Mississippi Magazine articles from January 2008

Mississippi Magazine archives from January 2008

Editor's note.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] I've been married 15 glorious years. But I must say, the memories of that blissful August day in Elkview, West Virginia, have faded. I actually don't remember walking down the aisle. But the ring on my finger...

5 things I learned while working on this issue.
January 1, 2008... 1. A bride's proxy is not an insurance policy protecting the groom from cold feet. 2. There is a wedding party hierarchy--matron of honor, maid of honor, bridesmaids, honorary bridesmaids, junior bridesmaids, mini-bride, and flower girl....

25 years.(mailbox)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] What a joy every time I get my Mississippi Magazine. I was born and raised in Canton, lived in Madison for 18 years, and recently moved to Baltimore, Maryland. It's very nice here, but believe me there's no place...

Favre fever.(southern scrapbook / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Football fans across the nation recently celebrated Brett Favre's historic achievement as he became the NFL's all-time leader in career touchdown passes. A Gulfport native and graduate of the University of Southern...

Bear care.(southern scrapbook / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The children of Mississippi National Guard members deployed during the holiday season received a special gift this past Christmas--a red, white, and blue Pride Bear containing a recorded message from their guardsman...

Keeping the lights on.(southern scrapbook / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mary Peavey of Meridian is helping Mississippi make history, and more importantly, she's helping the families across Mississippi with children in afterschool programs with her work for Afterschool Alliance, a...

High tea with mustard seed.(southern scrapbook / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... Supporters of Mustard Seed will gather in lady-like style for high tea in February. The annual Mustard Seed Auxiliary tea is set for February 23 at 2 p.m. at the Fairview Inn in Jackson and promises delightful food and entertainment for ladies...

Reconnecting the coast.(southern scrapbook / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Festive celebrations marked the re-opening of the Biloxi Bay Bridge on November 1, 2007. Coast residents congregated at Front Beach in Ocean Springs to witness this historic event. Ocean Springs' Reconnecting...

Ms. Magnolia celebrates 15 years.(southern scrapbook / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... Ms. Magnolia, 15 years old this January, is one well-traveled puppet. With appearances in Australia, Honduras, Indonesia, Russia, England, and Thailand, she's a celebrity ambassador for her state. Created by Stoneville native Mary Jo Ayers...

Time to shine.(southern scrapbook / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When the special needs children of Brandon's Little Light House ran their individual victory laps at a recent fundraiser, they had something to celebrate. These young children are part of an early intervention...

Justice for the innocent.(southern scrapbook / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jackson native Cedric Willis could have spent the rest of his life in jail. He was wrongly convicted of murder and was in the Mississippi State Penitentiary when the Innocence Project, a national non-profit...

Bone-afide healthy.(southern scrapbook / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... It's never too late to learn about bone health. At the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science's Bone up on Bones exhibit, visitors of all ages will learn the importance of bone health and ways to positively affect bone strength while they tour...

Table talk.(can't miss / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Good Earth Pottery's newest Orchid and Iris lines give brides a more contemporary option with geometric pattern and square plates. $24-$62. The Everyday Gourmet, 1625 East County Line Road, Suite 500, Jackson;...

Sole mates.(can't miss / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... Flip-flop slippers are adorned with an oversized engagement ring and make a fun shower gift for the bride-to-be. $24.95. The Lily Pad, 128 Courthouse Square, Oxford; 662.238.2900, 877.238.4900; www.lilypadgiftshop.com. [ILLUSTRATION...

Sleeping beauty.(can't miss / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pretty poplin pajamas, in a pattern reminiscent of vintage bedsheets, will make any bride smile. The feminine print is available in a lightweight june-bug nightgown ($60), a boxy classic pajama set ($88), and a...

Snowball effect.(can't miss / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... This Mississippi Snowball won't melt when you wear it! Each snowball consists of 30 cultured pearls, woven on silk thread into an elegant orb. The diamond hoops (shown) are one of 30 options available (5225). Lights Jewelers will also customize...

Memories, memories.(can't miss / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... Preserve your wedding memories from engagement to honeymoon with this special three-ring album, enhanced with pearls and feathers, from the Beverly Clark Collection. $79.50. Millane's Gifts, 633 Brookway Boulevard, Brookhaven; 601.833.1521. ...

