Weddings/Engagements from December 2011

Helen (Winterbower) and Perry Bower of Fort Scott will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary today. The couple was married Dec. 2, 1961. The Bowers have four children -- Kenny Bower, Terry Bower, Lisa Bradley and Carla Hambric -- all of Fort Scott. They also have eight grandchildren -- Zach, Josh, Matt, Jacob, Tiffnie, Lizzy, Justin and Jeremy...

Nicole Anne Campbell and Stephen Anthony McFarland are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. The couple will be united in marriage on Dec 17, 2011, at Phillippe Park in Safety Harbor, Fla., with a reception to follow at Bay Towne Villas in Safety Harbor, Fla. The couple reside in Palm Harbor, Fla...

Earlene Johnson, Savonburg, will celebrate her 80th birthday Dec. 21. Her children are asking that friends and family send their mom greetings this week in celebration of her special birthday. Cards may be sent to Earlene Johnson, Prairie Mission Retirement Village, 242 Carroll St., St. Paul, Kan., 66771...

Happy 100th birthday to Lilly E. Knight. A card shower is requested by Lily's girls from Helping Hands: Debbie, Kate, Kori, Niki, Sarah, Megan, Kay, Jessica, Courtnie, Lynette and Kathy. Please send cards to 120 W. 23rd St., Fort Scott, Kan., 66701.

Frances Merrell, Fort Scott, will celebrate her 100th birthday on Wednesday, Dec. 28. Mrs. Merrell was born in 1911 in an area of Oklahoma formerly called Indian Territory. In honor of her birthday, Mrs. Merrell would be pleased to hear by mail, by phone or visits from friends and acquaintances...

Michael Lawrence Tinsley and Kayla Sue Bishop exchanged wedding vows on Oct. 8, 2011, in an outdoor ceremony at the home of the bride's parents. Mike is the son of Larry and Mary Tinsley of Ark City, Kan., and the grandson of Lawrence and Jackie Tinsley of Paola, Kan., and the late Vicente and Rose Morales...

Janie Schlup of Nevada and Bill Schlup of Schell City announce the engagement of their daughter, Verlinda Timmons, to Bill Woods, of Huntsville, Ark., son of Carolyn Wilcox of St. Louis, and Carol and Jan Woods of Goodman, Mo. Verlinda is employed by US Bank Home Mortgage. She is a 1991 graduate of Nevada High School...

Mae Susong was born Dec. 26, 1907, in Jones County, Texas, to parents, John and Martha Davis. She celebrated her birthday Monday at Medicalodges of Fort Scott with the following family members: Art and Cora Mae Collins, Fort Scott; Gary and Melanie Wilson, Fort Scott; Rachelle Barker and children Adam and Hope, Spokane, Mo.; Roger and Mary Collins, Iola; Rocky and Valerie Randall and children Cherise, Zachary and Braeden, Iola; and Monica and Jude Buffington and son Gregory, Oklahoma City, Okla...