Alabama Marriages
The State Guard 04/04/1848
Louisa Angeline Higginbotham & Francis Asbury Dulaney, Esq.
In Wilcox County on the 5th ult., F. A. Delany, Esq., editor of the “Wilcox Banner”, to Miss Angeline L. Higginbotham.
The Anniston Star 09/19/1919
Carrie Lee Higginbotham & Arthur Zellers Heard
The following guests who came to attend the
Heard-Higginbotham wedding, have returned to their homes; Mrs. Williams,
The Anniston Star 12/22/1926
Carl Higginbotham & Maude Harts
TWO COUPLES MARRIED HERE TUESDAY NIGHT
Carl Higginbotham, of Birmingham, and Miss Maude Harts, of near Jacksonville, and William McCoy, of Birmingham, and Miss Lillie Herring, of near Jacksonville, were quietly married at the home of Walter Higginbotham on Eighteenth and Moore Tuesday evening. Rev. J. T. McKay performed the ceremonies.
Immediately following the ceremonies, the couples motored to Birmingham where they will make their future home.
The Anniston Star 02/21/1937
Ralph Daniel Higginbotham & Dorothy Lee Burnham
RALPH HIGGINBOTHAM WEDS MISS BURNHAM
The wedding of Miss Dorothy Burnham and Mr.
Ralph Higginbotham was solemnized Saturday morning at the
The church was tastefully decorated for the occasion, ferns and colle lilies being used as a background at the altar. Cathedral candles were used on standards, making an attractive setting for the wedding party.
Preceding the ceremony Miss Eloise Stevenson rendered an organ solo, which was followed by two songs, “All for You” and “I Love You”, by Mrs. Frank Glazner.
The bride was given in marriage by her
father, Mr. H. L. Burnham, of
Sonny Leonard, dressed in white, carried the ring on a white satin pillow. He was followed by Betty Vickery, flower girl, daintily dressed in shell pink silk.
Mr. Joe Crosby served as best man and the groomsmen were Mr. Jerome Flynt and Mr. Hampton Dye.
Immediately following the ceremony the young
couple left for
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.
L. Burnham of
On their return from the wedding trip they
will make their home in
The Anniston Star 03/31/1940
Cecil R. Higginbotham & Mary Anne Griffith
Mrs. Cecil R. Higginbotham, who was united in marriage during the Easter holidays. Before her marriage she was Miss Mary Anne Griffith. the young couple will make their home in Anniston.
The Anniston Star 02/17/1946
Mildred Jane Higginbotham & James Elbert Brooks
Miss Mildred J. Higginbotham Bride Of James Elbert Brooks
In the presence of a large assemblage of
relatives and friends in the
The ceremony was performed by Rev. Virgil M.
Gardner, pastor, and music was in charge of Mrs. Frank Kirby, with Sammy
Higginbotham, cousin of the bride, as soloist. His election was "I Love You
Truly" by Carrie Jacobs Bond.
The bridal party assembled before beautiful
altar arrangement of spreading fern balls interspersed with handsome bouquets of
white gladioli in tall white standard baskets. Many branched candelabra held
sparkling white tapers lighted by Miss Anoldros Bennett, cousin of the bride.
To the strains of the wedding march from "Loghengrin"
the bridal party entered the church.
Ushers were, the bride's brother, Franklin
H. Higginbotham; her brother-in-law, Luther H. Oliver, and her two uncles, S. O.
and C. R. Higginbotham, all of Anniston and Oxford.
The bride's matron of honor was her sister,
Mrs. Luther H. Oliver (Mary Higginbotham). Bridesmaids were Miss Ruth Surrett,
Miss Polly Brooks, Mrs. Ruth Higginbotham and Mrs. Ruth Messer, all of
Miss Higginbotham approached the altar with
her grandfather, W. T. Higginbotham, by whom she was given in marriage. She was
met by Mr. Brooks and his best man, W. E. Messer, his brother-in-law.
