Mr Napier
Mr & Mrs Napier
Teresa Patrick and Pel-
"Randall" Napier were married
19 at the Pentecostal Holiness
Caldwell.
r'he bride is the daughter of Mr
Mrs Jerry L. Patrick of Caldwetl.
'groom is the son of Mr and Mrs
Napier of Lewisburg.
ring ceremony was per-
by Reverend Russell
Church was decorated with
:ching seven-arm candelabras
with peach roses. An ar-
~]ement of gladiolas and roses
ned the altar.
by her father, and given
larriage by her parents, the bride
a formal gown of pure silk. The
sleeves were of alenc~on lace.
shirred bodice was accented
alen£on lace and sequins. The
extended into a Chapel-length
She carried a cascading bou-
of lilies.
of honor was Christina Pat-
of Caldwell. Bridesmaids were
astity Lynn Patrick and Paula
lOlds, also of Caldwetl. The
Wore tea-length gowns in
tch. Flower girl was Stefani
of Lewisburg. She wore a
ading gown of lace. The
was Travis Kyger. He
a knickers tuxedo in white and
man was David Masters of
~. Ushers were Eric Turner
Napier of Lewisburg. The
the father ofthe b'rlde, best
and UShers all wore gray tuxe-
director was Mary
let of Roanoke, Virginia, the pi-
'as played by Dawn Price of
ter a honeymoon in Gatlinburg,
'~essee, the couple will live in
Crookshanks
Mr Frack
Teresa Crookshanks
& William Frack
Crookshanks of Lewis-
and William Frack of Asbury
OUnce their engagement and
marriage.
Crookshanks is the daugh-
of Mr and Mrs. Clarence C.
of Lewisburg. She is
with the City of Lewis-
Mr Frack is the son of Mrs
Hazard of Asbury and William
of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
employed with La Pied, Inc.,
le Couple will be married at the
Pentecostal Church Satur-
f, August 25, at 1 p.m. A recep-
Will follow in church fellowship
All family and friends are in-
The Messenger
SERVING
George Wells,
By April Hefner
George Wells, a missionary to
Curitiba, Brazil, was the special
speaker during the Family Week of
Pleasure Island Bible Camp at
Greenbrier Youth Center, Anthony.
Mr Wells, a native of Martinsvilie,
Virginia, finds many similarities be-
tween the United States and the in-
dustrialized area of two million in
which he lives. However, he did
admit that Brazil, a largely Catholic
nation, shows strong evidence of
having a greater poor population.
Graduating from Piedmont Bible
College in 1969, the young pastor
and his wife moved to Brazil in
1971. After raising his own four chil-
dren in a foreign country the dy-
namic missionary spent one week of
his furlough teaching youngsters
from this area about life in Brazil as
well as about the work of a mission-
ary.
'Tve enjoyed it. We've got a good
,;taff of pastors and it is well organ-
ized. Of course, it's always a chal-
lenge to keep children's attention
with this age group, but the kids
have been real good."
Mr Wells continued by saying,
"My concern is to plant a seed as far
as missionary work."
The camp is an annual event
sponsored by over ten churches
from West Virginia, Virginia and
North Carolina. Family Week, which
consists of campers through the age
of 12, was followed by Teen Week
on July 9-13 with speaker John
Rasey of Piedmont Bible College.
Pleasure Island Bible Camp's stated
purpose is to "reach unsaved young
people with the Gospel of Christ and
to teach them the word of God."
As counselor Dale Hollins ob-
served, the idea of camp is " . . . to
help these kids make their lives
count, to help them realize how im-
portant Jesus is."
Aspects of the daily routine in-
clude flag raising, a missionary hour,
a Bible quiz and cabin devotions.
Special activities for the week
ranged from a night hike to a river
ride to a challenging and extremely
muddy obstacle course. The camp-
fire services and the Friday night
awards banquet are two special
events.
Anyone desiring information for
next year's camp should contact
Pastor Skip Furrow of Calvary Bap-
tist Church in Lewisburg.
Red C bss
The Greenbrier Valley Chapter of
the American Red Cross wishes to
give a hearty thanks to the Woman's
Club of White Sulphur Springs and
to the Emmanuel United Methodist
Church for the use of their church
building for the successful bloodmo-
bile visit July 17. The Red Cross col-
lected 52 pints of blood, with three
first-time donors. Arlana Withers and
Charlotte Mengel were one gallon
donors; Carl Lee Hefner and Linda
Brammer were two gallon donors.
