Marriage of Frances Lynn Hall and Joseph Frank Towles

Frances Hall was born in Richard City, Marion County, Tennessee on March 1, 1924. Joseph Towles was born in South Pittsburg, Marion County, Tennessee on August 28, 1925.  They had attended the same schools before Joseph went to the Tennessee Military Institute. On October 2, 1943, Joseph joined the Army and was sent to the European Theatre, where he earned two purple hearts. Upon his return he went to work for Sterchi Bros. It was a furniture store that sold quality furniture on credit. Joseph was a credit manager.  Frances at attended Edmondson Business School in Chattanooga and was working at an Insurance Company.

From the South Pittsburg Hustler newspaper:

Miss Frances Hall is Shower Honoree

  Miss Barbara Ann Allison and Mrs. Quenton Hughes were co-hostesses at a miscellaneous shower Friday evening at the home of Miss Allison in Richard City honoring Frances Hall.
  Spring flowers were used in the room decorations with a color scheme of yellow and white being observed.  Several written contests furnished the diversions.  Miss Hall received a number of attractive and useful gifts.
  Those present were Miss Ann Patton, Misses Flora and Viola Johnson, Mrs. Cecil Smallwood, Mrs. Gene Stone, Mrs. John Reid Lowry, Mrs. Buford Stroup, Mrs. A.G. Morgan, Mrs. Walter Payne, Mrs. Richard Smith, Mrs. Ernest Towles, Miss Lina Alton, Miss Valeta Choate, Mrs. Ray Lawson, Miss Ann Searcy, Mrs. Raymond Vinson, Mrs. J.J. Williams, Mrs. James E. Brannon, Mrs. Roland Blevens, Mrs. W.W. Atnip, Miss Glenna Purcell, Mrs. Lloyd Hall.

Stag Party Honors Joe Frank Towles

  Bill Ivey entertained at a stag party at his home Friday evening honoring Joe Frank Towles on the eve of his marriage to Miss Frances Hall of Richard City.

  Those enjoying the affair were the honoree, Bobby Fitz-Gerald, Harold and Gene Ivey, and the host.

These pictures are from their engagement announcement:

On February 18th they got their marriage license:

The next day they were married at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Here is the account from the South Pittsburg Hustler:

TOWLES-HALL

Couple Wed on Feb. 19

  South Pittsburg - Miss Frances Hall, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lloyd Hall of Richard City, became the bride of Joe Frank Towles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank N. Towles of this city, Feb. 19.

  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. E.R. Knox at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Jasper.

  The bride wore an aqua gabardine suit with brown accessoreis.  Her corsage was a green orchid.

   Mrs. Quenton Hughes, sister of the bride, was matron of honor and Bobby Firzgerald served as best man.

   Mrs. Towles, is a graduate of South Pittsburg, High School and attended Edmondson's School of Business.  She was employed with Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company in Chattanooga at the time of her marriage.

   The bridegroom is a graduate of Tennessee Military Institute at Sweetwater and attended the University of Chattanooga.  He is connected with the credit department of Sterchi Bros. in Ashville, N.C.  Mrs. Raymond Graham of Chattanooga is his sister,

  The couple will live in Asheville.