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Varner - Elder
Mrs. Barbara Riddell Varner and Dr. Donald Leo Varner of Canton, Mississippi announce the engagement of their daughter Frances Louise Varner to James Owen Elder, son of Dr. and Mrs. Owen Cecil Elder, Jr. of Pearl, Mississippi, formerly of Troy.
The couple will be married 7 p.m. July 19, 2003, at First Presbyterian Church in Canton.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Thomas Holloway Riddell, Jr. and the late Mr. Thomas Holloway Riddell, Jr. and Mrs. Leo Varner and the late Mr. Leo Varner, all of Canton, Mississippi.
Mr. Elder is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Owen Cecil Elder, of Birmingham, Alabama and the late Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Kalb of Salina, Kansas.
Miss Varner is a graduate of Canton Academy, in Canton, Mississippi.
She graduated Cum Laude from Mississippi State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Sciences and Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education.
While at Mississippi State University she was a member of Phi Mu Sorority, a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Society, Golden Key Honorary Society and selected Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.
Miss Varner is currently employed as a Science teacher with Northwest Rankin Middle School in Flowood, Mississippi.
Mr. Elder graduated with honors from Jackson Preparatory School in Jackson, Mississippi.
He graduated from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Cum Laude with a Masters degree in Business Administration.
Mr. Elder was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity, and a Dean's List Scholar.
He is currently employed as Inventory Accountant with Raytheon Aerospace in Madison, Mississippi.
Following a honeymoon in Ocho Rios, Jamaica the couple will reside in Madison, Mississippi.
