TRUESDELL-GIBBS

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, January 10, 1993                   TAG: 9301080398
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 9   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: BLACKSBURG                                LENGTH: Medium
TRUESDELL-GIBBS
Jordan Adam Truesdell and Cora Jeanne Gibbs were married January 9, 1993, at the United Methodist Church, Blacksburg, Virginia. The Reverend Herbert Hobbs officiated the double ring ceremony. The reception was held at the Red Lion Inn in Blacksburg.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wiatt Gibbs, of Blacksburg, Virginia. She is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Norman Brown, of Blacksburg, and Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Gibbs, of Chesapeake. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bart Truesdell, of Woodbine, Maryland. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Herman, of Florida, and Mrs. Miriam Truesdell, of Maryland.
The maid of honor was MelissaMellon, of Charlottesville, friend of the bride. Bridesmaids were MeghanTruesdell, of Woodbine, Md., sister of the groom, and Susan Brown, of Bowling Green, Ky., cousin of the bride.
The best man was Mike Hosford, of New York City, friend of the groom. The ushers were Noel Alden, of Columbus, Ohio, friend of the groom, Ron Gibbs, of Hickory, N.C., brother of the bride, and Allan Brown, of Bowling Green, Ky., cousin of the bride.
The flowergirl was Jennifer Beljan, of Woodbine, Md., friend of the groom's family. Ringbearer was Brad Wright, of Riner, friend of the bride's family. Acolyte was Henry Gibbs, of Raleigh, N.C., cousin of the bride.
The wedding director was Mrs.Annette Perkins, of Blacksburg, special friend of the bride.
Tracey Coffey, of Hickory, N.C., attended the guest book. Martha Brown and Elizabeth Brown, of Richmond, cousins of the bride, cut the wedding cake, and Ashley Brown, of Roanoke, cousin of the bride, attended the gifts.
The bride was given in marriage by her parents and escorted to the altar by her father. The bride's gown was created by Jim Hjelm, in dove white silk dupioni shantung. A sweetheart neckline, short set-in sleeves with soft-side shirring and a butterfly flounce accented with lace appliques, graces the fitted pearl and translucent sequin embroidered Alencon lace basque bodice. Complimenting the bodice is the regal simplicity of the softly gathered full skirt, highlighted by a chapel length train. The bride's crowning touch was a two layer flat bow headband adorned with three silk flowers, seed pearls, lace trim and two graduated layers of silk illusion.
The music for the wedding was provided by soloist Juan Pineda, of Richmond, friend of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Schneck played violin and viola accompaniment while Mrs. Virginia Bethune provided the organ music.
The groom is a Virginia Tech graduate and is employed by NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The bride is a December 1992 graduate of Virginia Tech and is employed by the CPA firm of Dembo, Jones, Healy, Pennington and Ahalt of Bethesda, Md.
After a wedding trip to the Poconoes, the newlyweds will live in Greenbelt, Md.

by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB