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11:33 am Saturday, May 1, 2004

Caldwell, Bounds

By Staff
Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Caldwell of Bailey announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelli Lachelle, to James William Bounds III, son of Mr. and Mrs. James William Bounds Jr. of Kemper.
The wedding will be Saturday, June 5, 2004, at 3 p.m. at Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church.
Miss Caldwell is the granddaughter of Patsy Cross of Millers Ferry, Ala., and the late Ernest Cross and Sadie Cross; Irene Caldwell of Bailey and the late Reginald Caldwell.
The bride-elect is a graduate of West Lauderdale High School and received an associate's degree in dental hygiene from Meridian Community College.
She is employed by Dr. Ben McLeod and Dr. Miles Shirley at Esthetics Unlimited.
Mr. Bounds is the grandson of the late Guy Taylor Abel and Myrtle Abel of Duckhill, and Billy and Virginia Bounds of Kemper.
The bridegroom-elect is a graduate of West Lauderdale High School and will receive a doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy.
Mr. Bounds will be employed by Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
A reception will be held at Union Station following the ceremony.

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