One donor presented her 148th pint
of blood.
VFW Holds
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department of West Virginia held
their annual School of Instruction at
Cedar Lakes, near Ripley, July 21-
22. Conducting the ladies' meeting
was Linda Hill of Belington, Depart-
ment President. Conducting the
men's meeting was Jim Burkhart of
Parkersburg, Department Com-
mander. All of the ladies' chairmen
presented their program and goals
for the coming year. Attending from
John Page Post and its Ladies Aux-
iliary were Mary and Gene Walker,
Mary Crigger, Carlos Bishop, E. R.
Crigger, Dewey Bishop and Kelly
Goddard.
The Post and it Ladies Auxiliary,
and their families held their annual
picnic and cookout at the Meadow
River Park July 24. The District
Commander Ralph Baber and Dis-
trict President Mary Baber of
Craigsville were guests. Flag pins
were presented to everyone who at-
tended. There was a potato race,
balloon relay, egg relay and horse-
shoes.
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Lordy, Lordy,
Look Who's Forty!
The Mountain Messen
Weekly Church
Carmel Presbyterian Church, located on Zenith Road in Gap Mills, was
organized in 1835. The oldest member at the time of organization, Tho-
mas Steele,
chose the name in reference to the Biblical Mount Carmel. Reverend
Dion C. Pharr was the first pastor. The congregation met in various
homes as a mission of Union Presbyterian Church beginning in 1808.
Doctor John McEIhenney of Lewisburg preached the first sermon that
year. The first building was constructed at the present site in 1835,
replaced by another building in 1858. The current brick structure was
built in 1958. Reverend Richard Hill has been pastor since 1986.
Mr & Mrs Costa
To Celebrate
50th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Joe Costa of Crawley
will celebrate their Fiftieth Wedding
Anniversary with an open house,
given by their children, from 7 to 9
p.m. August 4 at their home on Keif-
fer Road at Crawley.
Mrs Costa is the former Meta
Coughlin. Mr Costa is a retired coal
miner. Their children ~ar,,~ Rita Bostic
and Kaye Burkholder of Rupert and
Bob of Crawley.
Salem & McLean
Homecoming Set
The Salem and McLean Presby-
terian Churches will hold their an-
nual Homecoming Services Sunday,
August 12. Worship service will be-
gin at 11 a.m. at the McLean Pres-
byterian Church located approxi-
mately 3-1/2 miles south of Roncev-
erte,
Reverend Calvin P. Gentry, pas-
tor of the McLean and Salem
churches wilt lead the worship and
deliver the sermon. A native of
Charlottesville, Mr Gentry was edu-
cated at King College, Bristol, Ten-
nessee; the University of Virginia
and Union Theological Seminar in
Virginia. He and his wife Julia, have
three grown children. Mr Gentry has
previously held pastorates in West
Virginia and North Carolina.
Immediately following the serv-
ices, there will be dinner on the
grounds. Also an afternoon of Gos-
pel singing will follow.
The congregations of both
churches would like to extend an in-
vitation to all friends and relatives to
join them on this special day.
Hobbs Family
Has Reunion
On Sunday July 15, the annual
reunion of the late Mathias Newton
and Martha Elizabeth Deem Hobbs'
family was held at the home of Joe
and Joanne Hobbs in Ronceverte.
Family and friends attended the
cookout on Saturday and the picnic
on Sunday. They included Mr and
Mrs Lindy Lindamood (Elizabeth
Hobbs) of Roanoke, Virginia;
Thelma Alderson of Vienna; Mr and
Mrs Edward Martin (Betty) of
Caldwell; Mr and Mrs Bob Toothman
(Bonnie Martin) of Greensboro,
North Carolina; Mr and Mrs Charles
F. Hobbs Jr of Kensington, Mary-
land; Mr and Mrs John Hobbs of
Charleston; Katie Crookshanks; Mr
and Mrs Bob Baker (Ann) and
Sharon of Ronceverte; Mr and Mrs
Bruce Robertson and Chris Hedrick
of Lewisburg; Lee and Benjie Shel-
ton of Princeton; Danny and Casey
Morgan of Ronceverte.