For her marriage, Miss Higginbotham selected
a lovely powder blue suite with navy accessories and her corsage was a beautiful
white orchid.
After the impressive rites performed by Rev.
Mr. Gardner, the bridal party left the church to the Mendelssohn wedding march,
followed by relatives and guests.
The reception, given by Mrs. S. O.
Higginbotham, the bride's aunt, was held at her home, which was prettily
decorated for the occasion. The wedding party formed the receiving line.
For the wedding and reception the bride's
mother wore a becoming brown suit with matching accessories. Her corsage was
pink carnations.
The bride's table was prettily covered with
a beautiful lace cloth and centered with the large wedding cake, which was white
and pink, embossed with spun-candy flowers of delicate designs.
The table was presided over by Mrs. C. R.
Higginbotham and Mrs. Jack Bennett, aunts of
the
bride.
In charge of the punch bowls were Mrs. Ruth
Higginbotham and Mrs. Ruth Messer, sisters-in-law of the bride.
Later in the evening Mr. and Mrs. Brooks
left for a wedding trip, after which they will be temporarily in the home of his
father in
The Cullman Democrat 02/01/1951
Don Ray Higginbotham & Willene Scott
Cullman
Mr. Don Higginbotham, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Higginbotham of Cullman Route One, was married to Miss Willene Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Scott of Hanceville, on January 22nd. Don is serving in the U. S. Air Corp.
The Anniston Star 02/03/1957
Jackie Higginbotham & George Mhoon
Miss Jackie Higginbotham Marries Airman G. Mhoon
Miss Jackie
Higginbotham and Airman George Mhoon were married in an early evening ceremony
on Friday, January 18 at the
A prelude of music was
played by Mr. Herbert Bales of
The
bride wore a waltz
length dress
fashioned
of lace
over taffeta and featured a sweetheart
neckline and fitted three-quarter length sleeves. She wore matching accessories
and carried a bridal bouquet of white carnations.
Miss Linda
Mhoon, sister of the bridegroom, served the bride as maid of honor. For the
occasion she selected a pink taffeta dress with a scooped neckline and fitted
bodice. She carried a bouquet of pink carnations.
Lt.
Col. Mhoon served his son as best man and the bride was given in marriage by her
uncle, James Higginbotham or
Mrs.
Higginbotham chose a navy blue dress for her daughter’s wedding and Mrs. Mhoon
also wore navy blue. Their accessories were in matching shades and they wore
corsages of white and pink carnations.
Immediately
following the ceremony, Colonel and Mrs. Mhoon entertained with a reception at
their home.
Late in the evening, the
young couple left on their wedding trip to
The Anniston Star 05/15/1960
Frank Edwin Higginbotham & Nancy Louise Hubbard
Hubbard-Higginbotham Marriage Takes Place
Miss Nancy Louise Hubbard became the bride of Frank Edwin Higginbotham in an
early evening ceremony May 5 at the
Mrs. Joyce Peek, organist, and Sarah Higginbotham, vocalist, rendered a prelude
of wedding music with vocal solos being “O Promise Me”, “Because” and “The
Lord’s Prayer”. The wedding party entered and left the church to the familiar
strains of the Wagner and Mendelssohn wedding marches.
The
Rev. Warren Mitchell, pastor of the church, read the vows for the impressive
ceremony before a nuptial setting created with burning white tapers and
standards of white gladioli.
Mrs. Billy Mack Ballard was matron of honor and bridesmaids were Miss Carolyn
Cain, Miss Judy Ellis, Miss Virginia Roberts and Miss Patricia Guthrie.
Little Miss
Diane Bell was her cousin’s flowergirl and wore a blue dress, a flat blue bow in
her hair with a brief veil attached. She carried a basket of rose petals.
Mrs. Ballard wore an orchid eyelet dress with a fitted bodice featuring a
scooped neckline and short sleeves, and a full street length skirt. She wore a
nose veil attached to a flat bow in a matching shade, and carried a bouquet of
Dutch iris and daisies dyed to match the dress.
