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The Courier, Asheboro, North Carolina, Thursday, 20 September 1923
Miss Jessie Cox Marries Mr. Lowell Bass
A quiet but beautiful marriage occurred in the new Methodist Protestant church at this place Saturday evening at 8:00 o?clock in the presence of the immediate relatives of the parties and a few friends, when Miss Jessie Lee Cox was married to Mr. Lowell Bass, of South Boston, Va. The announcement of the engagement of the young couple had been made a few weeks previous but the marriage coming at this time was a surprise to most people except close relatives. The church for this occasion was simply but most beautifully decorated with trailing cedar white perennials, and the entire space within the altar banked with ferns. Cathedral candles all round the circle and on the pedestal shed a soft glow over the church. Prior to the ceremony Mrs. W.B. Ferguson played Schubert?s serenade. Mrs. W.B McMahan sang ?Loves Old Sweet Song?, and ?Until.?. As the wedding march began the minister, Rev. H.B. Fogleman entered and took his place at the altar. Then down the center aisle came the two dames of honor, Mrs. J.C. Bean, of Salisbury, sister of the bride, dressed in handsome brown satin back crepe with accessories to match and Mrs. H.W. Walker, wearing navy blue satin with black hat. Both wore corsages of pink Killarney roses. Next came little Hal Hammer Walker wearing a black satin bolero suit with white satin blouse, carrying the ring in a white rose. As the bride entered form the center aisle with her brother, Mr. Roy Cox, the bridegroom and his best man, Mr. Herman Bass, entered from the west door and met at the altar. The bride wore a handsome brown poiret twill dress with brown hat, shoes and gloves. Her bouquet was orchids, white roses and perennials. Immediately after the ceremony and informal reception held at the home of Congressman Mrs. W.C. Hammer. The home was decorated with br4ight colored fall flowers except in the dining room where the bridal colors of green and white were used. The light above the table was draped with green and white tulle with streamers coming down to the corners of the table, being confined with crystal candlesticks and green candles. Misses Bera and Lucile Scarboro, Ethel and Luc Lovett and Rose Rush served white brick cream with a green heart in their center, cake and mints.
Mrs. Bass is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.A. Cox of Pisgah and is an unusually talented and attractive young woman. She was educated at Guilford college and since then has studied two years at Columbia university, New York city. She has taught for three years in the schools at Winston-Salem.
Mr. Bass is a promising young business man connected with the Wright-Hughes Tobacco company, at Winston-Salem He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Bass, of South Boston, where Mr. Bass is with the firm of Bass-Irby Tobacco company.
Mr. and Mrs. Bass will make their home at Winston-Salem after October first.
Among the out of town guests present for the marriage were Mrs. C.C. bass and daughters, Miss Elizabeth Bass, of South Boston and Mrs. Hardy, of Richmond; Messrs. Herman and Lonnie Bass, of Virginia, Mrs. I.C. Bean and little daughter, Hazel Lee, Salisbury; Mrs. S.A. Cox, Pisgah, and Mrs. and Mrs. Roy Cox, High Point.
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d. 8 Nov 1950, Orleans Parish, Louisiana