Flowers and favors.(can't miss / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... Floral ballpoint pens make a statement at any guest register. The flower is made with wired French ribbon and is available in celadon, chocolate, and rose ($25). Pewter charms hang from dainty chocolate French ribbon and serve as elegant tokens...

The envelope please.(can't miss / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. The Elizabeth and Homer letterpress collection, found exclusively at Jodie Badon, offers some of the finest handmade wedding invitations. Each invitation is printed and inked by hand and is embossed into sumptuous...

A taste of home: Lebanon native Marie Husni serves traditional food for friends in Oxford.(noteworthy / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Marie Husni's globe-trotting husband returns from his travels, he walks through the door of her west Oxford restaurant, draws in a deep breath and pats his belly. "It smells like home," he says. It's that...

First class mail.(noteworthy / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The U.S. Postal Service has created a unique product that allows you to turn your photographs into customized postage stamps. Perfect for wedding invitations, birth announcements, and special occasions, these...

Patty's pick.(noteworthy / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MIMI'S GLAZED SUGAR COOKIES These sugar cookies are everyone's favorites--perfect for wedding favors or Valentine's Day! 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt...

Wired attire: a young artist from Star fashions sculptures with a signature twist in New York City.(made in mississippi / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Star native Leigh Pennebaker's arms are always red with scratches. She doesn't mind, though, because in her line of work--constructing sculptures of women wearing fashionable evening gowns out of industrial fencing...

My home is in the delta rolling fork: don't just roll through Rolling Fork--stop and stay a while.(small-town spotlight / mississippi matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] I was first introduced to the Delta in a Southern literature graduate course in Chicago. My professor, an avid bluesman, had never physically visited the Delta, but he said, "Eudora Welty and Muddy Waters are the...

Comport food: in cold weather, nothing sticks to your bones better than delicious, hearty pot pies.(food / home matters)
January 1, 2008... There are things that we do as Southerners that set us apart from the rest of the world. When the temperature dips in the low 30s and the local meteorologists begin predicting things like "Blizzard, 2000" (I bought a sled during that one and...

Dish it out.(dish it out / home matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dear Mississippi Magazine, Since graduating from Ole Miss several years ago, I have longed for the cheese-stuffed manicotti and marinara sauce of Old Venice Pizza on the Square in Oxford. My husband and I now...

TV guide: hiding a television has never been easier.(design lesson / home matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As LCD, plasma, and projection televisions have become commonplace, more options are available to aesthetically incorporate them into home decor. From automated cabinets to mounted wall units, today's televisions are...

Hats off to you: delicious cakes made to look like vintage hats will take the cake at any party.(easy does it / home matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Create special centerpiece hat cakes for a girl's party, shower, or bridesmaids' luncheon. With just a little creative effort, your dining room table or buffet can become an antique millinery shop for a party to be...

The gazebo that grew.(gardening / home matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] My original design for the backyard of Les Hardin's Jackson home incorporated a 10-by-10-foot gazebo as the garden's focal point. It was a clean design, rather simple, and it would appeal to almost any taste. The...

Riding the wave of renaissance: from its headlining attractions to its peaceful downtown, Tupelo is rediscovering and redefining is identity.(City overview)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When photographer Stephanie Rhea chose to return home to northeast Mississippi from Boston, it didn't mean giving up her urban lifestyle entirely. "I love being able to walk to work, or to walk to the bank or to...

La vie est belle: fabulously French and family-friendly, this Madison County home has it all.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A graceful iron-railed staircase rises upward, a perfect helix, in the round entry hall of this French-Mediterranean-style villa in Roses Bluff. Soft light from an old bronze chandelier casts a glow on the creamy...

Monuments of faith: Mississippi's religious architecture from the 1800s ranges from simple to elaborate.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Madison Vicinity One of the most notable Gothic Revival churches built in Mississippi before the Civil War is Chapel of the Cross, near Madison, which was begun about 1852. Its design is a modification of a...

That's so Italian! A memorable evening with Paul Canonici celebrating friendship, family, art, and food.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] A dinner invitation from Paul Canonici, some say, is the next best thing to a trip to Italy. Like his family from the Delta, who immigrated from Italy, he has remained faithful to the folkways of the old country. ...

Lasting impressions.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A magnificent 12-foot sculpture of Moses holding the Ten Commandments hangs on the side of the Mississippi College School of Law in downtown Jackson. It is a striking, unequivocal statement, insisting on God's law as...

