WEDDINGS

From left, Amy Luther, Patsy Martens, Mary Lou Lackey, Joy Patterson, Lark Livingston and Kristin Brittain.

A Helping Hand

Riverchase Women’s Committee Recognizes Beneficiaries of Community Service Efforts

On May 13, skies were blue as mem- Wesson and his wife, Lynn, and bers of the Riverchase Women’s Club daughter, Ashlynne, who were recipimet in-person for the first time since ents of donations and of help from the pandemic lockdowns. club to organize their GoFundMe page

Members met for lunch at the to purchase a retrofitted van for their Riverchase Country Club on the pool daughter, who has special needs. deck. Ashlynne was born premature with

A new slate of officers was installed cerebral palsy and was later diagnosed for the 2021-22 with hydrocephayear, including lus. She also sufPam Roberts and fers from scoliosis Pat Morgan, and epilepsy. presidents; Kelly When club memMiles and Amy ber Lorraine Reed, first vice Donald found out presidents; Lynne that the family Cooper, Mindy needed money to Estep, Miki buy a new van, Edwards and Pat she jumped at the Imms, second chance to help vice presidents; revamp the Terry Hooks, Sarah and Morgan Patrick GoFundMe page. treasurer; Lark with Amy Luther. The Wessons Livingston, received their van recording secre- in early May. tary; Lois Molony, corresponding sec- Also in attendance was the club’s retary; Sam Branch, new members; annual scholarship recipient, Morgan Sally Elliott, Laurie Johnson and Patrick. Patrick is a recent graduate of Jeanne Barelare, community service; Spain Park High School. She will Nance Kohnen and Teth Lee, histori- attend the University of Alabama in the ans; Susan Sheedy, parliamentarian; fall, majoring in communication studand Amy Luther, past president and ies. communications. Other beneficiaries of this year’s

Also in attendance were representa- fundraising efforts included Hoover tives of charities and local social causes Helps, Neighborhood Bridges Hoover, that have benefitted from the club’s Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama, annual fundraising efforts. The club Unless U, the Charlie Jean Foundation this year presented donations totaling and the Hoover Police Department’s $9,850 to local charities and causes. charity of choice, Wings of Hope.

One of the beneficiaries of not only The club also provides support for funds but fundraising help from the Hoover Kiwanis Club, the Riverchase Women’s Club members Riverchase Country Club and other were country club employee Mike community needs. ❖

Carney-Martin

Mary Kathryn Carney and Thomas Littlepage Martin Jr. were married March 20, 2021, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church.

The wedding ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Frankline Fomukong, followed by a reception at the Country Club of Birmingham.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel Carney III of Mountain Brook. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel Carney Jr., the late Mrs. Sarah Holt Carney and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Hardwick, all of Birmingham.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Littlepage Martin of Sheffield. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ray Martin of Sheffield and the late Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Eugene Childers of Florence.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore an off-the-shoulder white satin gown paired with a cathedral veil with flower appliqués.

The maid of honor was the bride’s cousin, Caroline Carney Donald. Bridesmaids were Elizabeth Harris Forsyth Donald, Virginia Frances Carney, Lillian Marie Hardwick and Anne Traywick Lovelady, all cousins of the bride, and Courtney Martin Gilley, sister of the groom.

Serving as best men were the groom’s father, Thomas Littlepage Martin, and Charles Frederick Mason.

Groomsmen were Evan Houston Rutland, Lee William Gilley, brotherin-law of the groom, Brodie Taylor James and Jesse Ryan Cash.

After a wedding trip to Cabo San Lucas, the couple resides in Birmingham.

Limperis-Murdock

Katherine Grace Limperis and John Taylor Murdock were married May 1, 2021, at 6 o’clock in the evening at First United Methodist Church in Huntsville, Alabama.

The Rev. Coy Hallmark of Huntsville officiated the ceremony, and dinner and dancing followed at The Roundhouse.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John James Limperis II. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Betty Sue Groves and the late William Groves Sr. of Huntsville, and Mr. James John Limperis and the late Mary Limperis of Arab.

The groom is the son of Judge and Mrs. Glenn Murdock of Birmingham. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Robert Gilchrist of Hartselle and the late Mr. and Mrs. Billy Alford Murdock of Enterprise.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a pearl fit-and-flare gown of silk faille with an elegantly draped off-the-shoulder bodice, designed by Allison Webb. The low V back with covered buttons was finished with a bow trailing to a chapel train. The bride chose to pair her gown with a cathedral length heirloom veil with lace trim which was worn by her mother. She carried a Southern garden-style bouquet of white peonies, garden roses, white astilbe, Italian ruscus and magnolia greenery with cascading ribbon.

Attending the bride as matron of honor was her sister, Mary-Morgan Limperis Culver of Washington D.C.

Bridesmaids were Margaret Klaesius Ahumada, Brock Elizabeth Brett, Samantha Claire Jarman, Emily Murdock Menendez, sister of the groom, Erin Brinkley Ortman and Jenna Gray Zoghby, all of Birmingham; and Emily Douglas Murdock of San Antonio, Texas. Flower girls were nieces of the groom, Anna Grace Menendez and Annabelle Preston Murdock.

Serving the groom as best man was his father, Judge Glenn Murdock.

Groomsmen were William Bailey Murdock of San Antonio, Texas, brother of the groom; and Richard Alexander Barineau, Charles Louie Grizzle III, Richard Wayne Lewis, Matthew Becker Menendez, Wade Agerton Wood and Allen Lynwood Yeilding, all of Birmingham. Junior groomsmen were nephews of the groom, Matthew Becker Menendez Jr. and Thomas Alford Menendez.

Ushers were David Andrew Culver of Washington, D.C., David Henderson Anthony Jr., John James Burke III and Hunter Lee Houston, all of Birmingham.

The bride and groom are employed in Atlanta, Georgia, where they reside following a honeymoon trip to Scottsdale, Arizona.

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by Judy Butler

Older Clients Love Bayshore Retreat

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