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THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1981
THE TULIA (Swisher County) HERALD
PAGETHREE
Hazel Gibbs And Chris Alley Wed In Lubbock
Marriage vows were ex-
changed between Hazel
Juanette Gibbs and Chris
Manville Alley in a pictures-
que outdoor garden setting
in the Garden and Arts
Terrace in Lubbock, Satur-
day the fifteenth of August,
1981, at seven o'clock in the
evening. The Rev. Dr. Roy
C. McClung who officiated
the double ring ceremony is
a past President of Wayland
Baptist University in Plain-
view, Texas.
The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Gibbs
of Lubbock, and the
groom's parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Don Alley of
Tulia. Grandparents of the
bride are Mr. and Mrs.
Luke Klafka of Shallowater
and Lillian Gibbs of Red
Bluff, California. The
groom's grandparents are
Mabel Alley and Hazel
Green of Plainview. Rela-
tives and friends of the
couple witnessed the wed-
ding ceremony.
A string quartet com-
posed of three violinists,
Darla Boyd. Martha Perez,
and Sharon Herschberger,
and a celloist, Kathleen
Smith, accompanied Bill
Hartwell, vocalist from the
Texas Tech University Mu-
sic Department, as he sang
chosen musical selections,
"Ice Castles” (Through the
Eyes of Love), "That’s the
Way", and "Wedding
Song". The string quartet
performed before, during,
and after the ceremony
while guests attended a re-
ception for the couple.
Mr. Gibbs gave his
daughter in marriage. She
was attired in a formal
bridal gown of alencon and
chantilly lace. Styled with a
Queen Anne neckline and
stand-up collar alencon lace
veiled the bodice and long
sleeves. Her chapel length
veil of illusion was trimmed
with lace and fell from a
coif of lace. She carried a
bouquet of silk ivory-colored
roses, miniature blue carna-
tions. baby's breath and
stephanotis. Ivory lace and
blue satin ribbons tied in
love knots completed the
bouquet which was de-
signed by the bride and
created by her mother and
Gayle Young of The Party
Hut in Lubbock. Matching
corsages created by the
bride complimented the for-
mal attire of the mothers of
the bride and groom.
The bride wore the tra-
ditional blue garter and had
birthdate pennies of the
bride and groom in her
shoes. For something old
she wore a pearl necklace
belonging to her maternal
grandmother. Something
borrowed was a pair of
pearl earrings belonging to
Mrs. David Burgess of Tu-
lia. Something new was her
bridal gown.
MRS. CHUS ALLEY
Kathryn McCauley of Ida-
lou stood as the maid of
honor, and Sonja Kristian-
sen of Lubbock and Karen
Hardin of Denver City were
bridal attendants. They
wore identical floor length
styled gowns of sky blue
chiffon and organza with
off-the-shoulder gathered
scallops, and each carried
wicker baskets of roses and
carnations patterned after
the bride's bouquet.
Best man was the
groom's college friend. Dale
Coleman of Lubbock.
Groomsmen from Lubbock
were Crocket Howard and
Doyle Gibbs, brother of the
bride. Male attendants wore
blue tuxedos. The groom
wore ivory. Guests were
seated in the garden setting
by the groom's cousins.
David Howard of Lubbock
and Scott Alley of Irving,
Texas. Ringbearer was John
Klafka of Houston, cousin of
the bride, and the bride’s
sister. LaVonda Gibbs of
Lubbock, was flower girl.
Her gown was identical in
style and color to other
attendants of the bride.
Reception hostesses who
composed the house party
were Velata Ayers of Plain-
view, Hazel Cagel. Brenda
Coleman, and Debbie Ho-
ward of Lubbock. Mary Lea
Sisemore of Halfway, and
Charlotte Klafka of Hous-
ton. Chiffon sky blue aprons
were made by the bride and
given to the hostesses to
wear. A centerpiece com-
posed of wicker baskets car-
ried by the bride's atten-
dants served as a center-
piece for the bride's table.
The three-tiered wedding
cake was made by Mrs.
Gibbs, mother of the bride.
It was topped with a minia-
ture bride and groom which
was atop a pillared water
fountain of blue cycling
water. Sky blue and ivory
appointments were used in
serving cake, punch, nuts,
and cookies to guests.
The bride was graduated
from Shallowater High
School and attended South
Plains College. The bride
was employed at the Uni-
versity State Bank in Hous-
ton preceding her marriage.
The bridegroom was gra-
duated from Breckenridge
High School and Texas Tech
University where he ma-
jored in Engineering Phy-
sics.
Mr. and Mrs. Alley have
established residence in
Fort Worth where Alley is
employed in the Advertising
Department of Tandy Com-
pany.
The groom's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Alley, hosted the
rehearsal dinner at Furr's
Cafeteria in Lubbock. Friday
evening. August fourteenth.
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MRS. DONALD ROGERS
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for something cool and spirited. Great Go-Togethers
has just that in two easy parts:
scooped poly knit T-shirt and related front-
wrap poplin skirt appliqued with paisley leaves.
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PLAID SKIRTS
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Blazers in wine or
brown are fully lined.
Skirts are part wool
in pleated or circle
styles.
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Carl Dickey Graduates At TSTI
Carl Wayne Dickey parti-
cipated in graduation cere-
Melinda Montgomery-Donald
Rogers Wedding Vows In Chicago
Wearing a crown of fresh
flowers and a 1910 white
cotton batiste dress, Me-
linda Sue Montgomery,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John L. Montgomery of
Chicago, HI., became the
bride of Donald Paul Rogers
of Chicago in a double ring
ceremony Saturday, Aug. 8.