Worthy of royalty: Southern tradition reigns as the daughter of Mississippi's first Miss America weds in California.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] The crown graced her head in 1959 and launched a life of fame and glamour. But in the matters closest to Mary Ann Mobley's heart--those of faith, family, and friends--her Mississippi roots have kept her...

A marriage of traditions.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] They met in anatomy class. In their first year of medical school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Shelby Topp walked up to Zheng Zhu and said something she'll never forget. "He said, 'If we get...

An enchanted evening: the tradition of gracious entertaining at Stafford Wells is displayed for a new generation.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The first time Kathryn Barbour laid eyes on Stafford Wells fifteen years ago when her parents purchased the property, she imagined a wedding. "It is so serene amid those old oak trees," she said. "A wedding here was...

A family fete: a close-knit family pulls together a magical wedding celebration while welcoming their new extended family from overseas.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] May was full of life-changing events for Carmen Moldoveanu and Aaron Ainsworth. Just one week after they both graduated from Mississippi University for Women School of Nursing, they exchanged wedding vows in...

Reinventing rubble. Lori Gordon's "Katrina Collection" proves even the most vicious storm cannot claim everything.(culture center / heritage matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Lori Gordon and her husband returned to their Clermont Harbor property near Bay St. Louis after Hurricane Katrina, they were stunned to find everything they owned had been pulverized into debris and scattered...

A sense of place: Jan Karon takes a Mitford character into new territory for her novel Home to Holly Springs.(home pages / heritage matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Jan Karon came across a website saying Mississippi doesn't have any pine trees, she spoke to some locals who, understandably, were shocked. While researching her new novel Home to Holly Springs, Karon figured...

Eco-chic Weddings.(home pages / heritage matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] By Emily Elizabeth Anderson. Paperback, $12.95. Hatherleigh Press, www.hatherleighpress.com; www.ecochicweddings.com Eco-chic Weddings, written by Emily Elizabeth Anderson, provides innovative yet simple ways to...

Mid-South Garden Guide.(home pages / heritage matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] By Dr. Carolyn M. Kirtle and the Memphis Garden Club. Paperback, $21.95. Memphis Garden Club, www.memphisgardenclub.org or 901.312.1259. Digging in the dirt couldn't be easier with this essential guide to...

Playing for Pizza.(home pages / heritage matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] By John Grisham. Hardcover, $21.95. Doubleday, www.doubleday.com. When quarterback Rick Dockery ends his NFL career with one colossally disastrous game, his agent scores him a deal with the only league that wants...

Hardy loved hattie--and there's a city to prove it: celebrate the centennial of Forrest County by looking back at the origins of its county seat--Hattiesburg.(looking back / heritage matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] This year marks Forrest County's centennial. Shaped like a large numeral "1," the 469-square-mile county was formed by the state legislature on January 6, 1908, and was named for famed Confederate Lt. Gen. Nathan...

January events.(calendar / heritage matters)(Calendar)
January 1, 2008... Please call the number following each description to verify dates and times, as events are subject to change. JANUARY 4 Biloxi Rodney Carrington Visit the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino for a night of entertainment from...

Engaging stories.(picture this / heritage matters)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] My fiance, Jason Noffsinger, and I met at Mississippi State University. in the center of campus is a large grassy area with sidewalks, paved with bricks engraved with the names of people who have donated to the...

My home, mississippi.(on being southern / heritage matters)
January 1, 2008... A long-time friend of mine from New York recently laughed at me for moving to Mississippi. "But you used to talk about moving to Europe--to the center of culture!" The statement reminded me of a typical Northern viewpoint of the South, of the...

Abraham & Burr.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] An evening ceremony at the All Saints Chapel was the setting for the marriage of Amy Christine Abraham to Scott Patrick Burr on October 21, 2006. Rev. William V. Martin of Denver officiated the double-ring ceremony....

Baggett & Dearman.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... At a five o'clock candlelight ceremony on June 2, 2007, friends and family gathered for the celebration and blessing of the marriage of Jamie Suzanne Baggett and Donald Allan Dearman at First Baptist Church of Collins. The bride is the...

