From The Press Gazette (Hillsboro, Ohio) 
November 17, 1959 

HOPKINS-GILLILAND

   The marriage of Miss Althea Gay Hopkins and Mr. Ronald Delbert Gilliland was solemnized Friday evening, Nov. 6 at the home of the bride’s parents. The double ring ceremony was performed by Rev. Lloyd Barker of Hillsboro. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clovis Hopkins of Lynchburg and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Gilliland of Hillsboro. The bride wore a waltz length gown of white brocaded satin and carried pink carnations. She wore a small white hat. Miss Dorothy Irwin, as maid of honor, wore a gown of cocoa brown faille with gold accessories and white carnation corsage. Mrs. Hopkins wore a blue silk gown with black accessories and white carnation corsage. Mrs. Gilliland wore a beige knit suit with pink accessories and white carnation corsage. Immediately following the ceremony, a reception was held in the Hopkins home for thirty relatives and friends. Mrs. Gilliland is a graduate of Lynchburg High School and is now employed as a secretary in the office at Wilmington College. Mr. Gilliland is a graduate of Hillsboro High School and is employed by the Kroger Grocery at Hillsboro. Following a short wedding trip, the young couple are at home on Short Street in Hillsboro.

--transcription by Kate Maynard, 2010