26 • Thursday, May 30, 2013
Autry-Bell
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Craig Autry of Montgomery announce the engagement of their daughter, Anne Elizabeth Autry, to Brayden Wischmeyer Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Wischmeyer Bell of Mountain Brook. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Waylon
Byars-Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Alan Byars of Trussville announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca Diane Byars, to Kyle Jarvis Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jerome Brown of Homewood. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Carolyn Bishop of
Terch-Blank
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Wayne Terch of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Ann Terch, to Douglas Brian Blank II, son of Mr. Douglas Brian Blank and Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Everett Watson, all of Birmingham. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. William Merritt Burgin
Weddings & Engagements Autry and Mrs. William Laney Bellande and the late Dr. William Laney Bellande, all of Birmingham. Miss Autry is a 2005 graduate of Alabama Christian Academy and a 2010 graduate of the University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood development. She received a master’s degree in elementary education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2013. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta and Kappa Delta Epsilon Honor Society. Miss Autry is a graduate student. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Alden Clement Stockinger of Baton Rouge, La., and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Ellingwood Bell of Dallas. Mr. Bell is a 2010 graduate of the University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in finance. He received a master’s degree in marketing from the University of Alabama in 2011. He is employed with Regions Bank in Birmingham. The wedding will be July 13. Birmingham and the late Mr. Charles Bishop and Mrs. Alma Byars and the late Mr. Willie Byars of Birmingham. Miss Byars is a 2006 graduate of Hewitt-Trussville High School and a 2010 graduate of the University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. She is employed locally with the Jefferson County School System. The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Turner of Tuscaloosa and Mrs. Barbara Brown and the late Mr. Edwin Covington Brown of Lincoln. Mr. Brown is a 2005 graduate of Homewood High School and a 2009 graduate of Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in business management and a minor in Spanish. He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He is employed locally with A588 & A572 Steel Company. The wedding is planned for July 13. and the late Mr. Burgin and Mrs. Edward Walter Terch and the late Mr. Terch, all of Birmingham. Miss Terch is a 2007 graduate of Mountain Brook High School and a 2011 elementary education graduate of the University of Alabama. She is employed by an elementary school in Birmingham. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. John Charles Bruner Jr. and the late Mr. Bruner of Selma and Ms. Billy G. Hollowell and the late Mr. Howard William Blank of San Antonio. Mr. Blank is a 2006 graduate of Mountain Brook High School and a 2010 graduate of the University of Alabama. He is pursuing a doctorate of philosophy in finance degree at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn. The wedding will be June 22 at 3 p.m. at Brookwood Baptist Church in Mountain Brook. Following a honeymoon trip to the Dominican Republic, the couple will live in Knoxville.
OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Edward Johnson Jr. of Birmingham. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Jane Rucker Gunter of Birmingham, formerly of Russellville; the late Mr. James William Gunter of Rohrbach, Germany; and the late Mr. and Mrs. Carl Edward Johnson of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mrs. Lucy Lott Strickland and Mr. William Bradley Strickland of Selma. He is the grandson of the Rev. William Calvin Strickland of Valley Grande and the late Mrs. Strickland and the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Alfonso Lott of Burnsville. Escorted by her father, the bride wore an ecru gown of Venice lace with a semi-cathedral train. Her fingertip veil of silk tulle was edged in satin. She carried a bouquet of peonies and hydrangeas. Attending the bride were Julia Lonsdale Bevill, Martha Converse
King and Anne Goodwyn Kreider, all of Birmingham; Bevan Augusta Dowd of Berkeley, Calif.; Clare Carswell Easterlin of Atlanta; and Bea Jeffers Fowlkes of Athens, Ga. Groomsmen were the Hon. Robert Emerson Armstrong III and William Bradley Strickland, both of Selma, and James Barton Brown, Carl Reeves Burruss, Joshua Michael Cirulnick IV and Jason Paul Nichols, all of Birmingham. Judge Armstrong and Maeve Mary Sloane of Austin, Texas, were lay readers. Sarah Frances Andrews of Birmingham and Emily Clarendon Wright of Baltimore served as program attendants. Musicians were Saint Luke’s music director and organist Dr. James Dorroh and the parish choir. Following a honeymoon trip, the couple live in Birmingham.
Katherine Paige Benton and Dr. Scott Daniel Eckhart were married May 26, 2012 at Riverchase Baptist Church. The ceremony was officiated by Reverends Lucas Dorion and
Jeffery A. Greer. A reception at the Avon Theater followed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William David Benton of Birmingham and the granddaughter of Mrs. Bennett William Benton Jr. and the late Mr. Benton and Mrs. Joseph Avery Miller Jr. and the late Mr. Miller, all of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Lawrence Eckhart of Houston and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Montgomery Eckhart and Mrs. Charles Daniel Moore and the late Mr. Moor, all of Niantic, Ill. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a Galina shantung taffeta gown with a sweetheart neckline. The gown had a sweep train with a side bow at the waist, on which was pinned an antique cameo brooch. Her bouquet was wrapped in her maternal great-grandmother’s embroidered
handkerchief, and she carried a white Bible given to her maternal grandparents upon their March 10, 1951 wedding at Southside Baptist Church, as well as an embroidered handkerchief carried by the groom’s mother and his maternal grandmother in their respective weddings. The matron of honor was Sarah Elizabeth Benton Wagner, sister of the bride, of Enterprise. Bridesmaids were Laura Ward Murphy of Tuscaloosa, Heather Joy Harwood of Dallas and Emily Eckhart Mabry of Houston. Best men were Austin Charles Eckhart and Eric Montgomery Eckhart, brothers of the groom, both of Houston. Groomsmen were Dr. Jonathan Robert Oudin of Barrow, Alaska; Airman Jacob Eckhart of Goldsboro, N.C.; and Joshua David Benton, brother of the bride, of Baton Rouge, La.
Hays-Stone
Mr. and Mrs. John Scott Hays of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Anna Kathryn Hays, to Whitton Van Stone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Dwaine Stone of Birmingham. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Douglas Hays of Birmingham and the late Mr. Hoyt Watson Driver and the late Ms. Kathryn Pippin Driver, both of Anniston. Miss Hays is a 2007 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School and a 2011 cum laude graduate of Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. She is employed as a regis-
tered nurse in UAB’s Trauma Burn Intensive Care Unit. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Robert Earle Stone and the late Mr. Robert Earle Stone of St. Louis and the late Mr. and Mrs. Van Brittain Seelbinder of Birmingham. Mr. Stone is a 2006 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School and a 2010 graduate of Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in finance. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. He is employed with CenterState Bank as a junior fixed income analyst. The wedding is planned for June 29 at Reid Chapel at Samford University.
Johnson-Strickland
Sarah Jane Johnson and Bradley Lott Strickland were married May 18 at Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Richmond Webster officiating. A wedding brunch followed the noon ceremony.
Benton-Eckhart
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