Emily Sharp Powell and Joseph Edward “Ward” Petty were announced as queen and king of the 84th Chattanooga Cotton Ball held July 28 at the Chattanooga Convention Center.
Queen Emily Sharp Powell, a Signal Mountain resident attending the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, reigned over the 84th Chattanooga Cotton Ball last Saturday. (Photo from Jenny Stickley)The queen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Preston Powell of Signal Mountain. She is a graduate of Signal Mountain Middle-High School and attends the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
She is the second Cotton Ball queen in her family. Her great-aunt, Katherine Rawlings Poindexter, was queen of the 1934 Cotton Ball.
Petty is a graduate of McCallie School and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He is manager of the Chattanooga branch of Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. He and his wife, Nancy, have two children.
The king has been involved with many charitable foundations and organizations, including Siskin Children’s Institute, American Red Cross, McCallie Alumni Board, Creative Discovery Museum, Cystic Fibrosis, WTCI, Make-a-Wish Foundation and Memorial Healthcare System.
Ladies of the Court were:
» Hayden McKlain Bryant, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Patrick Bryant.
Joseph Edward “Ward” Petty was named king of the 84th Chattanooga Cotton Ball. He is manager of the Chattanooga branch of Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. (Photo from Jenny Stickley)» Cameron Scott Ford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Winfield Ford.
» Laura Katherine Holmes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Louis Holmes.
» Cynthia Ferrell Lavender, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Blake Lavender.
» Charlotte Temple McGuire, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Stuart McGuire.
» Tigris Grace Nevans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Lynn Nevans.
» Elizabeth Ann Reynolds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Grant Reynolds.
» Logan Elizabeth Wheland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Carter Garrett Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Eugene Berube.