Engagements from March 2012

Bonnie LeMay and Jeff Miller of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Miller, to Garrett Baker, both of San Antonio, Texas. He is the son of Sheri Holmes of Oran, Mo., and Jeff Baker of Cape Girardeau. Miller is a 2005 graduate of Scott City High School. She received bachelor and master degrees in communication disorders from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a speech pathologist at Autism Treatment Center in San Antonio...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Jeffrey and Lisa Sparkman of Perryville announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Nicole Sparkman, to Justin Mark Nolan. He is the son of Mark Nolan of Scott City and Coleen Foster of Arnold, Mo. Sparkman is a 2006 graduate of Perryville High School. She received a degree in business marketing and management from Mineral Area College in 2008. She is employed by Wilson and Mann, L.C., in Cape Girardeau...

Brad and Karen Altenthal of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Havill, to Billy Thompson, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Carol Thompson of Fredericktown, Mo., and the late Michael Thompson. Havill received a bachelor of science degree in industrial technology from Southeast Missouri State University. She is business manager with ALT Consulting and Heartland Pneumatics...

Allen and Connie Mathias of Imperial, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jaimi Lynne Mathias, to Alex Taylor Ramsey, both of Carbondale, Ill. He is the son of Mack and Pat Ramsey of Burfordville. Mathias received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is pursuing a doctoral degree in clinical child psychology at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. She expects to begin her pre-doctoral internship at Dartmouth College this summer...

Dan and Pat Brase of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Trisha Brase, to Marc Duncan, both of Denver, Colo. He is the son of Russ and Geri Duncan of Matthews, N.C. Brase is a 2001 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Oklahoma State University in 2005. She is employed at Stifel Nicolaus in Denver...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Randall and Patricia Hendricks of Advance announce the engagement of their daughter, Christina Lynn Hendricks, to Joshua Jack Russell. He is the son of Jeffrey and Brenda Russell of DeSoto, Mo. Hendricks is a 2003 graduate of Advance High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in broadcast journalism from Missouri State University in 2007. She is internet content director at KFVS12...

Dr. Sean Byrd and Stephanie Inman, along with son Kaleb Inman, announce their engagement. He is the son of Steve and Chris Byrd of Cape Girardeau. She is the daughter of Steve and Debbie Pick of Washington, Mo., and the late Linda Pick. Byrd is a veterinarian at Skyview Animal Clinic...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Scott and Tammy Hanners of Marble Hill announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Elizabeth Hanners, to Eric James Bollinger. He is the son of Carson and Shelly Bollinger of Sedgewickville, Mo. Hanners is a 2009 graduate of Meadow Heights High School at Patton, Mo. She received an associate degree in nursing from Southeast Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences in 2011. She is employed at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...

LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Stephanie Ann Horrell and Jeremy Kenneth Westbrook announce their engagement. She is the daughter of Dennis and Pam Horrell of Leopold. He is the son of Kenneth and Mary Gayle Westbrook of Advance, Mo. Horrell is a 1999 graduate of Leopold High School. She received an associate degree in court and conference reporting from Meramec Community College in St. Louis. She owns a court reporting business in Southeast Missouri...

Rick and Shirley Riley of Kirksville, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Kent Riley, to Christopher Mathew McCrate, both of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is the son of Mike and Mary Kay McCrate of Jackson. Riley is a graduate of Kirksville High School. ...

Tom L. and Carol Bridges of Tamms, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Arlene Bridges, to Joshua Kane Duncan, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Deborah Duncan of Cape Girardeau. Bridges is a 1998 graduate of Egyptian High School...

Michael and Lynda Cook of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Kathleen Cook, to David John Brinkmeyer, both of O'Fallon, Mo. He is the son of David and Jean Brinkmeyer of O'Fallon. Cook is a 2006 graduate of Central High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in biology from Southeast Missouri State University in 2010, and plans to attend pharmaceutical school this fall. She is a clinical affairs specialist at bioMerieux Inc. in St. Louis...

Marianne McCormick of Cape Girardeau announces the engagement of her daughter, Deana Marie Brueggeman, to Chad Eric Ludwig. He is the son of Charlie and Mary Ludwig of Jackson. Brueggeman is also the daughter of the late Dean McCormick. Brueggeman is a 2002 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School. ...

Peggy Berryhill of Cape Girardeau and Jeff Berryhill of Villa Ridge, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy L. Berryhill, to Billy D. Dinkins. He is the son of Don and Sharon Dinkins of Whitewater. Berryhill is a 2008 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School, and is attending Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed at New York and Co...

Blake and Kathy Miller of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Kate Jordan Miller, to Mark Gregory Dunaway. He is the son of Mike and Mary Etta Dunaway of Cape Girardeau. Miller received a degree in elementary education from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a second grade teacher with Jackson School District at Orchard Elementary...

Garry and Terrie Goodman of Leslie, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Lori Ann Goodman, to Matthew Darwin Williams, both of Sullivan, Mo. He is the son of Sherry and Dennis Hooe of Cape Girardeau and Darwin and Brenda Williams of Murray, Ky...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Jerry and Sharon Ayers of Chaffee announce the engagement of their daughter, Michelle LeAnn Ayers, to Jerry Wayne Laxton. He is the son of Jim and Debra Green of Cape Girardeau. A June 30 wedding is planned at First Baptist Church in Delta...

Sally Hale of Cape Girardeau and Mark Morris of Sikeston, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Brooke Victoria Morris, to Dr. Jered Michael Wayland, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Jeffrey and Janice Wayland of Youngstown, N.Y., and William and Janice Fisher of Pasadena, Md...

Ron and Nita Mascroft of Clinton, Ky., and Michele and Woody Vaughn of Matthews, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Bridget Rene Mascroft, to Aaron Scott Essner, both of Jackson. He is the son of Mike and Donna Essner of Scott City. A May 5 wedding is planned at Eisleben Lutheran Church in Scott City...

James and Janetta Collins of Kansas City, Mo., and Heather Collins of Merriam, Kan., announce the engagement of their daughter, Erica Collins, to Terry Bogenpohl. He is the son of Sharon Bogenpohl of Oak Ridge, and the late Leonard Bogenpohl. Collins is a 2006 graduate of Hickman Mills Senior High School in Kansas City. ...

Dennis Turner of Cape Girardeau and Patricia Turner of Granite City, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Allison Renee Turner, to Lance Jefferson Altenthal. He is the son of Brad and Karen Altenthal of Cape Girardeau. Turner is a 2005 graduate of Central High School. She plans to attend Penn Foster College this fall. She is a veterinary assistant at Skyview Animal Clinic...

BENTON, Mo. -- Dr. Kathleen McCaffrey of Atlanta, Ga., announces the engagement of her daughter, Jordan Terese McCaffrey, to Christopher Gerard Glastetter. He is the son of Gerard and Sherry Glastetter of Benton. McCaffrey is also the daughter of the late William McCaffrey...

ORAN, Mo. -- Rhonda Turner of Aragon, Ga., and Roy Robinson of Rockmart, Ga., announce the engagement of their daughter, Candace Deneen Robinson, to Austin Lee Dumey, both of Rockmart. He is the son of Andrea R. Dumey-Stotts of Oran. Robinson is a 2011 graduate of Everest University in Marietta, Ga. She is a registered M.A., and is employed at Spine Care and Pain Management in Rome, Ga...