Crystal Lee Fleming & Charles Stribling Odom June 26, 2010 Crystal Lee Fleming and Charles Stribling Odom were united in marriage at 7 p.m. in a candle-lit ceremony on June 26, 2010, at First Baptist Church of Greenwood. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ray Hemphill of Greenwood and Mr. Hays Edward Fleming of Greenwood. The groom is the son of Susan Clements Chick of Memphis and Mr. Clifton Ellzey Odom of Jackson, Tenn. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Luke Riley of Azle, Texas, the bride's youth minister. Mary Jo Givens, a lifelong friend of the bride, served as the wedding director. Following the chiming of the hour, the bride was given in marriage by her father and her stepfather. The bride entered the church to the bridal march played by her uncle, Dudley Pleasants, on the harmonica. Nestled inside her bouquet was a picture of the bride and her stepmother, the late Cathy Shute Fleming. The bride had a pocket of an infant shirt belonging to her uncle, the late Lee Roberts, sewn into the hem of her dress, which served as her something blue. Attending her sister as maid of honor was Jessica Morgan Hemphill. Matron of honor was Mary Parker Flanagan Tribble. Bridesmaids were Sara Grace Hemphill and Mary-Holly
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stribling Odom
Fleming, both sisters of the bride; Casie Burt Thompson; Millie Powers; Melanie Wilson; Leigh Ables and Laurin Clark. Clifton Ellzey Odom served as his son's best man. Groomsmen were Andrew Odom and Clements Odom, both brothers of the groom. Other groomsmen were Ray Ratliff, Bill Saunders, Will Freeman, Matt Hodges, Scott Blaylock and Bubba McCabe. The reception was held at the State Headquarters of the Garden Clubs of Mississippi, where the highlight of the evening was a surprise visit by Elvis — the bride's all-time favorite singer.