24 • THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010
Davis - Bumpous
Mr. and Mrs. Art Davis of Hoover announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Elizabeth Davis, to Kyle Ward Bumpous, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earle T. Bumpous IV of Nashville, Tenn. Miss Davis is a 2006 graduate of Hoover High School and a 2010 summa cum laude graduate
Perry-Lahr
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Curtis Perry of Vestavia Hills announce the engagement of their daughter, Hanna Blair, to Joseph Brian Lahr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Richard Lahr of Beaver, Pa. Miss Perry is the granddaugh-
Ruppert-Murfee
Mrs. James Ervin Ruppert of Augusta, Ga. is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Jamie Elizabeth, to James Thomas Murfee V, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas Murfee IV. The bride elect is the grand-
of Auburn University, where she received a bachelor of science degree in math education. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Billie Jo Salser and the late Mr. Billy Earl Salser of Vestavia Hills and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Arthur Davis of Jackson, Miss. She will be employed in Smiths Station. Mr. Bumpous is a 2006 graduate of Oak Mountain High School and is currently pursuing a degree in accounting from Auburn University. He plans to graduate in December of 2010. He is the grandson of Mrs. Don Cope and Mr. Earle T. Bumpous III of Nashville, Tenn. and Mr. James Ward of Harlingen, Texas and the great-grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rudolph and Mr. Charlie Ward of Nashville, Tenn. The wedding is planned for July 17, 2010 at Shades Mountain Baptist Church. Following the wedding, the couple will live in Auburn. ter of Mr. and Mrs. David Grant Whitaker of Houston and Ms. Joan Perry and the late Mr. Curtis Lawrence Perry of Birmingham. She is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama, with a bachelor’s degree in commerce and business administration. In the fall, she will attend Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Mr. Lahr is the grandson of Mr. Oscar Salgado Leon and the late Ms. Maria Teresa Portuguez of San José, Costa Rica, and Mr. and Mrs. James Francis Lahr of Shippenville, Pa. He is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama, with a bachelor’s degree in chemical and biological engineering. He is employed as an engineer at SABIC Innovative Plastics. The wedding is planned for July 24 at Liberty Park Baptist Church. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Winton Partain Jr. of Augusta, Ga. and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Norman Ruppert Sr. of Charleston, S.C. Miss Ruppert is a cum laude graduate of Samford University, where she received a bachelor of science degree. She will be attending the University of Alabama in Birmingham in the fall where she will be pursuing a masters degree in clinical nutrition. The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Pope Swift Jr. of Selma, and the late Dr. James Thomas Murfee III and Col. and Mrs. Joe Dudley Berry of Marion. Mr. Murfee graduated from the University of Alabama with a bachelor of science degree in accounting. He will be employed with KPMG LLP in October. The wedding is planned for July 17, 2010 in Augusta, Ga.
WEDDINGS & ENGAGEMENTS
Davis-Parkes
Mr. and Mrs. William Anthony Davis, III of Birmingham are pleased to announce the engagement
Kontos-Thuston
Anna Brooke Kontos and Joseph Walker Thuston were married May 8, 2010, at Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Father Paul Costopoulos officiated. A reception followed at Mountain Brook Club. The bride’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Alex Steven Kontos of
Morris-Jordan
Lindsay Paylor Morris and Jon Mark Jordan were united in holy matrimony March 27, 2010 at Mountain Brook Community Church. The Rev. Tim Kallam officiated the ceremony and a reception followed at The Country Club of Birmingham. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cartwright Morris Jr. of Cropwell. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Robert Hillhouse Shaw and the late Mr. John Milton
OVER THE MOUNTAIN JOURNAL
of their daughter, Blair Colinne, to Dr. Kennett Brown Parkes of Nashville, Tenn. Dr. Parkes is the son of Mrs. Paula Smith Parkes of Nashille and Dr. Roger Brown Parkes of Jackson, Miss. Miss Davis is the granddaughter of Mrs. William Anthony Davis Jr. of Birmingham and the late Mr. Davis, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dwight Blair Jr. of Odenville. Miss Davis is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama where she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority and a four-year letterman on the cross country team. She received a master’s degree in special education from Vanderbilt University. She was presented at
the Krewe Ball, the Ball of Roses and the Heritage Ball. Dr. Parkes is the grandson of Mrs. Elizabeth Gottleb Smith of Destin, Fla. and the late Mr. Paul W. Smith, and Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Parkes of Madison, Miss. Dr. Parkes is a graduate of Montgomery Bell Academy and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi where he was president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He received his doctorate of medical dentistry from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Miss Davis is employed as a teacher in Nashville and Dr. Parkes practices dentistry. A July 24 wedding is planned at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham.
