Tere Trawick Thornton to wed Walker Percy Badham, IV

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We are pleased to announce that Tere Trawick Thornton and Walker Percy Badham, IV, are engaged! They plan to marry at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, AL on 28 May 2011.

Walker is related to the Johnsons through his mother’s side of the family. He is the son of Percy Walker, III, and Marjory Paterson (“Patti”) Poundstone Badham, grandson of Phillip and Marjory Poundstone, great-grandson of Emmett and Nancy May Johnson Poundstone, 2x great-grandson of Dave (brother of Seth Johnson) and Myrtle Johnson, and 3x great-grandson of Philip Padddleford and Caroline Adelia Dixson Johnson.

Congratulations and best wishes, Walker and Tere! Family members can send their love and best wishes to Walker and Tere to Walker’s parents, Percy and Patti:

      Mr. and Mrs. Percy Badham
      140 Lake Drive
      Birmingham, AL 35213

Here is the engagement announcement as it appeared in the Over-the-Mountain Journal, a Birmingham weekly newspaper publication, on 1, April 2011:

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April 1, 2011

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Browning Thornton Jr. of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Tere Trawick, to Walker Percy Badham IV, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walker Percy Badham III of Birmingham.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. John Stuart Yow Jr. of Montgomery and Mr. and Mrs. Allyn Mabson Thames, also of Montgomery, and the late Mr. Hugh Browning Thornton of Destin, Fla.

Miss Thornton is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and the University of Mississippi, where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority. She received a master’s degree in education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.She was presented at the Montgomery Debutante Assembly, Beaux Arts Krewe Ball and the Ball of Roses. She teaches kindergarten at Grantswood Elementary.

The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Marjory Growden Poundstone and the late Mr. Phillip Paterson Poundstone of Montgomery and the late Mr. and Mrs. Walker Percy Badham Jr. of Birmingham.

Mr. Badham is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and Davidson College, where he received a bachelor’s degree in economics and was president of Kappa Alpha Order.

He is a member of Rotaract Club of Birmingham and serves on the Young Supporters Board of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is employed with Harbert Management Corporation.

The wedding is planned for May 28 at the Cathedral Church of the Advent.