Parents of the bridegroom
are Mr. and Mrs. Harry G.
Rogers of Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada. The bride is the
granddaughter of Mrs.
James T. Harris of Tulia
and the late Mr. Harris.
Wedding vows were
pledged at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon in Blair Chapel of
the Fourth Presbyterian
Church in Chicago. Officia-
ting was the Rev. David A.
Donovan, an associate pas-
tor of the church.
Dr. Morgan Simmons,
church organist and choir-
master, played the wedding
processional and recession-
al.
The altar area of the
chapel was decorated with
two large white wicker bas-
kets Filled with Victorian
bouquets of goedetia, rhu-
brum lilies, pink corn-
flowers, pink yarrow, alstro-
emeria and ivy. Front pews
were marked for the family
by white baskets filled with
the same summer garden
flowers used in the bridal
setting arrangements.
The bride was presented
in marriage by her father.
Her dress was fashioned
with fitted bodice and round
jewel neckline. White satin
flower design embroidery
enhanced the neckline and
was repeated on the edge of
the bracelet length sleeves.
Her gathered waltz length
skirt was tucked half-way
down, with the same em-
broidery featured in the
center front and around the
hem.
Her ribbon headpiece
made by her mother was
the bride’s something new.
Streamers of white satin
ribbon tied with stephanotis
fell from a crown of step-
hanotis. bridal pink roses,
white roses, ivy leaves and
white lilies at the back.
The bride carried a cas-
cade of Alba lilies, bridal
pink roses, stephanotis and
white roses, trimmed with
ivy.
Her something old was
her wedding dress and also
she wore the wedding ring
of her grandmother, Mrs.
Harris. A string of pearls
belonging to the maid of
honor was the bride's some-
thing borrowed. She had the
traditional blue garter trim-
med in lace.
Sarah Vogwill of Palatine,
III. was maid of honor. The
bride's other attendants
were Mrs. Richard McDavid
of Elgin. III.: Jan Harris of
Houston, cousin of the
bride; and Katherine Mazur
of Palatine, 111.
They wore grape colored
georgette dresses with tuck-
ed bodices and gathered
waltz length skirts with self
material tie belts. The full
long sleeves and high round
necklines were accented
with off-white alencon lace
collars and cuffs. Compli-
menting their gowns were
dyed-to-match shoes.
Each attendant carried a
nosegay of imperialis lily,
rhubrum lily, sterling silver
roses and pink cornflowers,
all in shades of raspberry,
pink, and lavender accented
by trailing ivy. The maid of
honor had a matching head-
piece of one of each of the
bouquet flowers.
Gary McCammon of Chi-
cago was best man. Serving
as groomsmen and ushers
were Bruce Rogers of Otta-
wa. Ontario, Canada, and
Alan Rogers of Toronto,
Ontario, Canada, brothers
of the groom, and John K.
Montgomery of Chicago,
III., the bride's brother.
The groom wore a bou-
tonniere of stephanotis and
ivy and the groomsmen of
sterling silver roses.
Following the ceremony,
the bride and groom, best
man and maid of honor rode
in a horse-drawn carriage
from the church down
Michigan Avenue to the
Tavern Club, where a recep-
tion and dinner were hosted
by the bride's parents.
Tables for the dinner
were laid with white linen
cloths and centered with
white wicker baskets filled
with garden flowers and
rhubrum lilies. Individual
votive candles completed
the decor.
Topping the wedding cake
and encircling its base were
stephanotis. ivy, white Alba
lilies, and bridal pink roses.
Garlands of smilax were
swagged on the skirted cake
table
Music was provided by
the "Moondance” orchestra
which played during dinner
and for dancing afterward.
Howard Lenx of Chicago,
111. played the piano during
the reception.
The couple left for a
wedding trip to New York
City and the Caribbean. For
traveling the bride changed
to a two-piece black and
varied colored cotton knit by
Missoni, styled with blouson
top with short puff sleeves
and boat neckline and
culotte skirt. She added
black patent accessories.
After August 23, Mr. and
Mrs. Rogers will live at 907
W. Fletcher St.. Chicago,
III.
The bride, a January 1977
graduate of Barrington, III.
High School, attended the
University of Illinois Circle
Campus in Chicago two
years and will attend Col-
umbia College of Chicago in
the fall to study creative
writing and photography.
She has been a cottage
activity therapist at Little
City Foundation, a private
home for the mentally
handicapped, and a nurse's
aide at St. Joseph’s Home
for the Elderly. Most re-
cently she was a personal
care attendant for Access
Living, an independent liv-
ing center that serves dis-
abled people in Chicago.
She is active in Chicago
poetry readings and has
studied at The Body Politic
Theater of Chicago.
The groom is employed as
financial assistant to Cle-
ment Stone, president of
Combined Insurance Com-
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monies at Texas State Tech-
nical Institute in Amarillo,
Friday, August 14, 1981 at
10 a.m. The graduation
ceremonies were held at the
TSTI Chapel. Mr. B*au
Boulter, Amarillo City
Commissioner, was the
guest speaker.
Carl is the-son of Harold
and Myma Dickey of 402
NE 6th Street, Tulia. He
received a certificate from
Aircraft Mechanics and is
also a graduate of Tulia
High School.
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Tooley, Wendell. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1981, newspaper, August 20, 1981; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth507044/m1/3/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.