Special Occasion Announcements THE SUNDAY, NEWS JUNE 18, OBSERVER 2000 ENGAGEMENTS Mr. Pollard and Miss Buckner Photo by Dara Blakeley Photography Pollard-Buckner Dr. and Mrs. Kermit Buckner Jr. of Greenville, North Carolina announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Allison Buckner, to Brian Matthew Pollard, both of Raleigh.
He is the son of Michael Pollard of Memphis, Tennessee and Gail Miles of Salisbury. Miss Buckner is the granddaughter of Ira and Kathryn Foote of Greenville, and Callie Buckner of Raleigh and the late Kermit Buckner. Mr. Pollard is the grandson of Jean Thompson of Salisbury, and the late Alvin Waller, and Felix and Ruth Pollard of Hickory. Miss Buckner is a graduate of North Carolina State University.
She is employed with Crittenden Advertising. Mr. Pollard is a graduate of North Carolina State University. He is employed with Merrill Lynch Private Client Group. The wedding is planned for October 14, 2000 at Hayes Barton Baptist Church in Raleigh.
Mr. Bradford and Miss Sorrell Photo Portrait by Sears Studio Bradford-Sorrell Bill and Martha Sorrell of Morrisville announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Beth Sorrell, also of Morrisville, to Christopher Aaron Bradford of Carterville, Illinois. He is the son of Rose Zimmer of Loveland, Colorado. Miss Sorrell is a 1999 graduate of Central Carolina Community College and is employed by Oak Grove Animal Hospital as a Veterinary Technician. Mr.
Bradford is a Sergeant in the United States Army stationed at Fort Bragg. He is in 3rd Special Forces Group Airborne. The wedding is planned for November 18, 2000 at Page Road Baptist Church in' Durham. Mattox-Morris Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Speight Morris Jr. of Chapel Hill announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Lacy Morris, of Charlotte, to Kendrick Ware Mattox III, also of Charlotte. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kendrick Ware Mattox Jr.
of LaGrange, Georgia. Miss Morris is the granddaughter of Mr. Charles Franklin Myers Jr. and the late Mrs. Myers, and Mr.
Lewis Speight Morris and the late Mrs. Morris, all of Greensboro. Mr. Mattox is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs.
E. Mullins McLeod of Walterboro, South Carolina, and Mrs. Kendrick Ware Mattox of LaGrange, Georgia and the late Mr. Mattox. Miss Morris is a teacher with the Charlotte Mecklenburg School System.
Mr. Mattox is with Cornercap Investment Counsel in Charlotte. The wedding is planned for July 29, 2000 at University Presbyterian Church i in Chapel Hill. WEDDINGS Miss Young Photo by Light Writing Studio Johnson- Young Mr. and Mrs.
William Henry Young IV, and Mr. and Mrs. William Allan Keyes of Richmond, Virginia, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristin Leigh Young, of Richmond, Virginia to William Chadwick Johnson, of Raleigh. He is the son of Ms. Darlene J.
Johnson of Apex, and of Mr. William Harry Johnson of Raleigh. Miss Young is a graduate of Meredith College and is employed with Optimum Mortgage Group. Mr. Johnson is a graduate of North Carolina State University and is employed with Interior Motives Contracting Corporation.
The wedding is planned for September 23, 2000 at First Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Halasz and Miss Eyster Photo by New Image Studio Halasz-Eyster Dr. and Mrs. James M.
Eyster of Raleigh are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenny Lynn Eyster, of Raleigh to Neil Andrew Halasz, also of Raleigh. Mr. Halasz is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Halasz of Trusville, Alabama and formerly of Raleigh.
The wedding will take place on Saturday, September 30, 2000 at three o'clock in the afternoon at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Raleigh. Webb-Dockery Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Settle Dockery III of Raleigh announce the engagement of their daughter, Virginia Gill Dockery, to William Woodward Webb both of Raleigh.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Woodward Webb of Chapel Hill. The wedding is planned for November 4, 2000 at six o'clock in the evening at White Memorial Presbyterian Church in Raleigh. The deadline for placing SPECIAL OCCASION ANNOUNCEMENTS is Thursday at ten days prior to the Sunday publication.
Mr. Perry and Miss Davis Perry-Davis Mr. and Mrs. John W. Davis of Clayton announce the engagement of their daughter, Veronica Laruth Davis, also of Clayton, to Jonathan Perry of Rocky Mount.
He is the son of Ms. Joyce Lloyd of Rocky Mount. Miss Davis graduated from North Carolina Central University with a Bachelor of Science degree i in Biology. She is employed with Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Mr.
Perry graduated from Rocky Mount Senior High School. He attended North Carolina Central University and Saint Augustine's College. He is employed with Caterpillar. The wedding is planned for July 15, 2000 at three o'clock in the afternoon at Mount Vernon United Church of Christ in Clayton. Mr.
Davis and Miss Greene Davis-Greene Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Greene of Falls Church, Virginia announce the engagement of their daughter, Denise A. Greene, of Raleigh to Jon M.
Davis of Cary. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell C. Davis of Cary.
Miss Greene is the granddaughter of Ida Mae Lyons of Picayune, Mississippi and Irene W. Buckler of Colton Point, Maryland. Miss Greene received a Bachelor's degree from Marymount University. She is employed with Strategic Technologies in Cary. Mr.
Davis received a Bachelor's degree from East Carolina University and is employed with Research Triangle Institute. The wedding is planned for July 8, 2000 at Crossroads Fellowship in Raleigh. Dion-Dixon John L. Dixon Jr. of Wilson and Frederick and Diane Price of Cary announce the engagement of their daughter, Deborah Dixon to Christian Andrew Dion, both of Raleigh.
