The St. Denis Art League Spring Festival Board of Directors announce the Ladies of the Court for the 55th Presentation and Ball. Sixteen young women will be presented as Ladies of the Court.
Emma Rose Giddens is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Michael Giddens. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. Thomas Michael Giddens Sr. and Mrs. Ginger Moore Talley, Mr. Jimmie Lee Jessup and Mrs. Louise Greene Thaxton. Her sister, Hannah, was a Lady on the 2017 court and her brother, Timothy, was a Gentleman in 2019. Emma is a senior at Natchitoches Central High School.
Olivia Wild Gillis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Lloyd Gillis. She is the granddaughter of Ms. Laura Johnson and Ms. Barbara Gillis. Olivia is a senior attending St. Mary’s High School.
Brantley Elizabeth Gray is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joel Gray. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lynn Brantley, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lane Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Allen Gray, and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Leo Remedies. Brantley was a Herald at the 2014 Ball and Presentation. She is a senior at NCHS.
Jesse Olivia Foshee is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Wade Mitchell. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Shane Fair and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wallace Kay. Jesse is a senior at NCHS.
Anne Michelle Long is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Dale Long, Jr. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cherry Ingram, Jr., the late Mr. Jimmy Dale Long, Sr. and Mrs. Long. Her grandfather, the late Jimmy Long reigned as King In 1981. Her mother, the former Mary Lucile Ingram, was presented as a Lady in 1986. Her sisters, Elizabeth Lucile and Mary Grace, both were presented as Ladies in 2017 and 2021. They were both also Heralds in 2006 and 2011.
Anna Marie McClung is the daughter of Mr. Pat Shelby Todd and Ms. Jennifer Marie McClung. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Patricia Anderson Todd and the late Mr. Todd, Mrs. Joan West Gahagan, and the late Mr. McClung. Her mother was presented as a Lady in 1989 and her brother was a Gentleman of the Court in 2013. Anna Marie is senior at St. Mary’s High School.
BethAnne Holt Methvin is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ted Anderson Methvin. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jones Methvin and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Glynn Braud. Her sister, Katherine Ellen, was presented as a Lady of the Court in 2019. BethAnne is a senior at NCHS.
Farrah Elizabeth Murchison is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Tyler Murchison. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lane Deason, Mrs. Vickie Dillow Murchison and the late Mr. Daniel Tom Murchison. Her mother, the former Sally Kathryn Deason, served as a Lady in 1998 and her father, William Tyler Murchison was presented as a Gentleman in 1986. Farrah is a senior at NCHS.
Anna Marie Peluso is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Wayne Peluso. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Ray Felchle, Mr. Wayne Joseph Peluso, and Mrs. Susan LaCour Eichmann. Her sister, Madelyn Olivia, served as an usher in 2015 as did her sister, Isabella Grace, in 2018. Madelyn also was presented as a Lady in 2017. Anna is a senior at St. Mary’s High School.
Hannah LeAnne Roquemore is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Romulus Keith Roquemore. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dorsey White, the late Mr. James Finke Mims, Mrs. Sandra Williams Mason, and the late Raymond Roquemore. Her grandmother, Mary Williams White, was presented at the 250th Anniversary Celebration. Hannah is a senior at NCHS.
Shelbi Marie Sampson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Pearson Sampson. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Michael Sutterfield and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Arthur Sampson. Shelbi is a senior at NCHS.
Clary Ann Smiley is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Alan Smiley. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Monroe Clary, and the late Dr. and Mrs. Barry Smiley. Clary Ann is a senior at St. Mary’s High School.
Addison Brooke Teddlie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Blake Teddlie. She is the granddaughter of Mr. Ricky Niette, Ms. Tracey McConathy, Mr. Jeffrey Teddlie, and Ms. Stacey Olden. Addison is a senior at NCHS.
Claire Ainsley Thompson is the daughter of Mr. Ron Harold Thompson and Ms. Cassy del Gebhart. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ray Gebhart and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Edward Thompson. Her sister, Abigail Kate, was presented as a Lady in 2020. Claire is a senior at NCHS.
Jillian Beth Thompson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Harold Thompson. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ray Gebhart and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Edward Thompson.
Her sister, Abigail, was presented as a Lady in 2020. Jillian is a senior at NCHS.
Olivia Catherine Walker is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Shane Walker. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Arvel Mims, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Thomas Walker. Anna Elizabeth, Olivia’s sister, was an usher and Lady of the Court. Olivia is a senior at NCHS.
