses.

Across the grand front porch was a single line of cathedral candles.

An antique truck and antique cars, some used in the recent movie The Help, brought the bride’s attendants and the bride to the front walkway.

The bride’s gown was a strapless lace and tulle ballgown defined with a diamond embellished belt, with a cathedral veil.

She carried a hand-tied bouquet of red, green and orange roses.

A spectacular reception was held at the historic site. As the guests left the ceremony area, a candle-lit path led them to the front of the Law Library, where the five-tiered bridal cake was seated.

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Mr. and Mrs. Brett Logan Pugh

Guests entered a grand tent behind the Law Library filled with decadent food and floral displays.

White sofas were used throughout the tent for guest seating.

There was a harvest table situated on the enormous round dining table original to the home. It was laden with fine silver and draped with greenery and candles.

Underneath an old oak tree was an oval-shaped bar.

Lighting made of mason jars, affixed to an old wooden palate, hung from the branches of the tree.

A groom’s lounge was created and displayed the groom‘s cake and a whole hog on a bed of roasted corn. For their first dance, the bride and groom were serenaded by the bride’s brother and the groom’s brother as they sang a duet.

Midway through the father-daughter dance, the bridal attendants entered the dance floor and danced together to “The Wobble.”

The wedding planner was Becky Lawrence Designs Inc. The photographers were Hillary O’Briant of Southern Bella Photography and Rebecca Haffey of R&T Images.

Ms. Katherine Williams, owner of Cotesworth, was a gracious host and friend.

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Anna Catherine Jennings & James Elmer Nix III Nov. 19, 2011 Anna Catherine Jennings and James Elmer Nix III were united in marriage at 7 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2011, at First Presbyterian Church in Greenwood.

The Reverend Dr. Rusty Douglas officiated.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John William Jennings Jr. of Greenwood.

She is the granddaughter of Mrs. John William Jennings Sr. of Tutwiler and the late Mr. John Jennings Sr., and the late Mr. Amon Lee Ray and Mrs. Dorothy Coward Ray. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Elmer Nix Jr. of Jackson.

He is the grandson of Dr. and Mrs. James Elmer Nix Sr. of Jackson, and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Morris Roach.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore an Allure gown of re-embroidered ivory Alençon lace over champagne satin fashioned with cap sleeves and a vee neckline with a keyhole back closed with covered buttons. From the waistline, encircled with a jeweled sash, fell an A-line skirt and chapel train. The cathedral-length veil was an heirloom worn by the groom’s mother, aunt and grandmother. The bride wore her mother’s antique diamond earrings and a diamond bracelet

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Mr. and Mrs. James Elmer Nix III

presented to her by the groom on their wedding day. She carried a bouquet of white peonies, garden roses and tulips banded with satin ribbon.

Attending the bride as maid of honor was her sister, Sarah Steele Jennings.

Bridesmaids were Rachel Paige Brocato, Randall Holly Butler, Avent Meriwether Clark, Lindsey Rae Corbin, Megan Hunt Cregeen, Elizabeth Pillow Day, Katherine Rose Duggan, Mariclaire Louise Fancher, Ashley Suzanne Gragson, Hannah Rich Gwin, Sarah Marie Leard, Margaret Jean McClatchy, Lacy Lee Mitchell, Melissa Maudine Pigott and Ashley Morgan Powell.

Program attendants were Kathleen Elizabeth Carter and Anastasia Louise Lampton.

Best men were the groom’s father, James Elmer Nix Jr., and brothers Frederick Cochrane Nix, John Morris Nix and Benjamin Peters Nix. Groomsmen were Paul Gilbert Bowden IV, Mark Reed Bowen, Bobo Barry Cato Jr., Eustace Cowan Conway, Austin Chandler Ellis, John Armistead Graves III, Michael Tait Hendrix, John Peyton Hines, Robert Kilpatrick Lampton, George Hutchinson Martindale, Robert Allen McKnight, Mark Gresham McVey, William Jarvis Vandevender, Frederick Joseph Vann III, Thompson John Lawson Weaver and Alva Bowen Weir IV. Ushers were Charles Philip Buffington III, Andrew Robinson Gowdey, John Foose Harris, Johnston Cooper Hopkins, Robin Herndon Luce Jr., Mark Mosby Manning, Packer Hammond McBride, Robert Dudley Park Jr., Robert Vanlandingham Poindexter Jr., Travis McNabb Sledge and Neal Carter Wise.

Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at the Greenwood Country Club, where guests were entertained by The Players.

On the eve of the wedding, the groom’s parents honored the couple with a rehearsal dinner at the Greenwood Country Club.

After returning from a honeymoon in San Diego, Calif., the couple is at home in Jackson.

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Virginia Blair Wright & William Pleasants Mize Oct. 1, 2011 Virginia Blair Wright and William Pleasants Mize were united in marriage at 4 p.m. on Oct. 1, 2011, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Greenwood.

The Rev. Gregory Plata and Dr. Joe Pate officiated at the double-ring ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee Wright of Greenwood.

She is the granddaughter of Gloria Ballard Harper of Yazoo City and the late Frank Joseph Harper, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Wright.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hobbs Mize of Itta Bena.

He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Hal Calhoun Pleasants Sr. of Minter City and William Goebel Mize Jr. of Greenwood and the late Inda Hobbs Mize.

Nuptial music was provided by pianist Ray Mattox, violinist Anne-Gaelle Ravetto and soloist Dr. Joe Pate.

The bride was given in marriage by her father.

Attending the bride as matron of honor was her sister, Sterling Wright Milligan, and maid of honor was Morgan McLean Harris, cousin of the bride.

Bridesmaids were Ashley Hopkins Anthony, Amanda Chick Beckwith, Leslie Renfroe Dill, Margaret Mize Fleming, Mary-Holly Kern Fleming and Marcy Young Wuestenhoefer.

Junior bridesmaid was Clara Estes Fleming.

Honorary bridesmaids were Mary Fisher Carroll, Carroll Ann Gunn, Kirby Laird Holliday, Ann Elizabeth Fowler Purcell and Louisa Riddick Whitmire.

Flower girl was Avery McCharen Milligan, niece of the bride.

The groom’s father served as best man.

Groomsmen were Stacy Vincent Burton, Travis Wayne Dunn, Hays Edward Fleming Sr., Jonathan Michael Holliday, Travis James Huebner, Harold Hughes Kent III, Benjamin Wright Milligan and Allen Hobbs Mize Jr. Ushers were Robert Anthony Burton and Howard McGehee Moore III. Ring bearers were Mize Tucker Fleming, nephew of the groom, and Benjamin Wright Milligan, nephew of the bride.

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Mr. and Mrs. William Pleasants Mize

hosted a reception at the historical Daisie, home of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Wright, built in 1898.

The fall decor and catering were provided by The Pantry from Greenville.

Photography for the wedding was provided by Lamb’s Photography.

Guests danced the night away with music from Chris Gill and the Sole Shakers.

After a honeymoon to Riviera Cancun, Mexico, the couple is at home in Brandon.

Kristen Marie Kulavic & Jacob Ragsdale Whelan Oct. 8, 2011 Kristen Marie Kulavic and Jacob Ragsdale Whelan were united in marriage on Oct. 8, 2011, at the Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in Jackson.

The Rev. Jeffrey Waldrep and the Rev. Scott Thomas officiated at the ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kulavic III of Atlanta.

She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Novak and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Kulavic II. The groom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. William Michael Whelan of Greenwood.

He is the grandson of the late Rev. and Mrs. John Pennington Ragsdale and the late Mr. and Mrs. Raymond

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ragsdale Whelan

Albert Whelan.

Escorted by her father, the bride wore a gown of white Alençon lace and silk by Allure fashioned with a vee sweetheart neckline and waist encircled with a satin sash. The full A-line skirt of silk overlaid with English tulle appliquéd with Alençon lace swept into a chapel train. She wore a cathedral-length veil edged in lace.

Her bouquet consisted of fall-colored flowers, including yellow and orange bleeding roses, orange calla lilies and bells of Ireland.

Attending the bride as maid of honor was her sister, Kimberly Kulavic. Bridesmaids were Karrie Kulavic, Katie Kulavic, Jenny Kate Luster, Clare Bush, Liz Cuenin, Molly Mungovan, Sara Reed, Emily Sullivan and Sally Swain.

