Madison County GaArchives Marriages.....Cox, Hilda - Willis, J. W.  June 28, 1945
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Christine Crumley - Brown http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00013.html#0003050 November 18, 2006, 9:11 pm

Danielsville Monitor, 6 July 1945

MISS HILDA COX BECOMES THE BRIDE OF CPO J. W. WILLIS


   At a beautiful home ceremony marked by its simplicity Miss Hilda Cox, 
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dupree Cox, became bride of J. W. Willis, CPO 
of the U. S. Navy and Tifton, Georgia, Thursday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. 
Rev. A. E. Logan of Athens, performed the impressive ceremony in the 
presence of the families and a few friends.  The bows were spoken before 
an improvised altar formed of tall baskets of white gladioli and dahlias 
interspersed with standards bearing white tapers against a background 
of smilax, fern and palm.  The tapers were lighted by Rachael McConnell 
and Daphne Loftis.
   During the ceremony Miss Lucille Sasser presented a beautiful program 
of nuptial music, all requested numbers by the bride, including Lieberstraum 
III by Liezt, Andante by Lemon and Song of Hope by Batiste.  Lohengrin's 
Wedding March was played  for the processional.
   Miss Dorothy Cox, sister of the bride, was maid of honor.  She wore a 
beautiful shell pink Jersey with large white hat and accessories.  Her 
corsage was pink sweetheart roses and blue delphinium.
   The beautiful blond bride entered with her father who gave her in 
marriage.  They were met at the alter by the groom and his best man, Mr. 
Eugene Slack of Tifton.
   The bride was becomingly dressed in a beautiful delft blue lace with 
off the face hat and white accessories.  Her corsage consisted of orchids 
and tuberoses.
   Mrs. Cox, mother of the bride, was dressed in navy blue sheer.  Her 
corsage was of sweetheart roses.
   After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Cox entertained at an informal reception, 
after which the bride and groom left for a trip in the mountains.
   The out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Slack of Tifton, Georgia; 
Mrs. Albert J. Whipple, Jr. of Pasadena Texas; Mrs. Gladys Dayton, Mrs. 
J. H. Douglas, Jr. Miss Virginia Tiller, Mr. Ed B. Martin from Athens, Ga.


File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/madison/vitals/marriages/cox2477mr.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/

File size: 2.6 Kb