King-Hann

Erika Ruth King and Kevin Lyle Hann were married Oct. 16, 2004, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. The Rev. Robert Henrichs performed the ceremony. Readers were Gretchen Spitzmiller and Kari Keller, cousin of the groom, both of St. Louis.

Parents of the couple are Rick and Lynda King of Jackson, and Frank and Kathy Hann of Collinsville, Ill.

Maid of honor was Deidre King of Jackson, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Melissa Garcia of St. Louis, Alexis Cash of Bear, Del., and Natalie Rohlfing of St. Louis.

Noah Adelman of St. Louis was best man. Groomsmen were Rob Smith of Maryville, Ill., Jeff Krause of West Chester, Ohio, and Matt Tharp of St. Louis. Ushers were Andy Artimisi of Belleville, Ill., cousin of the groom, and Doug Fluchel of St. Louis.

Candlelighter was Ashley Illers of Jackson, cousin of the bride.

Flower girl was Miranda Graft, her escort was Ethan Illers, and ringbearer was Tate Illers, cousins of the bride. Miranda is the daughter of Mike and Susan Graft of St. Louis. Ethan and Tate are sons of Marty Illers of Yonkers, N.Y.

Amanda Bonfanti of St. Louis attended the guest book. Programs were handed out by Holly Pliler and Jen Wilferth of St. Louis.

A dinner and dance reception was held at the University Center ballroom. Servers were Trish Illers of Tallahassee, Fla., and Doris Illers of Jackson, aunts of the bride.

The groom's parents hosted the rehearsal dinner Oct. 15 at Mollie's Cafe and Bar.

Mrs. Hann is a 1998 graduate of Jackson High School, 2002 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, and received a master's degree in social work from St. Louis University in 2004. She is a behavior therapist in the child development program at Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City, Ill.

The groom is a 1993 graduate of Collinsville High School, and a 1997 graduate of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. He is a computer programmer at AppIntelligence in St. Louis.

The couple is residing in Kirkwood, Mo.