Weddings/Engagements from June 2010

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Guthrie will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Friday, June 4, 2010, with their children and grandchildren at a dinner at Nevada Country Club. Jim and Shirley were married on June 4, 2010, at the Arcadia Christian Church in Arcadia, Kan. The Guthrie family moved to Nevada, Mo., in 1960, and operated the General Motors Dealership until 2009...

Betty and Bernie Guilfoyle will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 11, 2010, with a small family dinner, in Omaha, Neb. The couple's daughters, Karen Guilfoyle and Lisa Shaw, both of Omaha, will host the event. The Guilfoyles were married June 11, 1950, in Mound City, Kan...

M. Nicole Gillard and Jeremy A. Ruddick of Lamar, Mo., announce their engagement. The couple will marry on July 17, 2010, at the Crawford State Lake. The bride-elect is the daughter of Donnis "Little" and Donna Gillard, Girard, Kan., and Steve and Shirley Shoemaker, Liberal, Mo...

Ray and Donna Ryan, Nevada, will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary June 5, 2010. Ray Ryan and the former Donna Doelling were married June 5, 1955, in Nevada. Ray retired from MoDOT, Survey and Plans, Joplin, Mo., with 36 years of service. Donna retired with 28 years service from Farm & Home Savings/ Mercantile Bank, Nevada...

Brent and Connie Malone of Fort Scott announce the engagement of their daughter, Alyssa Malone, to Matthew Glades, son of Mark and Cheryl Glades of Galena, Kan. Alyssa is a 2005 graduate of Fort Scott High School. After high school, she graduated from Fort Scott Community College and in 2008 graduated from Pittsburg State University with a degree in elementary education. She currently teaches first grade at Lindbergh Elementary in St. Joseph, Mo...

Phil and Nancy Wimmer and John and Joyce Dalgarn announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Brandi Gailann Wimmer and Joe Wilson Dalgarn. Brandi is the granddaughter of Dorothy Wimmer and the late Joe Wimmer, Fulton, Kan., and the late Goldie and Ralph French, Fort Scott, Kan. Joe is the grandson of Ruby Wilson and the late Joe Wilson and Mary Dalgarn and the late John Dalgarn, both of Miami, Okla...

Steve and Karen Curran and Sandra Belden, of Girard, Kan., announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Ashley Curran, to Kevin Spencer, son of Lawrence and Donna Spencer, of Pleasanton, Kan. Ashley is a 2007 graduate of Girard High School and Kevin is a 2007 graduate of Jayhawk-Linn High School. Both Ashley and Kevin will graduate from Pittsburg State University with bachelor's degrees in mathematics education -- Kevin in 2010 and Ashley in 2011...

Daryl and Malinda Ast, Nevada, announce the engagement of their daughter, Marcella Lynn Ast, to Caleb Anthony Clark, son of Karen Clark and Barry Clark, both of Nevada. Marcella is the granddaughter of Wilma and George Vandenburg, Metz, Mo., and the late Clemens and Agnes Ast, Conway Springs, Kan...

Gary and Carol (Simpson) Davenport, Farlington, Kan., will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on June 19, 2010, with a reception, hosted by their children, at the Farlington Methodist Church, Farlington, from 2 to 4 p.m. The couple requests no gifts...

Bill and Dorothy (VanAuken) Davenport, Mexico, Mo., will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on June 19, 2010, with a reception, hosted by their family, at the Farlington Methodist Church, Farlington, Kan., from 2 to 4 p.m. They request no gifts...

Joe and Marian Sunthimer celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 9, 2010. The couple were married in Milford, Ind., in 1950. The Sunthimers moved to Nevada with their three children, Ed (Joe IV), Susan and Kathy in 1961.

The children of Roy and Cathy Schlup, of Schell City, Mo., announce the 25th wedding anniversary of their parents and a celebration held June 5, 2010, to honor the couple. The Schlups participated in a traditional vow renewal officiated by Larry Brown at Faith Baptist Church in Walker, Mo. A reception hosted at the Schlup home was partially catered by Osage Smokehouse of Indian Springs and supplemented by the wedding party...

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Person, of Nevada, will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on June 21, 2010. A family dinner for 60 is planned for Sunday, June 20, at America's Best Inn conference room, Nevada. The Persons were married June 21, 1960, in Denver, Colo., and have resided in Germany, New Jersey and Rockwell, Ill., prior to moving to Nevada in 1979, where they have made their home since...

Jack and Marianna Cotten celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 30, 2010. The Cottens were married May 29, 1960, at Cool Hill RLDS Church, a small country church east of El Dorado Springs. To this union three daughters were born -- Doris, Rhonda and Jacque...

Tom and Cindy Davis and Brad and Robin Hartman, all of Fort Scott, announce the engagement of their children, Heather Davis and Grant Hartman. Heather is the granddaughter of Warren and Roberta Davis, Fort Scott; and David and Janice Gill, Overland Park...

Joshua Query and Yasmina Al-Shawish announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Yasmina is the daughter of Donald and Alisa Minor, Fort Scott. She attended Fort Scott High School, Fort Scott Community College and Pittsburg State University. She is currently employed by Nevada R-5 School District as a fourth grade teacher...

Kenneth and Connie Liles, Richards, announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Amanda Gail Liles, to Joshua Eugene Pollock, son of Cathy Pollock of Nevada and the late Don Pollock. The bride-to-be is a 2001 graduate of Nevada High School and a 2005 graduate of the University of Missouri where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Animal Sciences. ...

Larry and Dot Toole, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 19, 2010, at their residence, with an open house hosted by their children. Larry and the former Dot Erdmann were married June 18, 1960, in Dubuque, Iowa. The couple have five children -- Daniel, Erik, Kelly, Lyn and Theresa; 16 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren...

Kalisa Marie Erny and Byron Heath Newton were married on July 11, 2009, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Fayetteville, Ark.. The Rev. Emmanuel officiated, assisted by Deacon Bud Baldwin. The altar server was Collin Bates, cousin of the bride. Musical accompaniment was performed by friends of the groom, T.C. Long and Michael Schneider...