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9 MRS. CHRISTOPHER Williams-Blackmon PINE GROVE, PA. Megan Alise Williams and Christopher Eden Blackmon were married at 5 p.m., Oct. 11, 2009 at Sweet Arrow Lake County Park. Rev.

Storm Hutchinson performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Williams.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Todd Jackson of Millspring, NC and Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Comer of Nacogdoches, TX.

The bride was given in marriage by her father, Michael Williams. Rachel Massegee of Hendersonville, NC, friend of the bride, and Stephanie Williams of Arlington, VA, sister of the bride, both served as maids of honor. Bridesmaids were Morgan Pearson of Essex, Emily Watson of New Haven, Conn. And Sarah Beth Plowman of Cullowhee, NC, all friends of the bride. Alana and Elliot BLACKMON MRS.

SHAWN CARL SMITH Strick Jackson, both of Hendersonville, NC, friends of the bride and Zoey Comer of Nacogdoches, TX, stepsister of the groom, all served as flower girls. Christopher Page of Cullowhee, NC, friend of the groom, served as best man. Groomsmen were Matthew Jackson of Mill Spring, NC, step- brother of groom, Jamie Tock of Winston-Salem and Ryan Martin of Essex, both friends of the groom. Jonathan Comer of Nacogdoches, TX, stepbrother of the groom, served as ring bearer. A reception was held at Sweet Arrow Lake County Park in Pine Grove, PA.

Following a wedding trip to Wellsboro, the couple will live in Minersville, PA. The bride graduated from Rocky Mount High and UNC-A. She is employed by Americorps. The groom graduated from Polks County High School and UNC-A. KILBI L.

BAKER and MICHAEL S. BRANCH Bake ch BALD HEAD ISLAND, of Dr. and Mrs. Gordon N.C. David Wayne Baker Lawrence Mathes of Rocky of Jamestown, N.C., an- Mount and the late James nounces the engagement of Michael Branch.

his daughter, Kilbi Layne The wedding is planned Baker of Jamestown, N.C. for 4 p.m., Nov. 21, 2009 at to Michael Sean Branch The Village Chapel at Bald of Rocky Mount, the son Head Island, N.C. Rocker's tour includes N.C. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.

(AP) Rock band Bon Jovi announced plans Thursday for a new world tour. The 1 two-year tour begins Feb. 19 in Seattle and includes a May 26 show at New Jersey's new SPECIAL OCCASIONS Rocky Mount Telegram Sunday, October 25, 2009 3D EDEN $1.6 billion Meadowlands football stadium, which will be home to the New York Giants and Jets. It will feature 135 shows in 30 countries. The tour includes an April 22 stop at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte.

MRS. KAI STEPHEN MULLEN Proctor-Mullen Coley Nanette Strickland and Shawn Carl Smith were married at 4 p.m., May 24, 2009 at Nashville Baptist Church in Nashville, N.C. The Rev. Richard C. Paschall Jr.

performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Millard Ross Strickland, Jr. of Nashville.

Grandparents of the bride are Mrs. Nan Rose Strickland of Nashville, Mrs. Magaline Cash Bass of Colonial Heights, the late Mr. Millard R. Strickland and the late Mr.

David Binford Bass. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Emory Smith of Oak City, N.C. Grandparents of the groom are Mrs.

Barbara Brumsey Smith of Currituck, N.C., the late Mr. Millard Randolf Smith, the late Mr. Charles Edward Doll Jr. and the late Mrs. Leta Doll Olgine.

The bride was given in marriage by her father, Millard Ross Strickland Jr. The bride's gown was a white silk taffeta Enzoani gown. The strapless, modified A-line gown featured an asymmetrical drop waist with rouching and beaded lace embellishments down the bodice, silk taffeta buttons down the back and was followed by a chapel train. The bride carried a hand-tied bouquet of various pink flowers including tulips, gerber daisies, roses, alstroemeria, and carnations, accented with purple statice, hypericum berries, and bells-of-Ireland. Casey Nicole Boone of Nashville, N.C., friend of the bride served as maid of honor.

