Lord Clarendon Cotillion to present 8 debutantes on Dec. 17

MANNING - The Lord Clarendon Cotillion will present eight debutantes at its annual ball, which will be held on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, at The Matrix Center.

Allyson Olivia Brunson, daughter of Dr. Olive Elizabeth DuBose and Mr. Michael Shane Brunson, will be presented by her father and escorted by Brewer Garrell Brunson and Davis Griffin Martin. She is being sponsored by her mother.

Amelia Margaret Gavin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David William Gavin Sr., will be presented by her father and escorted by David William Gavin Jr. and Leighton Parks Long. She is being sponsored by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moorer Gavin IV.

Madison Evette Ham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Olin Ham, will be presented by her father and escorted by Tyler Watson Baker and Carson Taylor Thomas. She is being sponsored by her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. James Barry Ham.

Grace Marie Joyner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Keith Joyner, will be presented by her father and escorted by Jacob Sherrill Owens Jr. and Brian Keith Joyner Jr. She is being sponsored by her parents.

Reedy Buyck Newton, daughter of The Honorable and Mrs. William Weston Jones Newton, will be presented by her father and escorted by Luke Alsbrook Rankin Jr. and William Weston Jones Newton Jr. She is being sponsored by her grandfather, Mr. William Otis Buyck.

May Elizabeth Rogan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Eldon Thompson and Mr. William Dollard Rogan Jr., will be presented by her father and escorted by Robert Ramsey Rhode Norris and William Dollard Rogan III. She is being sponsored by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John William Ducworth II.

Madison Grace Sexton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Nelson Sexton, will be presented by her father and escorted by Craig Holt McFadden and Jordan Seth Sexton. She is being sponsored by her parents.

Emily Catherine Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Chadwick Smith, will be presented by her father and escorted by Sean Michael Gibbons and William Coleman Smith. She is being sponsored by her grandmother, Mrs. Maurice Truman Kirkpatrick.

Sons of members being presented are John Rutledge DuRant III, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rutledge DuRant Jr., and William Anderson Elmore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert DeWitt Elmore.

Mr. John Carroll McNair is president of the Lord Clarendon Cotillion. Mrs. William Franklin Rawlinson Jr. is ball chairman, and Mrs. Angie Johnson Mahoney is debutante chairman.