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Becky & Charles Wallace<br />
Camille Anding<br />
“I do not want to marry a<br />
She was a sophomore like Charles,<br />
too nervous to ask her out on a<br />
of 1977. After their second date,<br />
minister!” It was Becky Flowers,<br />
enrolled in Mississippi College.<br />
date. “I was afraid she would turn<br />
Charles knew he had found the<br />
the daughter of the minister at<br />
He was pursuing a ministry<br />
me down,” he said.<br />
one he wanted to be his bride. He<br />
First Baptist Church Senatobia,<br />
degree to answer God’s call to be<br />
On one occasion, Becky was<br />
still remembers praying about his<br />
that made that hardline statement<br />
a minister of music. Becky was a<br />
walking into the Aven Music<br />
feelings for Becky and asking God<br />
during her dad’s thirty-three-year<br />
gifted pianist and vocalist, so she<br />
Building on campus, headed for<br />
permission to marry her if they<br />
ministry. Perhaps it was the<br />
was headed toward a music degree.<br />
practice with the musical group,<br />
were still dating in October.<br />
preachers’ kids living in a fishbowl<br />
Their futures appeared to be<br />
“The Naturals.” She was wearing<br />
They weren’t only still dating;<br />
for all the church members to<br />
aligning.<br />
a shorter performing costume<br />
they were talking about marriage.<br />
observe. Or it could have been the<br />
Toward the end of their college<br />
than the dress length of that day,<br />
It was during a family gathering<br />
24/7 on-call hours that she saw her<br />
days, they double dated but not<br />
and Charles shouted through the<br />
at Thanksgiving that Charles<br />
dad manage. There could have<br />
with each other. Charles remem-<br />
crowd to Becky, “Hey, swing it!”<br />
dropped to one knee and<br />
been multiple, sound reasons for<br />
bers sitting across from Becky on<br />
Becky was shocked at his attention-<br />
proposed. Becky said, “Yes,” and<br />
Becky’s elimination of ministers as<br />
one of those dates to get pizza and<br />
getting cheer, but Charles said that<br />
ran squealing through the house,<br />
a future spouse, but God had other<br />
wondering what it would be like to<br />
he couldn’t resist because she had<br />
showing off her ring. In June of<br />
plans.<br />
date Becky. Her merry laughter<br />
the prettiest legs on campus!<br />
1978 they were married.<br />
It was in a music theory class<br />
and that sparkle in her eyes made<br />
It wasn’t until Charles was<br />
Becky’s dad escorted her down<br />
when Charles Wallace first<br />
an impression that stayed with<br />
enrolled in seminary in New<br />
the church aisle in the First Baptist<br />
noticed Becky turning the corner<br />
him for the next months. There<br />
Orleans that he asked Becky for a<br />
Church of Senatobia. Charles<br />
as she entered the same class.<br />
was only one problem. Charles was<br />
date. She agreed. That was in June<br />
nearly rubbed the creases out of<br />
10 • JANUARY 2024