The hosts and hostesses were
Joe and Joanne Hobbs; Stacy
Hobbs; Debbie Hodge and her
daughters Kimberiy and Chrissy of
Hamilton, ~Virg~nia; Lawre0ce Hobbs;
Mr and Mrs Mike Bell and children
Leslie and Stewart of Roseland, Vir-
ginia; Lynn and Marvin Terry of
Lewisburg; Mr and Mrs Rex Sanford
(Norma Hobbs) of Greensboro,
North Carolina.
Others attending were Ginny
Morgan, Ronceverte; Larz and
Susan Bennett, Boomer; Clara
McClung and Paul Bennett of
Rupert; Patty and Lou Milam, Belle;
Michael Dillon, Albis Valley, Virginia.
East Class of '85
Reunion Aug. 12
The Greenbrier East Class of
lg85 Reunion will be held August 12.
Members of the Class of '85
should pay $10 per person to cover
food and activities, as food must be
paid for in advance. Camp Shaw-Mi-
DeI-Eca offers horseback riding and
tennis. You are welcome to take
your own frisbees and footballs.
Take a bathing suit if you want to
swim in the pool or river.
The Reunion will be from 2 p.m.
to 6 p.m. Saturday, August 12. A
group photo will be taken at 5 p.m.
If you have any questions, or still
need to make your reservation: call
or write Teresa Persinger, P. O. Box
1154, Lewisburg, 645-3733, or Jen-
nifer Shafer-Morgan, Rt. 2 Box
419A, Ronceverte, 645-3536.
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Tracy Leigh Turpin Weds
Mrs John Edward Patterson
(nee Tracy Turpin)
Tracy Leigh Turpin and John
Edward Patterson were married May
26 at 2 p.m. at the Lewisburg United
Methodist Church.
The bride is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs Richard B. Turpin of White
Sulphur Springs. The groom is the
son of Dr and Mrs J. L. Patterson of
Pulaski, Virginia.
Reverend D. Homer Stewart per-
formed the double-ring ceremony.
Wedding music was provided by
organist Linda Walls of Lewisburg
and Mary Kaye Bennett of Jumping
Branch.
Escorted to the altar by her fa-
ther, and given in marriage by her
parents, the bride wore a gown of
white bridal satin and alenqon lace
designed with a Sabrina neckline.
Seed pearls and iridescent deco-
rated the fitted bodice which fea-
tured a deep V-back. The puffed
sleeves were tapered and ended
points at the wrists.
The semi-full skirt had a satin
bow in the back creating a peplum
effect. The front was appliqued with
seed pearls and iridescent and was
scalloped at the hemline. Scallops
of appliqued iridescent and seed
pearls also bordered {the cathedral
train.
Her crown of seed pearls was
designed with a pouff of illusion
highlighted with sprigs of satin flow-
ers and seed pearls. A walking-
length veil of illusion fell from the
crown.
She carried a cascading bouquet
of Lady Di roses, miniature purple
iris, deep purple statis, Queen
Anne's lace, ivy and heather.
Matron of honor was Barbara
Phillips, sister of the bride, of Lewis-
burg.
Maid of honor was Sherri Doggett
of White Sulphur Springs.
Bridesmaids were Christine
Bowling of White Sulphur Springs
and Robyn Patterson, sister-in-law
of the groom, of Vinton, Virginia.
Junior bridesmaid was Sara
Boggess, cousin of the bride, of
Bedford, Virginia.
Flower girls were Nicote Beamer,
cousin of the groom, of Galax, Vir-
ginia and Heather Hollingsworth of
Lewisburg. Ring-bearer was John
Colin Boggess of Bedford.
-Dr J. L. Patterson Jr served his
son as best man.
Ushers were Jimmy Patterson of
Vinton and Tommy Patterson of Pu-
laski, cousins of the groom, and
Tommy Patterson, brother of the
bride, of White Sulphur Springs.
Acolytes were Christopher
Shomo, cousin of the groom, of Pu-
laski and Matthew Boggess, cousin
of the bride, of Bedford.
The guest book was attended by
Becky Sowder of Johnson City, Ten-
nessee.
Wedding director was Emily Ber-
isford King of Roanoke.
A reception followed on the lawn
of the General Lewis Inn, Lewis-
burg.
The bride is a 1984 graduate of
Greenbrier East High School and a
graduate of Concord College with a
bachelor of arts degree in business
management,
The groom is a graduate of Pu-
laski County High School and Con-
cord College with a bachelor of arts
degree in business administration.
He is employed as assistant man-
ager of McAdo's in Roanoke,
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