Lisa M. Battle and Franklin Antonio Bowden, both of Kinston, were united in marriage at 10 p.m. Dec. 31, 2012, at Greater Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Kinston. The Rev. John Flowers Jr. was the officiating minister.
Escorted by Rickey Grant, and given in marriage by her mother, the bride is the daughter of Monetta Fuller of Kinston. She is the granddaughter of Annie S. Grant, also of Kinston.
A 1987 graduate of Kinston High School, she is an educational development assistant at Caswell Center.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Branch of Kinston. He is the grandson of the late Walter and Ella-Mae Bowden, and the late Cecil and Gladys Lawson.
A 1988 graduate of Kinston High School, he is a barber at Choice Cutz.
Maid of honor was the bride’s sister, Krystal J. Fuller of Kinston. Best man was Albert Wiggins of Kinston.
The couple resides in Kinston.