He is the son of Mrs. Jacqueline Dion, of Miss Dixon Raleigh, and the late Mr. Robert J. Miss Dixon is a graduate of East Carolina University and the School of Communication Arts. She is employed by e-Publishing as a Production Specialist.
Mr. Dion is a graduate of North Carolina State University and is employed by Metro as an Support Technician The wedding is planned for Saturday, July 8, 2000 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Raleigh. Miss Vandel and Mr. Young Photo Gee by Studio Chuck Mr.
McEwan and Miss Ross Photo by Chris Ross Young- Church in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Miss Mershon and Mr. Conklin Conklin-Mershon Dr. and Mrs. Donald Mershon of Raleigh announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Anne Mershon of Raleigh, to Craig Thomas Conklin of Southbury, Connecticut.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Conklin of Tucson, Arizona. The wedding is planned for early July at the Rose Garden in Raleigh. Mr.
and Mrs. Joe R. Young of Raleigh announce the engagement of their son, Jason W. Young, to Mary K. Vandel, both of Pasadena, California.
She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Vandel of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Miss Vandel is the granddaughter of Eleanor Vandel and the late J. Kelly Vandel, and the late William and Edna Smith, all of Torrington, Wyoming.
Mr. Young is the grandson of Harold Winfred Ashworth of Durham and the late Elizabeth Ervin Ashworth, and the late Sherrill F. Young and Pearl Wilder Young of Raleigh. Miss Vandel is employed by Fuller Theological Seminary. She is also a student of Master of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Mr. Young is a Doctorate of Psychology candidate at Fuller Theological Seminary. The wedding is planned for July 15, 2000 at First United Methodist Church in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Mitchell of Zebulon. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Waddell Mitchell, also of Zebulon. A candlelight wedding ceremony is planned for September 30, 2000 at Wake Cross Roads Baptist Church in Raleigh. Mr. Mitchell and Miss Averette Photo by Shelia's Photography Mitchell-Averette Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Larry Averette Sr. of Raleigh announce the engagement of their daughter, Jamie Elizabeth Averette, of Raleigh to Christopher Waddell A To Be McEwan-Ross Mr. and Mrs. E.
Dennis Ross of Alpharetta, Georgia announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Dreyer Ross to Trent McEwan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McEwan of Raleigh. Mr. McEwan is the grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. Turner of Pink Hill and Virginia McEwan of Raleigh. Miss Ross attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, and graduated from the University of Georgia where she received a bachelor's degree from the Terry College of Business with a major in Finance.
She is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Miss Ross is employed by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. McEwan attended the University of Georgia where he graduated from the Terry College of business with majors in MIS and Finance. Mr.
McEwan is employed by Ballantyne Consulting Group in Alpharetta, Georgia. The couple plans an August wedding at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Tucker and Miss Blalock Photo by Olan Mills Tucker-Blalock Mr. and Mrs.
H. Parmie Blalock of Durham announce the engagement of their daughter, Crystal Renee Blalock, to John Christopher Tucker. He is the son of Mrs. Susan Brown and Mr. C.E.
Tucker, both of Charlotte. Miss Blalock is a graduate of North Carolina State University. She is employed by the Austin Busi- ness Journal. Mr. Tucker is also a graduate of North Carolina State University.
He is employed by Cirrus Logic in Austin, Texas. The wedding is planned for September 2000 at The Plantation Inn Resort in Raleigh. Pittman-Scarantino1 Doctor and Mrs. Charles Walter Scarantino of Raleigh announce the engagement of their daughter, Nadine Joy Scarantino, to Mr. William Faircloth Pittman, both of Atlanta, Georgia.
He is the son Mr. and Mrs. William Bryan Pittman of Raleigh. Miss Scarantino is the granddaughter of Mr. Ross C.
Scarantino and the late Catherine Scarantino, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Joseph Colorusso, all of Pittston, Pennsylvania. Mr. Pittman is the grandson of the late Judge and Mrs.
James Carlton Pittman of Sanford, and the late Dr. and Mrs. Willard F. Andes of Miami, Florida. The wedding is planned for August 12, 2000 at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church of Raleigh.
Mrs. Branch Photo by Jerry Head Photography Branch-Barbour Schyuler Larquette Barbour and Eddie Lee Branch, both of Greensboro, were married June 17, 2000 at five o'clock in the afternoon at First Cosmopolitan Baptist Church in Raleigh. Dr. W. B.
Lewis officiated at the ceremony. A reception was held at Raleigh Crabtree Marriott. The bride is the daughter of Mr. Joseph Preston Barbour, and Mr. and Mrs.
George Height. Parents of the groom are Mrs. Dorothy Branch and the late Mr. John West Branch. The bride is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and is currently pursuing her Masters in Nursing at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
She is employed as a nurse at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. The groom is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. He received his Masters from The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and is currently a PH. candidate in Electrical Engineering at North Carolina A University. After a honeymoon trip to Saint Maarten in the Caribbean, the couple will live in Greensboro.
I Mr. and Mrs. Nguyen Photo by Patrick Bartley Nguyen-Busekist Sarah Jane Busekist and Chi Nguyen were united in marriage on April 8, 2000. The wedding was celebrated by the Reverend Daniel Kenna, Order of Friar Minor at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Raleigh. The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Melbourne Busekist of Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thang Nguyen of Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
After a honeymoon trip to the island of Kauai, Hawaii, the couple Special Occasions Announcements Wedding and engagement announcements are published on these pages every Sunday. If you would like the necessary forms and cost information, call 836-2800..
