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- The News-Press
March 3, 2000
James Othell Bass Sr.
James Othell Bass, Sr., formerly from Okeechobee, died March 1, 2000, in Fort Myers, Florida. Survived by wife, Julia Katherine of Fort Myers; son, Dr. James O. Bass, Jr., Fort Myers; grandson, Dr. Kenneth Wayne Bass, Fort Myers; granddaughter, Lori Mallardi, Tampa; great-granddaughters, Rachel Anne Bass, Fort Myers, Sarah Katherine Mallardi and Charlotte Danielle Mallardi, Tampa; great-grandson, Branden Alexander Mallardi, Tampa; brother, E.G. Bass, Fort Lauderdale; sister, Mrs. Ernestine Holliday, Burke, Virginia; and sister-in-law, Mary Ellen Bowden, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Macon Telegraph
Georgia
Sunday, July 12, 1936
Miss Julia Catherine Bowden Weds Mr. Bass At Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald, Georgia, July 11 - A marriage marked by beauty was that of Miss Julia Catherine Bowden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Bowden, to Mr. James Othell Bass, of Miami, Florida, which was solemnized Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock at the Central Methodist church.
The ceremony was performed by the bride’s uncle, Reverend George Bowden, of Gastonia, North Carolina, pastor of the Lutheran church there, assisted by Reverend Jim Ed Fain, local pastor, in the presence of relatives and friends.
The auditorium was decorated with an arrangement of massed green and white ferns, formed a background for vases filled with white gladioli arranged in graduated height. In the greenery were tall cathedral candelabra holding white burning tapers, and sprays of gladioli and fern were arranged over the doorways at each side. The white gates at the foot of the aisles were twined with green fern, and the pews were marked with bows of white tulle showered with sprays of valley lilies and fern.
Members of the large choir wore white surplices, and all the men of the bridal party wore white suits.
Mrs. Allan C. Garden, pianist, began a musical program with selections from “Cavalieria Rusticana” and “Berceuse”, then the choir sang the Bridal Chorus from “The Rose Maiden.” Mrs. Elmer Waite sang “All For You,” and Mrs. Gould Williams followed with “Because.”
While Mendelssohn’s Wedding March was played the gates were opened by Miss Mary Ellen Bowden, sister of the bride, and Miss Peggy Knight, of Waycross, a cousin, gowned in green and lavender organdy floor length and carrying miniature bouquets of pink roses.
The ushers entered and stood two on each side, Messrs. C.T. Owens, Richard McLendon, Harry Merritt and Ed Castleberry; then came the groomsmen, Messrs. Harris Perry, of Valdosta, Robert Bates, of Waycross, John Hanger, Broward Poppell, of Jesup, and Dr. Neil Peavy.
The four bridesmaids each came alone, Misses Vivian Wodham, Miriam Bowers, Annie Laurie Warren, and Mrs. Alice Johnson, wearing pink yellow, green and lavender organza dresses, and carrying old-fashioned nosegays of pink rosebuds, valley lilies, white lace, and silver ribbons.
The bride’s mother, as matron of honor, wore rose crepe romaine over taffeta and carried a bouquet of Talisman roses and flame gladioli. She was followed by the maid of honor, Miss Lila Boozer, of Bainbridge, wearing pale blue organza and carrying a bouquet of pink Killarney roses.
Little Freddie Flournoy, as ring bearer, wore a miniature bridal outfit of white satin with veil and carried a basket of white tea roses.
The bride entered with her father, Mr. A.L. Bowden, and wore an exquisite model of Queen Elizabeth satin in eggshell, and her veil was caught on each side of her blonde hair with valley lilies. Her bouquet was of bride’s roses and valley lilies. She carried her mother’s handkerchief of rose point lace which she used at her own wedding. The groom entered with his best man, Mr. J.W. McGehee. The ceremony was followed by a prayer changed by the choir, “O Perfect Love,” which was written for the Duchess Louisa’s wedding in Westminster Abbey.
A brilliant reception was held at the Lee-Grant Hotel following the ceremony. Here the door was opened by little Katherine Bowden, of Gastonia, North Carolina. Mrs. Charles Bradshaw, Mrs. S.B. Bowers, Mrs. G.E. Ricker and Mrs. Fred Brewer, received the guests and presenting them to the bridal party.
The lobby of the hotel was decorated with gladioli in all colors, and the bride’s table held a three-tier cake on a reflector edged with fern, while on each side was a cascade of white lighted tapers embedded in mounds of white asters. A miniature bride and groom topped the cake.
Presiding over the bride’s table were Mrs. A.H. Denmark and Mrs. James Evans, while others assisting were Mesdames Paul Ross Moore, J.W. McGehee, William Moody, Frank Fletcher, R.V. Woodham, R.J. McCarty, S.G. Pryor, Jr., Chester Strickland, Battie Sparks, John Mann, Modena Rogers, Cleve Hunt and J.C. Hunt, of Valdosta, and Miss Lillian Bowden, of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Misses Polly McNeely, Alice Hale, Blanche Morris, Lonnie V. Morris, assisted by Misses Patsy and Shelly Sparks, Betty Nelle Fussell, Mary Frances Turner, Rita Evans, Mary Williams, Norma Strickland, Anne Register, Loise Evans, Elene Dorminy and Catherine and Mary Moore, of Americus, served the ices and cakes.
Miss Louis Smith kept the bride’s book.
Mrs. Knight, the bride’s grandmother, was gowned in black lace trimmed with black and white pleatings.
Following the reception the bride and groom left by motor for Sea Island Beach and will visit points in Florida before making their home at Miami where Mr. Bass is connected with the Sherwin-Williams Paint Company.
For traveling Mrs. Bass donned a beautiful white crepe dress with coral coat, hat and other accessories in coral.
Among the out-of-town guests were Reverend and Mrs. George S. Bowden and daughter, Catherine, of Gastonia, North Carolina; Miss Lillian Bowden, of Wilmington, North Carolina; Mrs. Eunice Knight and daughter, Peggy, of Waycross; Mrs. and Mrs. Robert Bates, of Waycross; Mr. and Mrs. Broward Poppell, of Jesup; Mrs. W.J. McGehee, of Atlanta; Mr. R.P. Moore and twin daughters, Misses Margaret and Catherine Moore, of Americus; Mrs. Nat Douglas, of Thomasville; Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Hunt and Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Hunt, of Valdosta, and Mr. A.W. Knight, of New Orleans.
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