Randolph-Miller County GaArchives Marriages.....Elizabeth Grantland King - Theodore Newton Stapleton  December 26 1928
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The Cuthbert Ledger - Cuthbert, Randolph Co., GA 

Stapleton - King Nuptials Solemnized.

The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Grantland King and Mr. Theodore Newton 
Stapleton, which was solemnized December 26, at the home of the bride's 
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ernest King, was one of the most beautiful 
ceremonies witnessed in Cuthbert in years.

The popular ring ceremony, performed by Rev. Lawrence C. Gray, occurred at six 
o'clock in the afternoon in the presence of a large number of relatives and 
friends.

The elegant colonial home of Mr. and Mrs. King was exquisitely decorated with 
palms, ferns and smilax, which, with baskets of lovely lilies and gorgeous 
chrysanthemums appropriately placed in the drawing room, in which the ceremony 
was performed, was the materialization of an artist's dream.  The altar was a 
bank of beauty, showered with lilies, ferns and sweet-peas placed under 
cathedral candelabra arranged in  the shape of white wings.  

The program of music rendered on the occasion was perfect.  Mr. William R. 
Melton sang "Until" and "For You," accompanied by Mrs. Melton.  Miss Mary Lou 
Stapleton, sister of the groom, played the bridal chorus from Lobengrin as a 
processional, and softly played Schubert's Serenade during the ceremony.

The bride had as her attendants Miss Norman King and Miss Leila Walters, 
bridesmaids; Miss Theresa Smith and Miss Eulalia Patterson, junior bridesmaids; 
little Miss Adeline Worrill and Miss Martha Smith, train bearers, and little 
Hobart Hortman, Jr., who carried the ring.

The beautiful bride was given in marriage by her father.  They were met at the 
altar by the groom and his best man, Mr. Charles Stapleton.  

Following the ceremony an informal reception was held,  The dining-room was 
decorated with a profusion of sweet-peas, the candelabra being showered with 
sweet-peas and silver ribbon.  The dining table was a miniature Italian 
garden.  The central decoration was the lovely three-tiered wedding cake 
embossed in white rosebuds.  The ices were dainty bride's slippers, and the 
individual cakes, white rosebuds.

Miss Doris Patterson presided over the bride's book.

Miss Alice Harris and Miss Marion Reid served punch in the library, and Miss 
Esther Arthur and Miss Louise Sharley presided over the punch table in the 
hallway.

Mr. and Mrs. King were assisted in receiving by Mr. and Mrs. Newton Lawson 
Stapleton, parents of the groom; Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. King, the members of 
the wedding party and Mesdames G. Y. Moore, Clinton Moye, Jr., Charles W. 
Worrill, Donald Taylor and Mrs. Dwight L. Smith.

After the ceremony the bride and groom left on a honeymoon trip to North 
Carolina, traveling in a car.

Among the out-of-town guest attending the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. John 
Thurston and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Thurston, Thomaston; Mr. and Mrs. Hadley 
Stapleton, Bronwood; Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Stapleton, Americus; Miss Theresa 
Clark, Syracuse, N. Y., Miss Mary Gose, Danville, Ky.; Mr. Gordon Campbell, 
Columbia, S. C.; Mr. Archie Hunter, Atlanta; Mrs. Stella Walrath, Mr. and Mrs. 
Leon Clancy, Mr. and Mrs. William Broach, Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgibbons, Albany; Mr. 
and Mrs. Hugh Hill, Griffin; Mr. Howell Prothro, Griffin; Mr. and Mrs. Vernon 
Coile, Jacksonville, Fla.; and Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Connally, Spartanburg, South 
Carolina.

Mrs. Stapleton is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ernest King and on 
her maternal and paternal sides is descended from old and distinguished 
families.  Mr. King has long been one of the leading business men of South 
Georgia, and Mrs. King is most prominent in club work.  Mrs. Stapleton received 
her education at Andrew College and at Brenau, from where she was graduated 
with the A. B. and B. C. degrees.  She is a member of the Delta Delta Delta 
fraternity.  She has traveled extensive both in the United States and abroad.  
She is one of the most beloved girls ever reared in Cuthbert, and has enjoyed a 
wide popularity in college circles and wherever she has visited.  

Mr. Stapleton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Newton Lawson Stapleton, of Colquitt.  
Since his graduation from Mercer University he has been prominently identified 
in the social, business and athletics circles in South Georgia.  He is a member 
of the Sigma Nu Fraternity.

Source:  The Cuthbert Ledger - Cuthbert, GA., January 3, 1929 - Front Page.

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