JACKSON, Mo. -- Alyssa Katherine Kirk and Charles Drake Seabaugh were married Dec. 18, 1999, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Msgr. Edward Eftink performed the double ring ceremony. Musicians were Andrea Seabaugh and Donna Kasten. Vocalists were Adrian True, Beth Roethemeyer and Julie Gerecke, all of Jackson.
Readers were Patty Breckon of Taylorville, Ill., aunt and godmother of the bride, and Lynette Fowler of New Madrid, Mo., aunt of the bride.
Mass servers were Brianna Seabaugh and Amanda Morrow of Jackson. Offertory gifts were presented by Jason Kirk of Fairview Heights, Ill., Steven and John Kirk of Jackson, brothers of the bride. Eucharistic ministers were Loretto Alexander of New Madrid, aunt of the bride, and Dolores Bohnsack and Charlotte Knaup of Jackson.
Parents of the bride are Roger H. and Kay Kirk of Jackson. The groom is the son of Sheila and Larry Cunningham and Ron and Phyllis Seabaugh, all of Jackson.
The bride was presented in marriage by her father.
Maid of honor was Nickie Trankler of Knoxville, Tenn. Bridesmaids were Melanie Riehn, Mindy Myers and Meg Baldwin, all of Jackson; Amanda Allred of Bowling Green, Ky., and Sarah Fowler of New Madrid, both cousins of the bride.
Shannon Cook of Jackson served the groom as best man. Groomsmen were Will Otto; Blake Dohogne; Aaron Seabaugh, brother of the groom; Jason Watson; Shawn Seabaugh, cousin of the groom, all of Jackson. Ushers were Shawn Hartle of Jackson, and Jason and Steven Kirk.
Flower girls were Audra Porter and Caroline Fowler of New Madrid, cousins of the bride. Ringbearers were Trisden Seabaugh and Cody Stoops of Jackson, cousins of the groom.
Candlelighters were Allison Fowler of New Madrid, cousin of the bride, and John Kirk.
Hallie Roseman and Kim Denton of Jackson attended the guest book. Programs were handed out by Melissa Hunter of St. Louis and Amelia Porter of New Madrid, cousins of the bride.
Following the ceremony, the bride's parents hosted the reception, dinner and dance at Route 25 Hall. Servers were Traci Seabaugh and Michelle Wessel, cousins of the groom, and Kiley Bollinger, all of Jackson.
The groom's parents hosted the rehearsal dinner Dec. 17 at Heartland Banquet Hall in Jackson.
Mrs. Seabaugh is a 1997 graduate of Jackson High School, and is attending Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed in the Radiology Department at Southeast Missouri Hospital.
The groom is a 1996 graduate of Jackson High School. He is employed at Corrigan Co. of St. Louis, completing his apprenticeship as a pipefitter.
After a wedding trip to Breckenridge, Colo., the couple resides in Jackson.
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