Engagements from October 2007

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Kenneth and Diane Cook of Chaffee announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Therese Cook, to Matthew John Carlton. He is the son of Michael and Karen Matthews of Columbia, Ill., and Richard Carlton of St. Louis. Cook is a 2001 graduate of Delta High School. She received a bachelor of arts degree in English and secondary education from Webster University. She is a teacher and coach in the Hillsboro School District...

Carrie Deanne Long and Dennis Robert Wilson announce their engagement. She is the daughter of John Long of Dunnellon, Fla., and the late Denise Long of Kansas City, Kan. Wilson is the son of Bob and Marlene Wilson of Jackson. Long received a bachelor of science degree in interior design from Kansas State University. She is employed by BRR Architecture of Merriam, Kan...

Ronald and Wilma Fluegge of Whitewater announce the engagement of their daughter, Anna Fluegge, to Jacob Kangas, both of Springfield, Mo. He is the son of Terry Henley-Vogt of Livona, Mich. Fluegge expects to receive a bachelor's degree in architecture from Drury University in Springfield in 2008. She is an intern at Creative Ink Architects, LLC, in Springfield...

Jim and Suzie Vickery of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Elizabeth Vickery, to Jeffrey Travis Wist. He is the son of David and Pat Wist of Lake St. Louis, Mo. Vickery received a bachelor of journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2004. She is a marketing representative with Preferred Capital Lending in St. Louis...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Kenneth and Diane Cook of Chaffee announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Therese Cook, to Matthew John Carlton. He is the son of Michael and Karen Matthews of Columbia, Ill., and Richard Carlton of St. Louis. Cook is a 2001 graduate of Delta High School. She received a bachelor of arts degree in English and secondary education from Webster University. She is a teacher and coach in the Hillsboro School District...

Stephen and Luanne Stuebe of Herrin, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Lynn Stuebe, to Danny Lee Dewrock Jr. He is the son of Danny and Ann Dewrock of Cape Girardeau. Stuebe is a 1995 graduate of Herrin High School, and received a master's degree from the University of Cincinnati. She is employed at Steward Steel in Sikeston, Mo...

GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Mandy Adams of Blaine, Miss., and Barry Adams of Tutwiler, Miss., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jane Claire Adams, to Derek Lynn Deck. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Deck of Tillatoba, Miss., and the late Millie Painton. Deck's parents are formerly of Glenallen...

Gary and Sheri Dost of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Jamie Sue Dost, to Michael Keith Harrison, both of Columbia, Mo. He is the son of Michael and Judith Harrison of Jackson. Dost is a 2000 graduate of Jackson High School. She received a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2003, and expects to receive a doctorate of medicine from the university's School of Medicine in May 2008...

Michael and Cheryl Taylor of Creal Springs, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Jo Taylor, to Daniel Wade Aufdenberg, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Richard Aufdenberg of Cape Girardeau and Cindy Farrow of Shawneetown. Taylor is a graduate of Highland High School in Highland, Ill...

Brad and Rose Spears of Bell City, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Anne Spears, to Alex Joseph Broch of Scott City. He is the son of Harlan and JoNell Broch of Washington, Mo. Spears is a 2002 graduate of Bell City High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in early childhood education from Hannibal-LaGrange College at Hannibal, Mo., in 2006. She is an elementary teacher with Advance School District...

Louis DesPres and Gladys Hency of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Leann DesPres, to Jason Ronald Buechlein. He is the son of Ronald and Georgette Buechlein of St. Louis. DesPres is a 2001 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School, and a 2006 graduate of Deaconess College of Nursing in St. Louis. She is a registered nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. Louis Children's Hospital...

Dennis Blankenship of Scott City and Vicki and Jeff Lohrstorfer of Baker, La., announce the engagement of their daughter, Angelia Blankenship, to C. Scott Mitchell, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Bobby and Mary Ann Mitchell of Jackson. Blankenship is a graduate of Scott City High School. She is employed at Southeast Missouri Hospital...

Cyndi Coomer and Rodney Coomer of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Cortney Brooke Coomer, to Howard Ray Stubenrauch. He is the son of Glenn and Doris Stubenrauch of Chaffee, Mo. Coomer is a 2000 graduate of Scott City High School, and 2001 graduate of Shawnee Community College. She is owner of Style Studio Salon and Tanning in Scott City, and is a part-time hairstylist and certified hair and eyelash extensionist at Belladona Salon Spa and Boutique in Cape Girardeau...

Jerry and Sharon Brueckner of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Christina Marie Brueckner, to Christopher Gardner Pettit, both of Charleston, S.C. He is the son of Rev. Ron and Jennifer Pettit of Orangeburg, S.C. Brueckner is a graduate of Central High School, and received a doctor of pharmacy degree from St. Louis College of Pharmacy in 2004. She is pharmacy manager at Target in Charleston...

Yi Tang Lin and Xiao ai Zeng of China announce the engagement of their daughter, Lin Yun, to Noble Christian McCulley. He is the son of Kevin and Kelly McCulley of Cape Girardeau. The couple will be married Tuesday at Cape County Park South.

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The Rev. Randel and Deborah Poole of Marble Hill announce the engagement of their daughter, Leah Bethany Poole, to Andrew Irving Pylate. He is the son of Irving and Carlene Pylate of Starkville, Miss. Poole is a 2001 graduate of New Salem Baptist Academy, and 2003 graduate of Three Rivers Community College. ...

James and Mona Tefft of Bunker, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Misty Lea Tefft, to Ben Ray Ressel, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Herman Joe and Doris Ressel of Oran, Mo. Tefft is a graduate of Bunker High School, Three Rivers Community College, and Central Methodist University. She is employed by Yellow Book...

Terry and Melissa Hoehn of Crosstown, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jacalyn Ann Hoehn, to Cpl. Robert Thomas Huey. He is the son of Darrell and Debbie Huey of Cape Girardeau. Hoehn is a 2007 graduate of Saxony Lutheran High School, and is pursuing a degree in massage therapy at Metro Business College...

David Goncher of St. Louis and Jan and David Rigdon of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Erin Goncher, to Matthew William Knoderer, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of William and Dawn Knoderer of Bell City, Mo., and Laura Knoderer of Charleston, Mo...