Weddings/Engagements from September 2012

Andrew Johnson and Kayla Marie Hamel announce their engagement. Kayla is the niece/daughter of Trish Hamel and Tim Hamel, both of Carthage, N.Y., and daughter of Angela Barton, Ashville, N.C., and Hogie Henderson of DeFuniak Springs, Fla. Andrew is the grandson/son of Donna Johnson of Pleasanton, Kan., and son of Tonia Baty, Fredericktown, Mo., and Paul Johnson, Fort Scott, Kan...

Monty and Kathy Dade of Golden City, Mo., and Donald Leavell of Sheldon announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Kayla Dade and Andrew Leavell. Kayla is the granddaughter of the late Jack and Lois Dade. Andrew is the grandson of the late Shirley Leavell...

Timothy Ross and Brandi Page are engaged to be married Sept. 22, 2012, in Fort Scott. Maid of honor is Emily Hartman. Attendants are Amber Page and Danielle Minor. Best man is Alex Mcgehee. Groomsmen are Matthew Ross and Dylan Ross. Harold Hicks will officiate...

Tabatha Ayers and Dustin Brown have announced their wedding on July 4, 2013, at Fort Scott Lake. Parents of the bride are Bonnie Jones, Springfield, Mo., and Samuel Peak, Neosho, Mo. Prospective groom's parents are Lavina and Ralph Eschbaumer, Fort Scott, Kan...

Merlin and Betty Messer are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary with a family gathering on Saturday. Betty Schafer and Merlin Messer were married Sept. 14, 1952 at the Fulton Methodist Church. They are the parents of five children; Millie and Larry Karleskint, Margie and Rod Brown, Marty Messer, Matt and Susan Messer, and Scott and Brenda Messer...

Kendra Hughes and Matthew Byers exchanged wedding vows on July 21, 2012, at the Rinehart Christian Church, Richards, Mo. Parents of the couple are Ron and Janet Hughes and Steven and Anita Byers of Nevada. Vows were solemnized by Steve Russ of Nevada. ...

Angela Reagan and Mitchel Ahlers exchanged wedding vows on Aug. 11, 2012, in an outdoor ceremony at the Lyons Twin Mansions in Fort Scott, Kan. Judge Sam Mason officiated the ceremony. Angela is the daughter of Denver and Lori Reagan of Blue Mound, Kan. Mitchel is the son of Steve and Mardi Allen of Spirit Lake, Iowa, and the late Bill Ahlers Jr...

John and Denise Campbell, of Mansfield, Mo., announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Kristin Denise Campbell, to Matthew Scott Kennedy, son of Scott and Belinda Kennedy, of Deerfield, Mo. Kristin is a 2007 graduate of Mansfield High School and a 2011 graduate of Truman State University at Kirksville, Mo., where she received a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training, and just completed a year-long internship in Outdoor Christian Ministries...

Curtis and Amber Russell announce the engagement of their daughter, Marci Elise Russell of Redfield, Kan., to John Evan Mix of Fort Scott. The prospective groom is the son of Mike and Karen Mix. The couple plan to marry Oct. 6, 2012.

Michael and Sharon (Fulton) Pruitt were married at the United Methodist Church in Pleasant Hill, Mo., on Oct. 6, 1972. The Pruitts, along with their children, J. Kent Pruitt, Sarah A. Pruitt Morris, and Timothy M. Pruitt and their families would welcome the presence of friends to share in the celebration of their 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012...

Paige Schmidt and Jonathon Peterson exchanged wedding vows on April 12, 2012, at the Community Christian Church. Wade Russell officiated the ceremony. Yvonne Holloway provided music. A reception followed in the Liberty, Fort Scott. Paige is the daughter of Todd and Kenda Schmidt of Fort Scott, and granddaughter of Jarold and Ruth Schmidt of Larned, Kan., and Virginia Smith of Derby, Kan...