Birmingham. The groom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Clement Thuston III, of Birmingham. Grandparents of the bride are Mrs. I.S. Wientrob and the late Mr. Wientrob and Mr. Steven Alex Kontos and the late Annette Vlahos Kontos all of Birmingham. Grandparents of the groom are the late Mr. and Mrs. Paul Higgins Sommers of Pike Road and Mrs. Charles W. Lokey Jr. and the late Elmer C. Thuston Jr. of Birmingham. Maids of honor were Mallory Ann Lane, cousin of the bride; and Jessica Deon Brasfield, both of Birmingham. Bridesmaids were Erin McInnis Kontos, sister-inlaw of the bride, of Boca Raton Fla., Katherine Murray Ridge of Jacksonville, Fla., Virginia Coffey Johnston of Huntsville, Katherine Anne Baker, cousin of the bride, Jennifer Lauren McCorkle, Anne Sherrill Rast and Keri Melinda Dismukes, all of Birmingham. Best Men were Elmer Clement
Thuston III, father of the groom, and Robert Lee Thuston, brother of the groom, both of Birmingham. Groomsmen were Eric Chris Kontos, brother of the bride, of Boca Raton, Fla., John Lewis Shillingburg of Atlanta, Blair Rodgers Badham, Charles Perry Still, James David Brown, Davis Cochran White, Dewey Anderson White and John Grayson Hall, all of Birmingham. Ring bearer was Eric Alexander Kontos, nephew of the bride, of Boca Raton. Serving as ushers were William David McLeod, Edward Hayes Arendall, Casey Jameson Neal and Robert Keeling Spotswood, all of Birmingham. Also serving as ushers were cousins of the bride Christopher Ryan Lane, Steven Lee Baker, Nicolas Steven Kontos, and Steve Alex Kontos III, all of Birmingham. After a wedding trip to Turks and Cacaos Islands, the couple now lives in Atlanta.
Grosvenor Parker Jr. and Mrs. John Cartwright Morris Sr. and the late Mr. John Cartwright Morris Sr. all of Birmingham. The groom is the son on Mr. and Mrs. Mark Stephen Jordan of Madison, Miss. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James Alton Pierce of Madison, Miss. and the late Mr. and Mrs. John William Jordan Sr. of Carter, Miss. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore her mother’s gown of candlelight silk organza designed with a fitted bodice and portrait neckline. The skirt flows to a chapel train made from the magnolia satin of her grandmother’s wedding gown. She wore an heirloom rosepoint lace veil worn by four generations of her mother’s family. The bride chose Rebecca Morris Wise, her cousin, of Birmingham as her matron of honor and Meagan Marie Jordan, sister of the groom, of Dallas as her maid of honor. Her bridesmaids were Meredith Slappey Halcomb, Abby Clark Maddox, Mary Lauren Griffin McBride, Whitney Ward Simon, Laurie Castleberry White and
Holly Caradine Worsham, all of Birmingham, Jessica Henig Coblentz of Montgomery, Jenny Bryant Strange of Ellaville, Ga., Mary Grace Bratschi Chapman of Clarksdale, Miss., Brannon Brooks Bludsworth of Charlotte, N.C. and Sara Elizabeth O’Steen of Nashville, Tenn. The groom chose his father, Mark Stephen Jordan as his best man. His groomsmen were Christopher Ryan Rosson of Birmingham, John Cartwright Morris III of Mobile and Jack Parker Morris, brothers of the bride, of Auburn, Michael Andy Ryder of Tuscaloosa, Jonathan David Loftin of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., John Adam Goodman of Maui, Hawaii, William Tillman Moor Jr., cousin of the bride, of Northampton, Mass., Matthew Wilson McCool of Kosciuscko, Miss, Blake Edgar Hutto of Starkville, Miss, Michael Patrick Lyons of Queenstown, New Zealand, Collin John Fahrenkopf of Memphis, Tenn., Stephen Pierce Jordan, brother of the groom and Michael Jordan Ray of Dallas. After a honeymoon trip to St. Lucia, the couple now resides in Madison, Miss.