Austin American-Statesman 12/31/1972
(C. Avis Catalog entry #113)
(Document ID #606)
p. 53
Cook-Avis
Miss Betsy Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Odell G. Cook of Fort Worth, became the bride of Charles Chiles Avis, son of Mrs. William Wolcott Collins of Fort Worth and the late Dr. Jake Avis Jr., Saturday morning in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Fort Worth. A church reception was held.
The couple will reside in Houston, where the groom is a senior at Rice University. A former resident of Austin, he is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Avis of 1110 Claire Ave. and Mrs. Charles Dwight Chiles of 1509 Rainbow Bend. The couple plans a wedding trip to Washington, D.C., and Virginia.
The bride was attended by Miss Barbara Prater of Fort Worth and her sister, Mrs. John Flinn of San Antonio. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Howard Bruce of Arlington and Miss Marie Dolan of Fort Worth. John Y. Tarleton was best man. Groomsmen were Gilbert Perez and John Flinn, both of San Antonio, James M. Hall of Amarillo and William W. Collins Jr. and Gary Darwin, both of Fort Worth.
For her wedding, the bride chose an empire gown of candlelight taffeta fashioned with a bodice of chantilly lace and pearls. Her skirt extended into a lace chapel train, and a headpiece of laced and seed pearls held her elbow-length veil. She carried a cascade of gardenias, white roses, carnations and baby's breath. Her attendants wore pink dresses with white crocheted bodices and carried nosegays of ranunculas, cornflowers and baby's breath.