TAZEWELL COUNTY, VA - VITALS - Marriage, Earl J. Bowman to 
			       Kathryn Louise Thompson, 4 Jun 1949
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"Clinch Valley News"
Tazewell, Tazewell Co., VA
Friday, June 10, 1949

(Typed as written)

THOMPSON-BOWMAN
MISS KATHRYN LOUISE THOMPSON, daughter of MR.  and MRS WALTER THOMPSON,
of Tazewell, and MR. EARL J. BOWMAN, son of MR. and  MRS. CLARENCE
BOWMAN, of North Tazewell, were married last Saturday evening in the
Presbyterian church, DR. T. A. FREEMAN was the officiating minister.

MRS. E. M. WHITE, of Bluefield, aunt of the bridegroom, was organist and
presented a program of nuptial music and accompanied MRS. FANNIE LOUISE
TRENOR, of Bluefield, Va., vocalist. On Mrs. White’s program were "Song
to An Evening Star," "To A Wild Rose," by Mc Dowell, "Intermezzo" and
"the Lord’s Prayer." During the ceremony Mrs. Trenor sang "Because" and
"Always."

Carrying a hand bouquet of white orchids and lily-of-the valley, long
streamers caught with lily-of-the valley, the bride was given in
marriage by her father. She wore a dress of sheer marquisette, worn over
a white satin slip. The dress neckline was a set in yoke  of marquisette
dropping with a ruffle to the shoulders, a tight fitted bodice and long
sleeves with deep ruffles over the hand. The full skirt was made in rows
of deep ruffles. A pearl necklace was the only ornament worn by the
bride.

Her finged tip length veil of imported illusion was attached to a
headpiece of imported lace and lily-of-the-valley entwined.

MRS. WILLIAM WALTER THOMPSON was matron of honor and her daughter,
Martha Thompson, was junior bridesmaid. Mrs. Thompson and Miss Thompson
wore identical dresses of white organdy over starched yellow slips. The
dresses were fashioned with low necklines, finished with a short ruffle
bearing garlands of hand-painted black eyed susans. The full floor
length skirts were scalloped at the hemline and caught with a black
velvet bows and sprays of black-eyed Susans.

RONALD T. MILLS, of Bishop, was best man; W. W. THOMPSON, brother of the
bride, was head usher and W. W. THOMPSON, JR., junior usher, Other
ushers were CLARRENCE BOWMAN, brother of the bridegroom and C. M. MILLS,
JR, of Bishop.

Following the wedding a reception was held at the country club.

MRS. CHARLES GREEN, MISS HELEN O’KEEFFE, and MRS. C. H. PEERY III
officiated at the punch bowl and MRS/ D. M. THOMPSON and MRS. GARAND
PEERY cut the cake.

Karen EAGLE Moman
arizonaeagle@qwest.net
May 2002