Bennett & Stone.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... Wendi Quaye Bennett and Justin William Stone were united in marriage in a candlelight ceremony on October 14, 2006, at six o'clock in the evening at the Oxford Church of Christ. Minister Jimmy Moffett officiated the double-ring ceremony. ...

Blackwell & Knight.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kimberly Janiece Blackwell and Christopher Ryan Knight were united in marriage in an evening ceremony on March 17, 2007 at First Baptist Church in Philadelphia. Reverend Phillip Griffin of Fort Worth, Texas,...

Booth & Browder.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... Tabitha Caroline Booth and Thomas Joe Browder were united in holy matrimony on October 21, 2006, at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Eupora. Rev. Randy Joe Wilson, brother-in-law of the bride, officiated at the double-ring ceremony. The...

Case & Simmons.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... A Mid lush greenery, urns of blush roses, and long-stemmed calla lilies, and multitudes of glowing candles, Kellie Gwen Case and Joshua Ryan Simmons celebrated the beginning of their new life together. The marriage took place on Saturday, March...

Collins & White.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On June 23, 2007, in historic Ojai, California, the setting of Frank Capra's 1937 film classic "Lost Horizon," California and Mississippi merged! Mary Clancy Collins and William Dean White were wed in a...

Das & Ziomek.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Louise Angelique Das and Jesse Ziomek were united in marriage on September 2, 2007, at half past five o' clock at the Sedona Golf Resort in Sedona, Arizona. Rev. Stacey Morley officiated the ceremony on the putting...

Davis & Simpson.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... Joylin Christiana Davis and Dr. Keith Warren Simpson were united in marriage at five o'clock in the afternoon on April 21, 2007, in Provine Chapel on the campus of Mississippi College in Clinton. Dr. Carl White officiated the double-ring...

Davis & Trout.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... Brenna Catharine Davis and Edgar Clark Trout were united in marriage August 26, 2006, in a candlelight ceremony at seven o'clock in the evening at Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Paul W. Swets officiated and Dr. Larry...

Dawson & Cobb.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lindsey Sutton Dawson and David Brent Cobb were united in marriage in a double-ring ceremony on September 8, 2007, at First United Methodist Church in Clinton. Rev. Mitchell Hedgepeth and Rev. Stan Wilson officiated....

Fennell & Flynt.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kathleen Belinda Fennell and Alien McCarty Flynt were united in marriage at four o'clock in the afternoon on May 12, 2007, at First United Methodist Church in Yazoo City. Rev. Allen Stephens, cousin of the groom,...

Flanagan & Lusk.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bethany Lynn Flanagan and John Marshall Lusk III were united in marriage in a candlelit ceremony on the afternoon of July 21, 2007, at First Baptist Church in Clinton. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs....

Follmer & Fedrick.(wedding register)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rebecca Dee Follmer and Robert Bryan Fedrick were united in marriage on March 10, 2007 at half past six in the evening, at the Southern Cultural Center in Vicksburg. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs....

Gipson and Stanton.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... Eden Ann Gipson and Ronald Andrew Stanton Jr. were united in marriage in a candlelight service at 6:30 p.m. on April 28, 2007, at First Presbyterian Church in Vicksburg. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Philip Murray Gipson and the late...

Goodwin and Stults.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... Jennifer Dianne Goodwin and Robert Austin Stults Jr. were united in marriage April 6th, 2007, at First Baptist Church of Summit, with Rev. Larry LeBlanc officiating. The bride is the daughter of Steve and Stacy Goodwin of McComb. She is...

Harrison and Barlow.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... On July 7, 2006, Emily Joan Harrison and Roy Benjamin Barlow were united in marriage. The ceremony took place in Estes Chapel at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, at seven o'clock in the evening. The bride is the daughter...

Hawkins and Ray.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... A service of worship blessing the marriage of Mary Frances Hawkins and Treyler Randolph Ray was held June 30, 2007, at Harrisburg Baptist Church in Tupelo. The candlelight ceremony began with the chiming of the hour at six o'clock in the...

Hightower and Turkington.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A fairy tale wedding in perfect Southern tradition took place on a crisp November evening under a full moon. Eve Noel Hightower and Troy Edward Turkington were united in marriage at six o'clock in the evening on...

Houseworth and Smith.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mr. and Mrs. Donald Houseworth hosted an early evening wedding on May 19, 2007, at 5 p.m. Abby Don Houseworth and William Ross Smith were united in marriage at St. Stephen Episcopal Church in Blytheville, with Father...