Lindsey Smith Davis of Apex, N.C., sister of the groom and Maria Ayala Strickland of Quantico, sister-in-law of the bride both served as matrons of honor. Bridesmaids were Julie Allred Watkins of Raleigh, N.C., Kimberly Jane Humphrey of Tobaccoville, N.C., Elizabeth Virginia Nihart of Charlotte, N.C., Genevieve Eula Parker of Los Angeles, and Rebecca Ann Lewis of Summerfield, N.C., all friends of the bride. Carl Emory Smith of Oak City, father of the groom, served as best man. Groomsmen were Dylan Reed Smith of Oak City, brother of the groom, Darren Shawn Murph of Holly Springs, N.C., Matthew Wilson Laney of Brian Lee Oliver of Raleigh, N.C., all friends of the groom, Todd Gray Davis of Apex, N.C., brother-in-law of the groom, Matthew Paul Strickland of Quantico, Va. and Binford Ross Strickland of Kaneohe, Hawaii, both brothers of the bride.

Register and program attendants were Robert H. Bass of Henderson, N.C., Elizabeth Miller Laney of Knightdale, N.C., Dana Oliver Murph of Holly Springs, N.C., and Hannah Bohrer Oliver of Raleigh, N.C. Nuptial music was provided by Mr. Greg Oliver of Plymouth, N.C., pianist. The director of the ceremony was Mrs.

Alice Murph of Plymouth, N.C. The couple drove a new John Deere 7830 tractor to the wedding reception held at Birchwood Country Club given by the bride's parents. Tractor provided by East Coast Equipment of Nashville. Following a wedding trip to Palm Island in the Grenadines, the couple will make their home near Merry Hill, N.C. The bride graduated from Northern Nash High and North Carolina State University where she received a bachelor's degree in horticulture landscape design.

The groom graduated from Lawrence Academy and North Carolina State University where he received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He is employed by Nucor Steel in Hertford County. On February 5, 2009, a family tool shower was given by the bride's parents at Nashville Baptist Church. On April 5, 2009,: a bridal shower was given by friends at Nashville Baptist Church. On April 24-26, 2009, a bachelorette weekend was given by Casey Boone and bridesmaids at Emerald Isle.

On May 2, 2009, a guy-girl shower was given by Todd and Lindsey Davis at Hope Chapel in Apex. On May 3, 2009, a shower was given by members at Harvest Church in Washington. On May 3, 2009, a shower was given by friends at Plymouth Church of Christ in Plymouth. On I May 9, 2009, a shower was given by Julie Watkins at her home in Raleigh. On May 16, 2009, a luncheon was given by friends at the home of Sarah Hinton in Nashville.

On May 23, 2009, a bridal luncheon was hosted by Barbara Strickland Harris at her home in Nashville. On May 23, 2009, an after-rehearsal barbeque dinner was given by the groom's parents at Birchwood Country Club. Amanda Ward Proctor and Kai Stephen Mullen were married at 5 p.m., Oct. 24 at First Presbyterian Church. Rev.

Charles Franklin Jones performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Leon Proctor III. Grandparents of the bride are Mr.

and Mrs. Charles David Ward, Mrs. Russell Leon Proctor, and the late Mr. Proctor. The groom is the son of Mrs.

Heidemarie Gooss Mullen and Mr. Stephen Craig Mullen. Grandparents of the groom are Mrs. Ashley Raper, the late Mr. Melvin C.

Mullen, the late Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich Gooss. The bride was given in marriage by her parents. Anna Dorsett Lea of Raleigh and Mary Edmonson Kincheloe of Washington, D.C., both friends of the bride, served as maids of honor.