The groom's father served as best man. Groomsmen were Josh Whelan, Michael Boler, Chris Champion, Geof Ferril, David Finnegan, Paul Forster, Reid Gresham, Matt Kelly, Stephen Lee, Chris Sherman, Brooks Vance and Oliver Williams. Ushers were Mark Kosko, Sparky Luster and Collin Tackett.

Flower girls were Ella Grace Nobles and Ava Furlan. Ring bearer was Eason Forster.

Lectors were Trey Clark, Kathleen McMullin and Philip Cortese.

Program attendants were Natalie Loureiro, Kristin Sutton and Emily Tomayko.

Gift bearers were Dr. Gary Novak and Jeff Novak. Eucharistic ministers were Jaqueline Pimentel-Gannon and Will Cunningham.

Nuptial music was provided by the String Trio of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra.

Vocalists were Angeley Butler and Terrica Bentley.

After the ceremony, guests were entertained at a reception at The Old Capitol Inn in downtown Jackson, where they danced to the music of the Ben Shaw Band.

On the eve of the wedding, the groom's parents hosted a dinner at The Capital Club of Jackson.

Following a honeymoon trip to Santorini, Greece, the couple resides in Charleston, S.C., where the groom is a second-year resident at the Medical University of South Carolina and the bride is a teacher at the Charleston Catholic School.

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Ashley Nicole Galloway & Charles Edward Smith Oct. 29, 2011 Ashley Nicole Galloway and Charles Edward Smith were united in marriage on Oct. 29, 2011, at 3 in the afternoon at West President Church of Christ in Greenwood.

The bride is the daughter of Brian and Sharon Galloway of Tupelo.

The bridegroom is the son of Beaver and Cathy Smith of Claxton, Tenn.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a San Patrick by Pronovias design, A-line gown with an organza bodice and a high halter neckline. Covered buttons ran down the back, and Alençon lace graced the bottom of the dress and the chapel train.

She wore a cathedral-length, double-tiered ivory illusion veil and carried a bouquet of white roses with Gerbera daisies.

Nathan Segars officiated at the double-ring ceremony.

Bridesmaids were Emily Smith, Allison Barnes, Rachel Gillis, Katie Peska, Kris Bowen, Amy Wallace, Monica Hayes, Miranda Carr, Leslie Martin, Lauren Chase, Meredith Hardin, Martha Riley, Beth Riley and Stephanie Kirby. Junior bridesmaids were Courtney Cottrell, Allison Franklin and Jessie Segars. The bridesmaids wore kneelength black dresses and carried bouquets of sunflowers, roses, chrysanthemums and elaeagnus.

Sophia Cervantes served as flower girl and wore a black dress with an ivory tulle overlay skirt.

Groomsmen were Richard Smith, Daniel Smith, Michael Galloway and Mitchell Galloway. Kurt Franklin served as a junior groomsman, and Jack Segars was the ring bearer. The groomsmen and ring bearer wore black suits with red ties.

Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception on the back lawn of the church. The bride’s cake was strawberry and red velvet cupcakes; the groom’s cake was a cheddar cheese display arranged in the shape of a University of Tennessee “Power T.” On the night before the wedding, the groom’s mother served as hostess for a baseball-themed reception at the church building.

After honeymooning in Park City, Utah, the couple is living in Greenwood. Mrs. Smith is a director for the Performance Improvement Team for Hospital Corporation of America. Mr. Smith is news editor for the Greenwood Commonwealth.

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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Smith

Betsy Clark Nelson & Frederick Adron Belk III Nov. 5, 2011 Betsy Clark Nelson of Greenwood and Frederick Adron Belk III of Glendora were united in marriage at 6 p.m. on Nov. 5, 2011, at North Greenwood Baptist Church in Greenwood.

The Rev. Dr. Jim Phillips officiated at the candlelight ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Sherry Clark Nelson and Mr. Michael Eugene Nelson, both of Greenwood.

She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Frances Duke Wesley and Mr. James Edward Clark, both of Carrollton, and the late Betty Dora Nelson.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Adron Belk II of Glendora.

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Adron Belk III

He is the grandson of Mr. Frederick Adron Belk and the late Mrs. Betty Belk, and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Anslum Warren III, all of Greenwood.

