Matrimony

Amber Terece Rivera and Corey Alexander Pool were married Oct. 15, 2017, at Tuscany Gallery in Wentzville, Missouri. Carol Pope performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Rick and Linda Mozingo of Baytown, Texas. The groom is the son of Jimmy and Denise Pool of Wentzville...

Brandon and Jamie Olson of Cape Girardeau celebrated their first wedding anniversary on Sept. 10. Olson and the former Jamie Baity were married Sept. 10, 2017, at Wedding Garden in Carbondale, Illinois. Dan Essner performed the ceremony.

Bill and Judy Huey of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Friday. Huey and the former Judy Keller were married Sept. 14, 1968, at Zion Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. G.B. Seboldt performed the ceremony. Their attendants were Vickie (Keller) Hurst; Schirley Jo (Sinn) Huey; Katherine (Nussbaum) Lynn; Rita (Keller) Cracraft; Connie (Keller) London; George "Dude" Huey; Jim Foeste; Roger Pierce; Don Huey; and Keith Keller, all of the Cape Girardeau area...

Mike and Wilma Huffman of Jackson celebrated 50th wedding anniversary Saturday with a party hosted by their children at Cape County Park. Huffman and the former Wilma Rhodes were married Sept. 15, 1968, at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Whitewater. The Rev. Arvil Huffman performed the ceremony...

Donald and Angela Schaefer of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Samantha Lois Schaefer, to Nathaniel James Roth. He is the son of Steve and Joyce Roth of St. Mary, Missouri. Samantha is a 2009 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a freelance graphic designer and a cabinet designer for Menards in Cape Girardeau...

Phil and Leta Wagoner of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Leslie Wagoner, to Neil Sanders, both of Webster Groves, Missouri. Neil is the son of David and Jane Sanders of Webster Groves. Leslie is a 2000 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. She received a Bachelor of Arts of Mass Communications in 2004 from Southeast Missouri State University. She is in Sales at Express Scripts...

David and Tracy Kirchdoerfer of Chaffee, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Taylor Kirchdoerfer, to Clayton Hall, son of Curtis and Vickie Hall of Scott City. Ms. Kirchdoerfer, a former Chaffee Red Devil, met Mr. Hall, a former Scott City Ram, in 2012. Despite the fact that the groom-to-be bleeds blue and gold and the bride-to-be is a devoted Red Devil, the happy couple decided to bury the pitchfork and plans for an October 2018 wedding...

Kenneth and Viva Jean Pope of Oran, Missouri, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with a weekend trip to Paducah, Kentucky, attending the Badgett Playhouse in Grand Rivers, Kentucky. Pope and the former Viva Jean Eakin were married Aug. 28, 1953, at The General Baptist Church near Bell City, Missouri. He is retired from Ameren, and she is retired from Thorngate...

Kristyn Caroline Sanders and Dylan Dean Linneman were married May 26 at Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Eric Schmidt performed the ceremony. Brenda Shadron was organist. The bride is the daughter of David and Donna Sanders of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Dean and Crystal Linneman of Columbia, Missouri...

Jonas and Jo Noe of Dexter, Missouri, and Luke and Kaci Below of Advance, Missouri, announce the engagement of their children, Hannah Elizabeth Noe and William "Lane" Below. Hannah is a 2014 graduate of Dexter High School. She received a bachelor's degree in sports management from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau in 2017, where she was a member of the women's Redhawk basketball team. ...

Brad and Dana Craft of Sedgewickville, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kayleen Elizabeth Craft, to David Thomas Devenport, both of Oak Ridge. He is the son of Roger and Gwyn Devenport of Sedgewickville and Mike and Teresa Clark of Millersville...

Larry and Lisa Wild of Pinckneyville, Illinois, announce the engagement of their daughter, Morgan Victoria Wild, to Kevin Ray Brost, both of Louisville, Kentucky. Kevin is the son of Dr. Kyle and Christina Brost of Cape Girardeau. Morgan received a Master of Science degree in clinical psychology in 2018 from Murray State University. She is a clinical therapist for Maryhurst, Inc., in Louisville...

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Donald Gibson of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday, Sept. 6. Gibson and the former Shirley Ann Baker were married Sept. 6, 1958, at First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. E.C. Mount performed the ceremony. Their attendants were Mrs. Howard Roelker, sister of the bride, and Lyle Gibson, brother of the groom...

Craig and Mary Billmeyer of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Allison Jo Billmeyer, to Reed Frisbie Gilmore, both of Fort Collins, Colorado. Reed is the son of Tim and Jo Gilmore of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Allison is a 2010 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2015 from the University of Mississippi and a Master of Fine Arts in 2017 from Bowling Green State University...

Bobby and Kathy Sexton of Chaffee, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Rose Sexton, to Daniel Dewayne Edwards. He is the son of James and Linda Myers of Chaffee and Daniel and Patricia Edwards of Lynchburg, Virginia. Elizabeth is a 2014 graduate of Chaffee High School. She is pursuing a bachelor's degree in wildlife biology at Southeast Missouri State University. She works at Rhodes 101 Convenience Stores...

Steve and Kim Taylor of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Aug. 21. Taylor and the former Kim Pittman were married Aug. 21, 1993, at First Presbyterian Church in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Their attendants were Randy and Sharon Taylor, the groom's brother and sister-in-law, and Paul and Debbie Bruckhoff, the bride's sister and brother-in-law...

