Roanoke Times
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DATE: SUNDAY, April 25, 1993                   TAG: 9304230399
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DYER-WITT

The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Jean D. Witt of Troutville and the late Carlton T. Witt. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Bessie C. Deacon of Troutville, and Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Witt of Blue Ridge.

The groom is the son of Mrs. Doris T. Dyer of Summerville, South Carolina and the late Wray C. Dyer.

The bride was escorted and given in marriage by her grandfather. In the portrait she is wearing a formal gown of ivory wedding taffeta and Alencon lace with a wedding band neckline and fitted bodice of lace and heavily beaded with pearls and iridescent sequins. The drop waist has a scalloped edge and the long tapered sleeves are cut-out with beaded Alencon lace. The full floor length skirt with overlay of tulle extending into a chapel length train is accented with appliqued beaded lace. She wore her Mother's finger tip length veil of French illusion that fell from a crown embroidered with seed pearls with blusher. For the wedding, the bride had the honor of wearing her mother's bridal gown of floor length white embroidered Swiss organdy, fashioned with a scalloped Sabrina neckline, little girl sleeves with short mitts and fitted bodice accented with a cascade ruffle skirt. She carried a cascading bouquet of white bridal roses, lily of the valley, gardenias and ivy.

The maid of honor was Therese M. Driver, friend of the bride. Teresa W. Arney, sister of the bride, was matron of honor. Attendants were Teresa D. Tvedt, sister of the groom; Debra C. Witt, sister-in-law of the bride; Cynthia D. Bireley and Kimberly R. Witt, cousins of the bride; Kelly H. Barker, Kimberly S. Crannis, and Cathy A. Hubbard, friends of the bride. Junior attendants were Casey D. Tvedt, niece of the groom, and Suzanne Williams, friend of the bride. Allison D. Tvedt, niece of the groom, and Krisha R. Witt, niece of the bride, were flower girls.

The best man was Larry T. Hyman, friend of the groom. Groomsmen were David C. Witt, brother of the bride; Paul D. Tvedt, brother-in-law of the groom; James W. Bishop, Richard T. Bryant, David A. Burton, F. Michael Flippo, Barry G. Guilliams, and David T. Tempel, friends of the groom. Junior groomsman was Joshua D. Witt, nephew of the bride; and Matthew C. Bireley, cousin of the bride, was ring bearer.

A program of wedding music was presented by pianist, Victoria B. Jones. Soloists were D. Andrew Byrd, Mark A. Slaughter, Darrell D. Smith, and a duet by Kay J. Holt and William P. Arney.

The ceremony was followed by a reception in the Fellowship Hall of the church.

The bride is a graduate of Lord Botetourt High School, Virginia Western Community College and Radford University, and is employed as a Special Agent with Defense Investigative Service.

The groom is a graduate of Summerville High School and Clemson University, and is a salesman with Chatham Steel Corporation.

The wedding director-coordinator was Vaunda C. Leftwich, and the photography was by Robert L. Leftwich.

After a honeymoon in Jamaica, the couple is living at Webster in Botetourt County.