Bridesmaids were Dominee Mullen Ehrhardt of Raleigh, sister of the groom, Mary-Peyton Penick Amburn, Laura Ann Kornegay, Allison Gwyn Gibson, Brittany Dare Summerlin and Jessica Page Pike, all of Raleigh, Margaret Combs Reed of Wilmington and Andrea Guion Steele of Santa Monica, all friends of the bride. McKenzie Leigh Crocker of Cary, cousin of the bride, served as flower girl. Stephen Craig Mullen of Rocky Mount, father of the groom, served as best man. Groomsmen were Russell Leon Proctor IV of Elon, brother of the bride, Daniel Wesley Ehrhardt of Raleigh, brother-in-law of the groom, Patrick Duncan Cahill, Joseph Raymond Massey, Christopher David Justice, Joseph Forrest Moore, all of Raleigh, Charles Alden Love, Jr. of Rocky Mount, Matthew Russell Currin of Sumter, S.C.

and James Webster Hartstein of Laurel, all friends of the groom. Junior groomsman was Spencer Charles Thomas Crocker of Cary, cousin of the bride. David Taylor Witten of Nags Head, cousin of the bride, served as ring bearer. Greeters and attendants were Katherine Pell Lea and Emily Halsted Loughridge, both of Raleigh and friends of the bride. Scripture reader was Kelly Caitlyn Prettyman of Chapel Hill, friend of the bride.

Wedding director was Mrs. Paul McKee Kinnaird, assisted by Mrs. Philip Bunn Lea and Mrs. Thomas Warwick Steed. Music was provided by STORY IDEA? Call 446-5161 Rocky TELEGRAM Mount Virginia Vance, organist and Dr.

Daniel Crocker, trumpeter. A reception was held at Rose Hill Plantation, Following a wedding trip to Playa Mujeres, Mexico, the couple will live in Raleigh. The bride graduated from Rocky Mount Senior High and The University of Chapel Hill where she was a member of the Kappa Delta Sorority. She is employed by Well Fargo Advisors as a registered client associate with Absher Wealth Management Group. The groom graduated from Rocky Mount Senior High and NC State University where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.

He is currently pursuing a degree in nursing from Duke University Health System Watts School of Nursing. On May 30, 2009, an engagement party was given by Dominee and Dan Ehrhardt, Jackie and Judy Mullen, Charles and Pam Mullen, Sara Mullen and Matt Hedstrum and Matt and Elizabeth Mullen at the home of Dominee and Dan Ehrhardt in Raleigh. On the weekend of July 11, 2009 a batchelor golfing weekend was held in Hilton Head, S.C. On Aug. 22, 2009, a bachelorette weekend was held in Isle of Palm and Charleston, S.C.

On Aug. 30, 2009, a summer supper was given by Susan and Keith Ballentine, Beth Bullock, Partha and Bill Daughtridge, Al and Angie Hunter, Marianne and David Farris, Jo and Philip Lea, Angela and Burgess Urquhardt, Debbie and John Kincheloe and Millie and Bill Walker at the home of Angie and Al Hunter in Rocky Mount. On Oct. 4, 2009, a bridal shower was given by Maggie Reed, Brittany and Patty Summerlin, Marsha Inscoe, at the home of Patty Summerlin. On Oct.

23, 2009, a bridesmaid luncheon was given by Mrs. Nell Ward and Mrs. Jean Proctor, both grandparents of the bride and Mrs. Julie Crocker, Mrs. Peggy Braswell, Mrs.

Alice Witten and Ms. Charlotte Ward, all aunts of the bride, at Benvenue Country Club. On Oct. 23, 2009, an after rehearsal dinner was given by Mrs. Heidi Mullen, mother of the groom and an after rehearsal party was given by family and friends of the couple all at Benvenue Country Club.

On Oct. 24, 2009, a 'for the girls' brunch was given by Nancy and Russell Proctor, parents of the bride, at the home of the bride's parents..