The
bridesmaids wore dresses identical in design to that worn by Mrs. Ballard, two
being in blue and two in pink, and carried matching bouquets.
Clyde Kellum,
Jr., served as best man and ushers were Gene Love, Billy Barker, Bob Bane and
LaDon Colney.
The
bride, given in marriage by her father, was lovely in her bridal gown of white
satin. The molded bodice featured a lace yoke with a jewel neckline and long
fitted sleeves ending in calla points on the hands, and the full aisle length
skirt fell into a chapel train. She carried a white Bible topped with a white
orchid and her fingertip veil fell from a satin tiara.
Mrs. Hubbard chose for her daughter’s wedding a navy blue dress and Mrs.
Higginbotham, mother of the bridegroom, wore pale blue. Their corsages were of
white carnations.
In June the
young couple will leave to make their home in
The Anniston Star 09/24/1961
Ethelda Theresa Higginbotham & Robert Donald Hoover
Higginbotham-Hoover
The Sacred Heart Catholic was the setting
Saturday morning at 11:00 o'clock for the marriage of Miss Ethelda Theresa
Higginbotham to Lt. Robert Donald Hoover.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Herman C. Higginbotham and the bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Donald Oliver
Hoover and the late Mr. Hoover of
Couple Will Be Married In
MENASHA — Miss Sandra Grace Higginbotham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Higginbotham,
The Rev. John Putman will perform the ceremony at Holy Spirit Catholic Church,
Mr. Voss, son of Mr. and Mrs. David G. Voss,
Miss Higginbotham graduated from the
Both arc
employed by the Boeing Company.
The Anniston Star 08/19/1969
Julie Tewana Higginbotham & John Edward Mahaffey
Miss Higginbotham Weds Mr. Mahaffey
Miss Julie
Tewana Higginbotham became the bride of John Edward Mahaffey of
The
bride is the daughter of Shelton D. Higginbotham of Anniston and the bridegroom
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Mahaffey of
Music was provided by Mrs. Hugh Peak of Oxford, organist.
Miss Linda Susan Willingham was maid of honor and Miss Janet Lee Mahaffey,
sister of the bridegroom, was bridesmaid.
They wore
lavender chiffon floor-length gowns with sabrina necklines featuring stand-up
ruffles and long sleeves with ruffles at the wrists. A floating chiffon panel
accented the back of the dresses. Their headpieces matched the gowns and they
carried cascades of yellow spider mums tied with purple velvet ribbon.
Mr. Mahaffey
served his son as best man and ushers were Brad Marsh, George LeFoy Jr. and Roy
Henderson, all of
The bride,
given in marriage by her father, wore an aisle-length A-line gown of peau de
sole with semi-empire bodice of lace encrusted with pearls and long sleeves
ending in points over the hands. Her cathedral train was scattered with
appliqués of lace and pearls.
Her
elbow length veil of illusion fell from lace a flower with pearls outlining each
petal. She carried a cascade of lilies of the valley and stephanotis centered
with a white orchid. Her jewelry was a pair of diamond earrings, a gift from the
bridegroom.
Following
the ceremony a reception was held in the church fellowship hall. Miss Virginia
Mahaffey of
For their
wedding trip to
The
couple will live in
The Anniston Star 08/31/1969
Nancy Jo Higginbotham & John Verlin Bryson Jr.
Higginbotham-Bryson Vows Are Said In Church Ceremony
The marriage of Miss Nancy Jo Higginbotham
to John Verlin Bryson Jr. was solemnized on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 7:30 p.m. at
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Daniel Higginbotham of
Organ music was presented by L. Griff Perry
Jr., who also accompanied the bride's sister, Miss Diane Higginbotham of
Mrs. Hoke Joseph Thomas Jr. of
They wore aisle-length gowns of coral silk
organza with long full sleeves, jewel neckline and a belt of velvet and organza
marking the empire waistline.
Their headpieces were crowns of velvet and
organza flowers with tiers of shoulder length illusion, and each carried a
kissing ball of flowers in harmonizing shades of coral.
Mr. Bryson chose his father as best man, and
other groomsmen were Dick Randal Bryson of Asheville, N. C., Francis Manning of
The bride, given in marriage by her father,
wore an aisle-length empire gown of white English net and re-embroidered
A Watteau chapel train fell from the neck of
the lace bodice. The A-line skirt was enhanced with scattered lace appliqués and
a border of scalloped lace at the hemline.
Her veil was a modified cathedral-length
mantilla of illusion bordered with re-embroidered beaded
Following the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.
Higginbotham were hosts for a reception in the fellowship hall of the church,
after which the bridal couple left on a wedding trip.
For traveling the bride wore a dress of red, white and navy blue knit and full-length navy knit coat, with navy accessories and the orchid from her bouquet.
The Anniston Star 09/04/1969
Deborah Lark Higginbotham & Wilbur E. Wood
Miss Higginbotham, Mr. Wood Are Wed In Church Ceremony
The marriage of Miss Deborah Lark
Higginbotham and Wilbur E. Wood was Saturday at 7 p.m. at
Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. F. H.
Higginbotham of Eulaton and Mr. and Mrs. James H. Wood of
Music was provided by Miss Darlene Lloyd,
organist and Miss Anne Cockrell, vocalist. Mrs. Louise Vick, aunt of the bride,
presented a selected reading.
The bride, given in marriage by her father,
wore a gown of white brocade with chapel-length train. The bodice was overlaid
with
Lowell Wood served his brother as best man.
Groomsmen were Wi1lie Thrash, Donald Oliver
and Danny Angel. Candle lighters were Richard Brooks and Lise Cotton, and Morgan
Carpenter, nephew of the bride, was ringbearer.
Mrs. B. W. Carpenter of
They wore princess style street length
dresses of pink delustered satin. Their fingertip veils were pink illusion and
they carried nosegays of pink and white carnations.
A reception in the church fellowship hall
followed the ceremony. Assisting were Mrs. James Brooks, Mrs. Wanda Williams,
Mrs. William Lee and Mrs. Willie Thrash. Miss Brenda Stanfield presided at the
bride's table.
The couple will live in
The Anniston Star 10/11/1970
Janice Kay Higginbotham & Robert McCanless Butler
Higginbotham-Butler betrothal announced
Mr.
and Mrs. John O. Higginbotham of
Miss Higginbotham is the granddaughter of Mrs. Boyce O. Fehrman of
She is a
junior at
Mr. Butler
is the grandson of Mrs. J. L. Page of
A
graduate of
The
wedding will be solemnized on December 29 at
The Anniston Star 01/12/1971
Miss Higginbotham weds Samford student in Atlanta
Miss Janice Kay Higginbotham of Atlanta, Ga., and Robert McCanless Butler of Tuskegee were married Dec. 29 in Atlanta.
Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Higginbotham of Atlanta and the Rev. and Mrs. James H. Butler of Tuskegee.
They are living in Atlanta while attending Samford University.
The Anniston Star 09/27/1971
Billy Wayne Higginbotham & Sherry LaNell Mundy
Miss Mundy marries B. W. Higginbotham
The
marriage of Miss Sherry LaNell Mundy to Billy Wayne Higginbotham was solemnized
on Friday, Sept. 24, at 6:00 p.m. at
Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mundy and Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Higginbotham, all of
The Rev. G.
D. Waits performed the double-ring ceremony and was assisted by the Rev. Billy
Wayne Morris. Music was presented by Mrs. Frank Hill, organist, and Mrs. Tony
Zinn, vocalist.
Mrs. Mike Whiteside attended the bride as matron of honor and wore an aisle
length gown of deep pink crepe fashioned with high waistline, round collar and
bell sleeves.