Hutton and Oglesby.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... Alexandra Leigh Hutton and Todd McQueen Oglesby were united in marriage on Saturday, November 11, 2006, at The Church of the Holy Communion in Memphis, Tennessee, at seven o'clock in the evening. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. Katherine M....

Jones and Zoghby.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On a sunny Saturday afternoon on the 16th of June in the historic St. Mary's Catholic Church in downtown Memphis, Elizabeth lane (Libby) Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hooper Jones Jr. of Collierville,...

Kalka and Jeff.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... Sheila Jayne Kalka and James Anthony "Tony" Jeff Jr. were united in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony at two o'clock on July 28, 2007, at the Cathedral of Saint Peter the Apostle in downtown Jackson. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs....

Kent and Walker.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... On Saturday, the twenty-fourth of February, Miss Rayanne Kent and Mr. John HuffWalker III were married at the Sumner Presbyterian Church. Rayanne is the daughter of Mrs. Becky Waldrup Kent and Mr. William Ray Kent of Sumner. She is the...

Lowery and Saffle.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... Marian Elizabeth Lowery and Kristofer Ryan Saffle were united in marriage on April 28, 2007, at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Rev. Dr. Alvin Lynn Hill and Rev. Dr. Thomas Duncan Walker officiated at the seven o'clock...

Lucas and Horton.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... Kara Marie Lucas and Eric Allen Horton celebrated their marriage in an evening ceremony at First Baptist Church in Mendenhall on October 28, 2006. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Gloria Patrick Lucas of Magee and the late Thomas Edwin...

Lutz & Darrow.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... Kristin Elizabeth Lutz and Judson Ernest Darrow were married in a Nuptial Mass at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis on June 23, 2007. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Gregory John Lutz of Diamondhead and the late Mr....

May & Odom.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Melissa Lindsay "Missy" May and Steven Cooper Odom were united in marriage March 3, 2007 at six o'clock in the evening at Crossgates Baptist Church in Brandon. Rev. Gregory Warnock officiated the double-ring...

Phillips & Jordan.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Against a backdrop of a Mississippi pond and the autumn sunset, Hillary Dawn Phillips and Russell Barton Jordan were married at Waverly Waters in West Point on November 11, 2006. The bride is the daughter of Mr....

Poole & Ginn.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... Meta Smithson Poole and Micah Joseph Ginn were united in holy matrimony on September 16, 2006, at Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church. The ceremony began at four o'clock in the afternoon. Officiating were Rev. Dr. Timothy Randolph Smith...

Rhoden & Shepard.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the presence of their family and friends, Courtney Nicole Rhoden and Jack Constantine Shepard were united in marriage at half past six o'clock in the evening on April 28, 2007, at First Baptist Church in Columbia....

Sethi & Malhotra.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... Dr. Manisha Sethi and Vikram Malhotra were united in marriage on June 2, 2007, in a traditional Indian ceremony at the Mississippi TelCom Center in Jackson. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. S. L. Sethi of Madison. The groom is the...

Shurley & Prewitt.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On the beautiful autumn afternoon of September 30, 2006, Lindsey Nicole Shurley and Mark Edward Prewitt were married on the front steps of the historic Dunleith Plantation in Natchez. Friends, family and many...

Simmons & Usry.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mary Kathryn Simmons and Corby Lee Osry III were united in marriage at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Oxford-University United Methodist Church in Oxford Rev. Warren Black officiated. The bride is the...

Small & Palmer.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... Colleen Elizabeth Small and Philip Edward Palmer were united in marriage in a five o'clock ceremony on Sunday, May 27, 2007, at Hemingbough in St. Francisville, Louisiana. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Robert Small of...

Stallings & Peacock.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It was a charmed afternoon at two o'clock on May 19, 2007, as family and friends gathered at Fondren Presbyterian Church in Jackson to celebrate the marriage uniting Frances Charles Stallings and Ion Michael Peacock...

Stevens & Easterling.(wedding register 2008)
January 1, 2008... Sarah Ann Stevens and Sy Russell Easterling were united in marriage at six o'clock in the evening on April 14, 2007, at First Baptist Church in Pascagoula. Rev. Dennis Ray Smith officiated the double-ring ceremony. The bride is the...