Stacey Leigh DeClue and Ricky Lee Renfroe were united in marriage Aug. 21, 2004, at St. Mary's Cathedral. Monsignor Richard Rolwing performed the ceremony. Organist was Leanne Hendrix of Cape Girardeau, and soloist was Amy Farrar of Raleigh, N.C.
Parents of the bride are Larry DeClue of Cape Girardeau and Judy DeClue of Jackson. The groom is the son of Ricky and Brenda Renfroe of Cape Girardeau.
The bride was presented in marriage by her father.
Maid of honor was Megan Kuntze of Jackson. Bridesmaids were Jamie Birk of Huntington Beach, Calif., Kemi Rampi of Brooklyn Center, Minn., Rebecca Johnson of Jackson, Amy Farrar; and Cara Golightly of Cape Girardeau, cousin of the groom.
Kyle Westendorf of Dietrich, Ill., was best man. Groomsmen were Michael Siebert and Dusty Barrows of Cape Girardeau; Adam Eftink of Oran, Mo.; Chris DeClue of Charlotte, N.C., brother of the bride; and Brett Renfroe of Cape Girardeau, brother of the groom. Ushers were Jeff Lukefahr of Perryville, Mo., uncle of the bride; Jason and Justin Koch and Gary Jones, all of Jackson.
Flower girl was Kengree White, daughter of Randy and Sherry White of Decaturville, Tenn., cousin of the groom.
Melissa Van Velkinburgh of St. Louis and Kelly Birk of Huntington Beach attended the guest book.
Following the ceremony, the reception was held at the Elks Lodge. Servers were Sharon Rogers of Jackson, aunt of the bride; Shirley Hays of Lexington, Tenn., and Patsy Rankin of Milan, Tenn., aunts of the groom.
The groom's parents hosted the rehearsal dinner Aug. 20 at Dexter Bar-B-Que, with 60 guests attending.
Mrs. Renfroe received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Southeast Missouri State University in May.
The groom is a senior airman with security forces in the U.S. Air Force, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base.
After a wedding trip to Ocho Rios, Jamaica, the couple is residing at Knob Noster, Mo.
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