The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 7, 1974 Page: 4 of 32
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MR. AND MRS. MARK CULLEN
Mark Cullen married to
Miss Mills of Pleasanton
In a candlelit double ring The bridal attendants wore
ceremony on July 20 Miss- gowns of sheer pink dotted
Marilyn DJenadi Mills be- Swiss over linings of rose
came the bride of Mr. Mark colored taffeta. Picture
Paige Cullen. The Rev. Paul hats and summer flowers
B. Cullen of Houston, uncle complimented their attire,
of the groom, and the Rev. Duane Rutledge of Ken-
Kip Owen, pastor of the bride nedy, Texas aws Best Man.
officiated at the rites in the Groomsmen were Jim Mel-
First Baptist Church of ton, John Cavanaugh and
Pleasanton. Allen Stein, all of Houston,
The bride is the daughter and Jess Mills III of Plea-
of Mrs. Bette Mills and Mr. santon, brother of the bride.
Jess Mills, Jr., both of Ushers were Mark Mills
Pleasanton, and the groom of Pleasanton, brother of the
Is the son of Dr. and Mrs. bride, John Cullen, brother
Paul s. Cullen of 5223 of the groom, and RikJacob-
Birdwood, Houston. sen, both of Houston.
The bride wore her sis- Mrs. Andy England and
ter’s wedding gown of white Mr. Steve Carpenter of
peau de soie accented with Austin sang “Let’s Climb
lace and seed pearls. The the Hills Together” accom-
gown was fashioned with a panied by Mrs. Charles
cathedral length train. Her Hurley, Jr., on the organ,
net veil with a cop of lace There was a reception in
and seed pearls. The gown the fellowship hall of the
was fashioned with c cath- church following the cere-
edral length train. Her net mony. Out-of-town guests
veil with a cap of lace and included Mrs. Margaret
pearls had also been worn Pridgeon of Wichita Falls,
by her sister, Mrs. John cousin of the bride, and Mrs.
Preston of Pleasanton. The Vera Grace of San Francisco,
bridal bouquet was of white Cal, the groom’s aunt
orchids and stephanotis. The bride is a spring grad-
Mrs. Preston attended her uate of theUniversityof Tex.
sister as Matron of Honor. The groom, a Bellaire High
Bridesmaids were Miss School graduate, will receive
Karla Pfeil of Pleasanton, his degree in Biology
Miss Kathleen Jarvis of Ty- from the University of Texas
ler, Mrs. L. D. Brown of in December.
Berkeley, Cal., sister of Following a wedding trip
the groom, and Mrs. R. C. to San Antonio and Lake
Roland HI of Houston, also Sommerville, the couple will
a sister of the groom. make their home in Austin.
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MRS. NICHOLS
Miss Elinor Frances
Wyatt of Texas City became
the bride of William E. Ni-
chols of Houston in a double
ring ceremony Saturday mo-
rning, July 20, in the chapel
of the University of Houston
Religion Center. Mr.
George Wiimott, Ft. Worth
Bible Students minister, of-
ficiated.
Mrs. M. L. Coo, of Texas
City sang "Whither Thou
Goest,” " Because ” and
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sidents of Texas City.
Nichols is the son of Mrs.
Herman Reeves of Houston
and of Herbert Nichols of
New York.
Given in marriage by her
brother, Don E. Wyatt, the
bride wore a sheer silk or-
ganza screen print in
summer tones. The long
sleeves were shepherd style.
A full skirt fell gracefully
from a banded waistline and
ended in a deep flounce. Her
picture hat of neutral straw
was banded in field flowers
and mossy green velvet rib-
bon, to compliment her dress,
She carried a white Bible
adorned with a large white
cattleya orchid and a cas-
cade of trailing English Ivy,
stephanotis, white sweet-
heart roses and pixie carn-
ations.
Miss Mary Hazel Jones of
Livingston and Texas City
served as maid of honor, and
Miss Wendy Sue Loomis of
Houston, niece of the groom
was flower girl. ’
Miss Jones wore a floor
length gown by Priscilla of
Boston of silk organza In a
Bordeaux color. The dress
featured a high neckline, with
empire waist and flounce
sleeves.
The flower girl wore a
butter yellow dress with
shepherd sleeve s and a
full skirt
Frederick H. Loomis of
Houston, brother-in-law of
the groom was best man.
Groomsmen Included Carl
Everett Loomis of Houston.
(Conti nu®d on P. 11)
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Weigand, Anne & Staskus, Carene. The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 7, 1974, newspaper, August 7, 1974; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth566572/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.