Weddings/Engagements from August 2013

The children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchild of the Rev. William and Mrs. Patricia Bell wish to announce the 65th wedding anniversary of their parents and grandparents, Aug. 8, 2013. The Rev. Bill and Mrs. Pat Bell, were married Aug. 8, 1948, at the Monroe Street Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo...

Fifty years ago on Feb. 9, 1963, Airman Gary B. Piper and Airman Reba F. Phillips were married at Selfridge AFB, Michigan. Gary and Reba noted that they met while pulling KP. The Pipers celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Feb. 9, 2013. Today Master Sergeant Gary Piper and Reba Piper are "happily retired in rural Bronaugh."...

Announcement is made of the engagement and upcoming marriage of Kristen JaLyn Caldwell and Rogelio Cota on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, in a 4 p.m. ceremony at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lockwood, Mo. Kristen is the daughter of Rocky and Jackie Caldwell of Walker. Rogelio is the son of Manuel and Blanca Cota, of El Centro, Calif...

James and Sheri (Gillette) Lewman of Weimar, Texas, announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Elizabeth Ann Lewman, to Kyle Aaron Koncaba, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Koncaba of Flatonia, Texas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Art and Joann Gillette of Nevada, Mo., and the late Jack and Liz Lewman of Kansas City, Mo. She is employed as a registered dental assistant by Leo D. Gordon DDS in Weimar...

Mandy Stark and Steven Mattingly of Exeter were married June 29, 2013, in Nevada. Mandy is the daughter of Mike and Julie Forkner, Richards; Dave Stark, Moundville; and Amy Leonard, Milo. She is the granddaughter of LJ and Judy Austin, the late Don and Maxine Stark, Pat Stark, Everett and Ruby Forkner, and John and Jan Cannon. ...

Mark and Penny Baldwin of Nevada announce the engagement of their daughter, Bridget Marie Baldwin, to Jesse Glen Merryfield of Appleton City, son of David and Maryann Merryfield of Butler. Bridget is a 2005 graduate of Nevada High School and a 2010 graduate of the University of Central Missouri with a Bachelor of Science degree. She is currently employed by Cook Insurance Agency in Butler...

Announcement is made of the Aug. 2, 2013, engagement of M. Jolene Sworde to Shannon W. Stone. The couple plans to be married in Branson, Mo. The bride (proudly age 43) is the daughter of David D. Davis of Nevada, and Mianna C. Forrester of Hooker, Okla. She has two beautiful children...

Bob and Linda Burns, along with their children and grandchildren, will celebrate the couple's 40th wedding anniversary from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at the Donaldson Community Center in Sheldon. The occasion is open to all family and friends...

Harry "Red" and Shirley Pitts of Bronaugh will observe their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner and reception Saturday, Sept.14, 2013, at 6 p.m., at their home. Friends and family are welcome to join the couple in celebrating this special occasion...