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1:40 pm Saturday, July 24, 2004

Pace, Pope

By Staff
Joe and Janet Pace of Meridian announce the engagement of their daughter, Courtney Leigh, to Randal Clay Pope son of Lt. Col. Randy and Pam Pope of Collinsville.
The wedding will be held Saturday, July 31, 2004, at 7 p.m. at Pine Forest Baptist Church in Collinsville.
Miss Pace is the granddaughter of Dorothy Nell Pace of Meridian and the late Kermit Pace and Grace Alexander of Meridian and the late I.B. Alexander.
The bride-elect is a graduate of West Lauderdale High School and attended Meridian Community College. She will attend the University of Mississippi in the fall to pursue a degree in dentistry.
Miss Pace is employed by Rush Foundation Hospital In-patient Pharmacy.
Mr. Pope is the grandson of Doris Pope of Cash and the late J.E. "Bill" Pope and Bill Idom of Morton and the late Evelyn Idom.
The bridegroom-elect is a graduate of West Lauderdale High School and attended Meridian Community College. He will attend New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Extension in the fall.
Mr. Pope is employed by Rush Foundation Hospital Radiology Department.
A reception will be held in the home of Dorothy Nell Pace following the ceremony.

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