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DATE: SUNDAY, August 29, 1993                   TAG: 9308270364
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 8   EDITION: METRO 
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COLLINS-FLINCHUM

Monica Vanessa Flinchum and Mark Andrew Collins were married August 14, 1993, at the rose garden of the Unity Church of Roanoke, Va. Monica is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Flinchum, of Daleville, Va. Mark is the son of Mr. James R. Collins, of San Diego, Calif., and Mrs. Joan K. Collins, of Richmond, Va. Officiating the ceremony was Army Chaplain COL. (Ret.) Jack Rowan, of Timmonsville, S.C., who was accompanied by his family. The wedding reception took place at the home of the bride's parents. Tammy F. Sweeney, sister of the bride, served as maid of honor. James R. Collins, father of the groom, and Richard S. King, uncle of the groom, served as the best "men". A special thanks to the soloist, Richard Dew, and to Julie Rowan for providing the wedding music. The bride is a graduate of National Business College of Salem, Va., and is employed by USAir as a flight attendant in Washington, D.C. The groom is a graduate of the University of Maine in Orono, Maine, and is employed by the Roanoke Civic Center as the Assistant Manager. The couple will reside in Roanoke after the wedding and will take a honeymoon cruise in September.



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