Weddings/Engagements from May 2008

Rebecca Betterton, daughter of Mrs. Betty Wolsey, and Ryan Ramsey, son of Ken and Pat Ramsey, all of Joplin, Mo., were married on April 10, 2008, at the Sandals Grande Ocho Rios Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Minister Sheldon Anderson performed the ceremony...

Leonard and Marylyn Ernsbarger will observe their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, May 10, 2008. Leonard Ernsbarger and Marylyn McKinley were married Saturday, May 10, 1958, at the First Christian Church in Butler, Mo. They have lived in Nevada since April 1961...

Mr. and Mrs. Carlton W. Seaver Jr. observed their 60th wedding anniversary on April 26, 2008. Carlton W. Seaver Jr. and Sara Joanne (Joan) Ericson were married April 26, 1948. Their children -- Linda and John Hart, of Springfield Mo., Bill and Sheila Seaver, of Kansas City, Kan., Carl and June Seaver, of Fort Scott, Kan., Donna and Dale Snyder, of Fulton, Kan., eight grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren -- held a family get-together on the couple's anniversary, Saturday, April 26, in Joplin, Mo., at Ryan's restaurant.. ...

Linda Rush and Benny Petersen of McPherson, Kan., and Ronda and Danny Peterson, Fort Scott, Kan., announce the engagement of their children, Misty Petersen and Dusty Peterson. The bride-elect is a 2004 graduate of McPherson High School, McPherson. She graduated from Butler Community College, El Dorado, Kan., in 2006, with an Applied Associates of Science in Engineering Technology. She is currently attending Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kan., pursuing a degree in commercial graphics...

Jacqueline Anne Stanley and Philip LeRoy German were married on Saturday, May 26, 2007, at the First Christian Church in Dodge City, Kan. The Rev. Jeff Hiers, friend of the bride's family, officiated at the ceremony. Jackie is the daughter of Tom and Carla Stanley, Dodge City, Kan. Philip is the son of Kevin and Lissa German, Fort Scott, Kan...

Katie Mae Kochenower and Nicholas Allen Wheeler, Newton, Kan., along with their parents, Dan and Vickie Kochenower, Newton, and Brent and Polly Wheeler, Prescott, Kan., announce their engagement and approaching marriage. Katie attends Wichita State University, pursuing a career in nursing...

Larry and Sondra Cowen, of Fort Scott, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Monica Cowen, to Josh Holder, of Fort Scott, son of Ron and Linda Holder, of Mount Sterling, Ill., and the late Charla Holder. Bride-elect Cowen is a 2000 graduate of Fort Scott high School, and graduated in 2005 from Kansas State University, with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. She is currently employed by Mercy Health Systems of Kansas, in admissions...

Announcement is made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Kim Deneve and Troy Harvey. The couple will be married on June 14, 2008, at 4 p.m., at the Johnson County Fairgrounds, in Warrensburg, Mo. Bride-elect Deneve, daughter of Dixie Day and John Deneve, of Nevada, graduated from Nevada High School and the Fort Scott School of Cosmetology. She is employed by Parkers Grocery Store, Warrensburg...

The Farrell family will celebrate the 71st wedding anniversary of their parents, Bernard and Lavern Farrell, at an open house May 18, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the home of their daughter and son-in-Law Robert and Sheila Morgan. The Farrells were married May 19, 1937, in Butler, Mo. Their address is Route 1, Box 113B, Hume MO 64752...

Jon and Rosetta Bailes, of Fort Scott, and Dale and Sue Jackson, of Mapleton, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Charity M. Bailes and Samuel E. Jackson. Charity, a 2004 Fort Scott Christian Heights graduate, earned a degree in nursing from Fort Scott Community College and received an R.N. license in 2007. She is the granddaughter of Charles and Rose Anna Workman, Fort Scott...

Dr. Steve and Diana Mitchell of Fort Scott, Kan, announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Autumn Chantal Mitchell, Fort Scott to Kevin Lee Durossette, Fort Scott, son of Frank and Mary Durossette, Fort Scott. The bride is a 2001 graduate of Fort Scott High School. ...

Paul and Mary Ann Clark, of rural Nevada, will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on June 7, 2008, at the Nevada United Methodist Church, from 2-4 p.m. The event, which is open to all friends and family, will be hosted by their children: Zoe Karro, of Fairway, Kan., Carol Clark, of Overland Park, Kan., and John and Jodi Clark, of Lake Lotawanna, Mo., with grandchildren Anna and Camille Karro, Jesse, Justin and Katharine Clark...

Ashley Jacobs and Cory Lasseigne will marry in a May 30 ceremony at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Andover, Kan. The Bride-elect is the daughter of Michael and Brenda Jacobs, of Derby Kan., formerly of Fort Scott. She is the granddaughter of Charles and Bonnie Smith, Pleasanton...

Melvin and Marilyn Barker Mel and Marilyn Barker are celebrating their 40 anniversary. Melvin and Marilyn (Tarvin) were united in marriage in the First Christian Church, in Erie, Kan., June 1, 1968. They will celebrate with their children; Mark and family of Ankeny, Iowa, Paul and family, Peculiar, Mo., and Ruthanne and husband Mike, Roland Park, Kan. They are also going on a mission trip to Lawton, Okla...

Randy and Carolyn Morris Moundville, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Randi Danielle to Kent Lee Ryan, son of Buddy and Mickie Ryan Arcadia, Kan. The bride elect is a 2007 graduate of Bronaugh High School and currently attending Fort Scott Community College, Fort Scott, Kan. The prospective groom is a 2002 graduate of Northeast High School Arma, Kan., and is currently employed at CDL Electric Pittsburg, Kan...

Fred and Linda Symes are pleased announced the engagement of their daughter, Monica Krista, to Joshua Michael Krasovec, son of Mike Krasovec and Mary Ellen Miller, of Lake Tapawingo, Mo. The future bride is a graduate of Nevada High School and Pittsburg State University, where she obtained a master's of science degree, and an educational specialist degree in school psychology. ...

Jim Shannon and Mary Alice Hensley were united in marriage on June 6, 1958, in the Mansfield Methodist Church, by the Rev. Carlton Knight. A reception open house celebrating their 50 years together will be held June 8, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the United Methodist Church, in Nevada...