Danny and Pat Burger of New Hamburg, Missouri, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 10 by attending Mass at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg with a dinner and party following in the parish center. The dinner and party were hosted by the couple's children...

Terry and Wanda Ross of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 27 at the Jackson Civic Center. A meal was hosted and provided by the couple's two daughters and the cake was made by Sherri Glueck of Chaffee, Missouri. The couple has two daughters, Tracie (Jerry) McFadden of Jackson and Melissa (Clay) Ausley of Raleigh, North Carolina. The couple also has a granddaughter and three great-grandchildren...

John and Kimberly Daniel of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Maci Elizabeth Ramsey Daniel, to Logan Weber Sprandel of Jackson. He is the son of Thomas and Tracy Sprandel of Jackson. Maci is a 2017 graduate of the University of Missouri's Sinclair School of Nursing in Columbia, Missouri. She works as a pediatric registered nurse...

Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Friedhof of Oak Ridge will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 18 at Just Plain Fun LLC in Chaffee, Missouri, where Mrs. Friedhof sings. Friedhof and the former Laura Sample were married Aug. 28, 1968, at Bethel Assembly of God Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Jack Cathcart performed the ceremony...

Kim and Kelly Kranawetter of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Nicole, to Coltan Alec Johns of Jackson. He is the son of Debra and Larry Johns of Jackson. Lauren is a 2014 graudate of Jackson High School, a 2017 graduate of Southeast Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences and attends Southeast Missouri State University. She is a registered nurse at Saint Francis Healthcare System in the same-day surgery...

The Rev. David and Valerie Johnson of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie Anne Johnson, to Lonnie Luke Chapman Jr. He is the son of Lonnie Luke Chapman Sr. of Sikeston, Missouri. Katie is 2002 graduate of Jackson High School. She is a certified nursing assistant at Heartland Care & Rehab in Cape Girardeau...

Don and Janice Boeller of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on July 22 with a dinner hosted by their children at Chateau Girardeau. Boeller and the former Janice Thomason were married July 12, 1958, at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. O.H. Pooker performed the ceremony. Their attendants were John and Anna Mae Hahn...

Tylyn Rhea Mayberry and Logan Scott Friedrich were married Oct. 21 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. The Rev. Eric Longman performed the ceremony. Matt Palisch of Jackson was organist. The bride is the daughter of Rick and Shelbey Mayberry of Jackson. The groom is the son of Eric and Annie Friedrich of Jackson...

Alvie and Gladys Baker of Scott City will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary Wednesday. Baker and the former Gladys Hensley were married July 25, 1953, in Mississippi. Their attendants were Bob and Barbara Hensley. The couple has three children, Debi Baker of Morse Mill, Missouri; Cyndi Baker of Scott City and the late Terry Baker. They also have six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren...

Bill and Doris Weissmueller of Gordonville celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on July 8. They were married July 8, 1978, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Shawneetown. The couple has two children, Ryan (Amy) Weissmueller of Shawneetown and Traci Weissmueller of Farmington, Missouri. They also have two grandchildren...

Michael Medlin of Paducah, Kentucky, and Karen Medlin of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Erika Medlin, to Cody Pratt, both of Scott City. He is the son of Mark Pratt of Sikeston, Missouri, and Lisa Head of Sikeston. Erika is a 2012 graduate of Scott City High School. ...

Emily Clare Welker and Michael Reinhard Preuschoff Montgomery were married April 28 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Joseph Williams performed the ceremony. Lenny Kuper of Cape Girardeau was pianist and Jacob Buckenmyer of Los Angeles and Megan Moore of Washington, D.C., were vocalists...

Roy and Selena Hartle of Scott City recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an Alaskan cruise. The couple visited an Army friend of Roy's, whom he had not seen in 50 years, and his wife in Vancouver, Washington. The four of them went on the cruise together...

Norman "Dean" and Norma Renz celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary July 4. The couple was married July 4, 1953, in Springfield, Illinois. The Rev. Leo Ewing performed the ceremony. Dean was in the U.S. Navy on the USS Midway and was on leave. After the wedding, Dean was sent to a naval school at Bainbridge, Maryland. ...

Carl and Mary Ann Kagle celebrated their 60th wedding anninversary on June 8 with a dinner hosted by Deborah and Carroll Williams at The Melting Pot in St. Louis. The couple's grandson and his wife, Lance and Jesse Ferrell, also attended the dinner...

Ashley Marie Schmittzehe and Donald George Perry III were married March 17 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Rick Jones performed the ceremony. Music was provided by Lindsey Grojean of New Hamburg, Missouri, and Lenny Kuper of Cape Girardeau...

Michael and Debbie Frank of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Shelley Marie Frank, to Zachary Thomas Fischer, both of St. Charles, Missouri. Zachary is the son of Bill Fischer of Perryville, Missouri, and the late Kathy Fischer...

Norbert and Marethe VanGennip of Marble Hill, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Marissa Anne VanGennip, to Lucas Ryan Dirnberger of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Debra Dirnberger of Oran, Missouri, and the late Thomas Dirnberger...

Bryan and Patti Seabaugh and Matt and Mendy Henson, all of Advance, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Molly Seabaugh, to Austin Hampton. He is the son of Lanney and Holly Hampton of Delta. Molly is a 2009 graduate of Advance High School. She received a bachelor's degree in social work from Southeast Missouri State University. She works for Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri...