Carpenter-Stewart

BELL CITY, Mo. -- Melissa Gail Carpenter and Brandon Gale Stewart exchanged vows Nov. 29, 2005, at Sandals Grande in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Sheldon L. Anderson performed the ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Larry and Pat Carpenter of Bell City. The groom is the son of Gale and Lisa Stewart of Bloomfield, Mo.

Matron of honor was Loni Banks of Herod, Ill.

Bradley Banks of Herod was best man.

Mrs. Stewart is a 1995 graduate of Bell City High School. She received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Southeast Missouri State University in 2001. She is employed by Bloomfield School District.

The groom is a 1998 graduate of Bell City High School. He received a bachelor's degree in agriculture business management from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2002. He is employed with Missouri Department of Agriculture.

The couple resides near Bloomfield.