Her
headpiece was of matching lace with tulle veiling, and she carried a bouquet of
white carnations with pink streamers.
Bridesmaids were Miss Lucy Bell and Miss Ann Butterworth, and Miss Marian Willis
was junior bridesmaid. Their pale pink gowns and headpieces were fashioned like
those of the honor attendant, and they also carried bouquets of white
carnations.
Meg
Haynes, cousin of the bride, was flower girl and was dressed like the honor
attendant. She carried a basket of pink rose petals.
Earl
Higginbotham served his son as best man, and ushers were Mike Whiteside, Dennis
Mundy, brother of the bride, and Rowland Cook. Chris Crossley, cousin of the
bridegroom, was ringbearer, and the candles were lighted by Robbie Spague and
Freddy Williams, cousin of the bridegroom.
The bride,
given in marriage by her father, wore an aisle length gown of peau de sole
fashioned with high collar and Camelot sleeves. Embroidered lace panels enhanced
the sleeves and front of the dress.
Her
mantilla veil of illusion was attached to a flat headpiece of bows and lace
flowers. She carried a nosegay of baby orchids, pink rosebuds and white
carnations.
Following the ceremony a reception was held in the fellowship hall of the
church.
After a short wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Higginbotham will be at home in
The Anniston Star 04/08/1973
Ronald Fletcher Higginbotham & Frieda Diana Garmon
Garmon-Higginbotham wedding is solemnized
Miss Frieda Diana Garmon and Ronald Fletcher
Higginbotham were united in marriage on Saturday, April 7, at 7 p.m. at the home
of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Van Garmon, in
The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fletcher Higginbotham of
The Rev. Oscar Cotton performed the
double-ring ceremony.
The candles were lighted by the bride's
sister, Miss Sarah Lynn Garmon, who wore a beige dress with a corsage of white
carnations.
The bride, given in marriage by her father,
wore a floor length gown of white peau de sole and organza fashioned with high
neckline and bishop sleeves and trimmed with eyelet lace and ribbon.
Her elbow-length veil of illusion was
attached to a small headpiece. She carried a cascade bouquet of yellow and white
daisies.
A reception at the home followed the
ceremony.
After a short wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs.
Higginbotham will be at home at
The Anniston Star 11/03/1973
Ralph Daniel Higginbotham Jr. & Carole Heath Shears
Shears, Higginbotham
Ms. Carole Heath Shears and Ralph Daniel
Higginbotham Jr. were married on Friday, Nov. 1 at
The bride is the daughter of Clarence R.
Heath of
The bridegroom is the son of Ralph D.
Higginbotham of
The ceremony was performed by Dr. Charles L.
Martin Jr. in the presence of the immediate family and friends.
Mrs. Ray Moore attended the bride as matron
of honor, and Ralph D. Higginbotham served his son as best man.
After a short wedding trip, the couple will
reside at
The Anniston Star 02/27/1974
Ralph D. Higginbotham & Miriam C. Jackson
Wedding vows said by couple
Mrs. Miriam C. Jackson of
Dr. Charles I,. Martin Jr. performed the
ceremony, and music was presented by L. Griff Perry Jr., organist, and Miss
Diane Higginbotham, vocalist,
Miss Mim Jackson was her mother's only
attendant, and Dan Higginbotham served his father as best man.
Mr. and Mrs. Higginbotham are residing at
The Anniston Star 04/16/1975
Alan Lee Higginbotham & Leslie Carol Pounder
Marriage is announced
Miss Leslie Carol Pounder and Alan Lee Higginbotham were married on Friday, April 11, at 8 p.m. at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Pounder, in Williams community.
The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Higginbotham, also of Williams community.
The Rev. Doyle Green performed the ceremony, which was followed by a small reception at the home of the bridegroom's uncle, Lonnie Higginbotham, and Mrs. Higginbotham.
The couple will reside in Gulfport, Miss.