Weddings/Engagements from March 2009

Wayne and Julie Pennock announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Pennock, to David Hamil, son of Dennis and JoAnn Hamil. Emily Pennock is a graduate of Nevada High School and received a Bachelor of Technology in Graphic Design from Pittsburg State University in 2003. Emily works at ARAMARK as an Account Marketing Manager for Lewisville ISD...

Dwayne and Lori Craig and Bob Fulk, all of Fort Scott, and Kenneth and Misty Coatney, of Elk City, Kan., announce the engagement of their children, Sarah Fulk and Kenny Coatney. The bride is a 2005 graduate of Fort Scott High School and is employed by Cessna Aircraft, Independence, Kan. She is the granddaughter of Bill and Phyllis Cambers, Hidden Valley Lake...

Jim and Darlene Wood of Fort Scott, Kan., announce the engagement of their son, Michael Wood, to Ann Marie Hickey, daughter of Susan and Mike Hickey, of Omaha, Neb. Mike is a graduate of Fort Scott High School and a graduate of Pittsburg State University, where he obtained his Bachelor of Science in Construction Management...

Blake Moore and Tiffany Beisley will wed in a private ceremony, at 5:30 p.m., at Northwoods Wedding Chapel on March 21, 2009. A reception will follow at the VFW in Nevada. Tiffany is the daughter of Russell and Lesley Beisley, Nevada, and granddaughter of Helen Newton, Nevada; Bonnie Beisley, Sheldon; Charles Ellis, Schell City; and Herbert Beisley, Milo...

Michael Lefevre, of Edwardsville, Kan., and Deborah Lefevre, of Nevada, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Kacy Elizabeth Lefevre, to Scott Hereford Center, son of Ronald and Linda Center, of Fort Scott, Kan. Kacy is the granddaughter of James Ramage, of Rich Hill, and the late Edna Ramage...

Haley Rachelle Head announces the engagement of her mother, Cheryl L. Head, Humboldt, Kan., to John W. Farley, Bronson, Kan. Cheryl is the daughter of the late Everett and Hazel Haslett, Pomona, Kan. John is the son of James and Martha Farley, Bronson, Kan...

Announcement is made of the engagement of Betty Laning and Jamie Barker. The bride-elect is the daughter of Wanda and Charles Maggard, Lamar, Mo. She graduated in 1996 from Lamar High School and is now enrolled at Ashford University. The prospective-groom is the son of Thomas and Donna Barker, Nevada, Mo. He went to Nevada schools and is now employed by Shepard Team...

Charles Evans Jr. and Sunshine Burk announce their engagement and plans to be married in August. The bride-elect is the daughter of Randy and Leisa Warren, Cedar Creek, Mo., and the late Johnnie Ramsey. Sunshine is a 1998 graduate of Prairie View High School. She is currently employed by Tri-Valley Developmental services, of Fort Scott, Kan...

Announcement is made of the engagement of Sonya Annette Garcia and Christopher George Petroski. The couple plan to be married on June 20, 2009, in Jasper, Mo. Sonya is the daughter of Frank and Irene Garcia, Jasper, Mo., and granddaughter of Rachel and Louis Pennell, Jasper. ...

David and Crystal Ayers announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of her sister, Kellen Mary Wheeler, to Luke Ashford Geneva, son of Brett and Nancy Geneva. The bride is a 2008 graduate of Fort Scott High School. She is currently attending Fort Scott Community College and is employed by Gene's Heartland Foods...

Larry Lee and Johnna Kay Ballou will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on March 29, 2009. The Ballous were married at Grace Baptist Tabernacle, in Fort Scott, on Easter Sunday March 29, 1959, by the Rev. Claude Craven. The couple noted that their anniversary has never fallen on Easter Sunday since their wedding...

Joyce and Raymond Hueston, Mapleton, will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary on Sunday, March 29, 2009. The couple were married in 1964. Together they have two children: Mike and Jolene; five grandchildren, Justin, Zak, Raylene, Kaylyn and Callie; and two great-grandchildren, Colby and Paityn...

Announcement is made of the engagement of Travis Stewart and Karlee Daylong. The couple plan to be married on June 20, 2009, in Iola, Kan. Travis is the son of Mark Stewart and the late Debra Stewart, Bronson, Kan. He is a 2007 Uniontown High School graduate and is currently earning his degree in plastics engineering technology at Pittsburg State University. Travis is employed by Plastic Resource Group, Pittsburg, Kan...