The Statesville Daily Record
Statesville, North Carolina
1 June, 1951

Gilleland - Pearson
Vows Tomorrow

    Miss Barbara Gilleland, daughter of Mrs. Ralph Gilleland, and James Frank Pearson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Pearson of Taylorsville, will be married tomorrow evening at 7:30 o’clock at the home of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gilleland, Boulevard.
    Rev. Wendell G. Davis, pastor of Western Avenue Baptist church, will officiate. Miss Vernell Blevins will be at the piano and James Speaks will be soloist for a program of music.
    Harold Gilleland will give his sister in marriage and she will be attended by her sister, Mrs. Hugh Caldwell.
    Mr. Pearson will have his father as best man and ushers will be Donald Gilleland, brother of the bride-elect, and Hugh Caldwell, her brother-in-law.
    Following the wedding Mr. and Mrs Gilleland will receive wedding guests at a small informal reception.
    This evening Mrs. Fred Gilleland and Mrs. Ralph Gilleland will be hostesses at a rehearsal party for the bridal pair and their party.

-- transcription by Kate Maynard, 2010