Soloists were Jennifer Warren of Madison, who sang “In This Very Room” and “The Lord’s Prayer,” and Hugh Anslum Warren III, who sang “Surely the Presence.”

Attending the bride as matrons of honor were Mignon Nelson Hodges of Greenwood and Sara Jane Nelson Ingram of Jackson.

Both are sisters of the bride. Serving as maid of honor was Katherine Shelby Ussery of Greenwood.

Bridesmaids were Merritt Montgomery Belk of Glendora, Mary Brock Bobo of Clarksdale, Lauren Elizabeth Coleman of Schlater, Katie Summers Fondren of Sidon, Elizabeth Dare Harcourt of Memphis, Bonney Beatrice Neill of Vicksburg and Sarah Kathryn Sams of Jackson.

Serving as flower girl was Izabelle Jane Hodges, niece of the bride.

Frederick Adron Belk II served his son as best man, along with Christian Holloway Belk, the groom’s brother.

Groomsmen were Wilson Peeples Britt, Hamilton Moss Brown, Nelson Price Hodges, Martin Gilbert Tribble Jr. and James Hunter Ussery, all of Greenwood; William Lee Kellum IV of Oxford; Phillip Price Koons of Dallas; Henry Allen Olivi of Clarksdale; John Craig Patterson of Schlater and Hugh Anslum Warren V of Madison.

Michael Adams Warren of Madison, cousin of the groom, served as the ring bearer.

Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the home of the groom in Glendora.

Early in the evening, guests enjoyed jazz music by the Port City Jazz Quartet. There were countless variations of flower arrangements in white, ivory, and blush throughout the tented grounds.

Guests in the main dining area were entertained by the Tip Top Band from Mobile, Ala. Following a honeymoon in St.Lucia, the couple is at home in Minter City, where Mr. Belk is a self-employed farmer.

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ANTIQUES

Makamson Antiques Pickett Fence, The

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ARTS AND CRAFTS Montage Marketplace

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Horan & Horan Upshaw, Williams, Biggers & Beckham L.L.P. Kirk Auto Group Mims Wholesale Motors

BEER DISTRIBUTOR Capital City Beverage Delta Distributing

BUILDING SUPPLIES

Lexington Home Center

Fincher’s Inc. Gift Box,The Mississippi Gift Company, The

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Custom Glass Services Mobile Glass, Inc.

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CLOTHING Phil’s Squire Shoppe Puddleducks

CONSIGNMENT Deja Vu

DENTAL CARE

Family Dental Associates

FARM EQUIPMENT Triple M Irrigation Wade Incorporated

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GOVERNMENT

City of Greenwood

HOTELS

Alluvian, The

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Alfa Insurance Clark Insurance

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INVESTMENTS

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JEWELRY

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Greenwood Orthopedic Clinic inside back cover MediQuick 22 Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center 1 Riverview Nursing 26

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HEALTH CARE

INSURANCE

EYE CARE 20/20 Eye Care

GIFTS

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ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES Rexel Electrical & Datacom Supplies

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BOOKS Turnrow Book Co.

Bella Flora

McCaleb Discount Furniture

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Delta Farm & Auto Supply, Inc. Hairway Express Legends Salon & Day Spa

FLORISTS

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AUTO PARTS BEAUTY SALONS

First South Farm Credit Planters Bank

FURNITURE

ATTORNEYS

AUTOMOTIVE

FINANCIAL

Edward Jones

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Allen’s Fine Jewelry 24 Clevenger Jewelry & Gifts inside front cover, 28 Jewelry Etc. 22 Lynbar Jewelers 26

LIMOUSINES

Performance Limo

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Pioneer Credit Company

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LOANS

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MANUFACTURING Viking Range Corp.

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OFFICE MACHINES MidSouth Copier Systems, Inc. Southern Duplicating of Mississippi

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Shell Rapid Lube

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OIL CHANGE

PET CEMETERY Lap Pet Cemetery

PET STORE

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Pet Quest

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Downtown Drugs

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PHARMACY PLUMBING

Westerfield Plumbing

REAL ESTATE

Bowie Realty, Inc. DuBard Realty

RESTAURANTS Flatland Grill

SCHOOLS

North New Summit School St. Francis School

SWIMMING POOLS Pinkston-Seablue

TOURISM

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TRAVEL AGENCY

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VETERINARIANS

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