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DATE: SUNDAY, April 14, 1991                   TAG: 9104150185
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: E-6   EDITION: METRO 
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BRIGGS-BOWER

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R.S. Briggs, of Roanoke, proudly announce the engagement of their daughter, Gretchen Ann, to John Joseph Bower, the son of Mrs. Suzanne Lee, of Salem, and the late George Bower, Jr. Miss Briggs is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Briggs, of Salem, and Mrs. Lucille V. Neighbors, of Roanoke. Mr. Bower is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. George Bower, Sr., of Boyton Beach, Fla. She is a graduate of Roanoke College and teaches pre-school at Country Bear Day School. He attended Concord College and is currently serving with the 101st Airborne USA in Saudi Arabia. They will be married the evening of May 25, 1991, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Salem.



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