Engagements & Wedding Announcements :December 1997 LaSalle Parish, Louisiana Copied and submitted by : Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal Thank You to The Jena Times for allowing the following to be copied and submitted. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** TIPS FOR SEARCHING RECORDS ON THE INTERNET Netscape & Ms Explorer users: If searching for a particular surname, locality or date while going through the records in the archives or anywhere....try these few steps: 1. Go to the top of the report you are searching. 2. Click on EDIT at the top of your screen. 3. Next click on FIND in the edit menu. 4. When the square pops up, enter what you are looking for in the FIND WHAT ___________blank. 5. Click on DIRECTION __DOWN. 6. And last click on FIND NEXT and continue to click on FIND NEXT until you reach the end of the report. This should highlight the item that you indicated in "find what" every place it appears in the report. You must continue to click on FIND NEXT till you reach the end of the report to see all of the locations of the item indicated. BERRY - STUTZMAN Charles Berry of Alexandria and Sallie Perkins of Jena would like to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Cara Ann Berry, to Blake Moyer Stutzman, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Stutzman of Gonzales. Vows will be exchanged December 20, 1997 at 2:00 p.m. at Acension Baptist Church in Gonzales. (The Jena Times, Wednesday, December 3, 1997) COLEMAN - HAILEY Billie Shontell Coleman and Benjamin Doyle Hailey takes pleasure in announcing their engagement and approaching marriage. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Billy D. Coleman of Provencal and the future groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.Michael E. Hailey of Nebo and the late Louise Hailey. The couple will exchange wedding vows at 7 p.m. On Friday, December 5, 1997 at Nebo Baptist Church with Rev. Gary Norris officiating. Shontell and Ben wish to extend an invitation to all family and friends to attend the ceremony and reception to follow. (The Jena Times, Wednesday, December 3, 1997) McCLARY - JACKSON Karen Angela McClary of Kelly and Charles Benny Jackson II, of Tullos were united in marriage September 20, 1997, in the Olla Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses with Neil Maurer officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McClary of Tullos. The bride-groom's parents are Ms. Sylvia White of Tullos and the late Benny Jackson of Jena. (The Jena Times, Wednesday, December 10, 1997) BABIN - COLEMAN Mr and Mrs. Andrew Babin, Sr. of Urania would like to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, January Dawn Babin to Philip Daniel Coleman of Urania, son of James and Margaret Coleman of Urania. January is the granddaughter of the late John and Lovella Starnes of Urania and the late John and Bernice Babin of Houma. Philip is the grandson of H.S. and Fannie Coleman of Olla and the late Clyde J. Farmer, Sr. of Pioneer and the late Rita Aaron Farmer of Georgetown. The wedding will take place on December 27, 1997 at the First Baptist Church in Urania. (The Jena Times, Wednesday, December 10, 1997) COON - PAUL 50th ANNIVERSARY John Martin and Jesse Mae Coon Paul will celebrate their Golden (50th) Wedding Anniversary on Saturday, December 13, 1997. Their children, Louis Paul, Geneva Dupuis and Leona Ingle, invite you to share in the joy of this celebration at a reception on Saturday, December 13th in the Family Life Center of Shady Grove United Pentecostal Church of Nebo. (The Jena Times, Wednesday, December 10, 1997) IVEY - CARMONA Mr. and Mrs. David Ivey of Rogers are proud to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Jessica Suzanna, to David Carmona, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Carmona of Dallas, Texas. Jessica is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dub Smith of Jena and the late O.D. Frazier of Rogers. She is also the granddaughter of Mrs. Ardell Ivey of Taylor, Arkansas. David is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gonzales of Miami and the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carmona of Miami. The wedding will take place December 27, 1997 at Hurricane Creek Baptist Church. (The Jena Times, Wednesday, December 17, 1997) WILLIAMSON - DERR Bill and Darlene Williamson of Jena would like to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Darlene Denise Williamson to Loel Alan Derr of Winnfield, son of Chester and Anne Derr of Winnfield. Denise is the granddaughter of Rufus and Marjorie Sharp of Jena and the late Howard and Eunice Williamson of Summerville. Loel is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Love and the late Mrs. Ann Derr of Hgouston, Texas. The wedding will take place on Wednesday, December 31, 1997, at The Calvary Heights Baptist Church in Jena. (The Jena Times, Wednesday, December 17, 1997) ROBERTSON - MARTZ Briar Allen Robertson would like to announce the marriage of his Daddy, Allen Shane Robertson, to DeAnna Michelle Martz. The couple exchanged vows on October 17, 1997, at 6:00 p.m. at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sikes, with the Rev. Tony Wilson hearing the vows. The groom is the son of Dink and Sharon Robertson of Rogers and the bride is the daughter of Arthur and Jeannie Carpenter of Sikes. (The Jena Times, Wednesday, December 17, 1997) MOORE - FINLAY Valerie Michelle Moore of Ringgold and Denny Durand Finley of Olla were married at 3 p.m. Saturday, December 27, in the First Baptist Church of Ringgold, Louisiana. Rev. Don Woodard of Ringgold officiating. The bride is the daughter of Don and Bobbie Moore of Ringgold. She is the grandaughter of Howard and Betty Moore of Ringgold, and Ben and Carolyn Wiggins of Ringgold. The groom is the son of Denver Finley of Pineville, and Mary Lou Finley of Olla. He is the grandson of Dixie and the late Myrtis Finley of Olla, Felder Neal of Urania, and Marie Dunn of Olla. (The Jena Times, Wednesday, December 31, 1997)