Wedding Announcements

Latting-Branum (06/28/09)
Leah Rhea Latting and Luke Aaron Branum were married Saturday, June 13, 2009, in Little Rock, Ark.

Blake/Rainey (06/07/09)
Rance G. Rainey of Holcomb, Mo., and Hattie Doughten Blake of Greenbrier, Ark., were married Sunday, May 24, 2009, at their home in Holcomb with Spencer Furby officiating. The couple both attended Holcomb High School and are retired. Eugene Giles and wife, Fannie Coleman Giles of Corinth, Miss., served as best man and matron of honor...

Forrest - Hood (05/10/09)
Kimberly Forrest of Deering, Mo., and Matt Hood of Hayti, Mo., were married April 9, 2009 at Caruthersville, Mo. The bride is the daughter of Kevin and Karen Forrest. The groom is the son of Tony and Debbie Hood. The couple now reside in Hayti.

Ford-Kaigler (04/12/09)
Kelley Susan Ford of Kennett and Scott Davenport Kaigler of Gulfport, Miss., were married at 6 p.m., Dec. 6, 2008, at St. John Evangelist Catholic Church in Oxford, Miss., with Father Joe Tonos of Jackson, Miss., officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Robert L. Carnes of Kemah, Texas and the late James David Ford, and the granddaughter of Norma Kelley of Kennett and the late Willis Kelley and the late James F. Ford and Bettye Ford...

Leist-Tice (02/22/09)
Justin Tice and Megan Leist of Kennett were married at 6 p.m., Oct. 18, 2008, at the First United Methodist church in Dexter with Rev. Charles Buck of Poplar Bluff officiating. The bride is the daughter of Fred and Linda Leist of Kearney, Mo., and the granddaughter of Fred and Betty Leist of Bovina, Miss., and the late Arthur and Ruth Pedigo of Wisconsin...

Belford-Hahn (02/22/09)
Delilah Dianna Belford and Steven Louis Hahn were married Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 in Harrisonburg, Va. The bride is a student at James Madison University in Harrisonburg and is from Scottsdale, Ariz. The groom is in the United States Navy stationed at Sugar Grove, W.Va...

Tarkington - Jackson (02/15/09)
Doris Tarkington, formerly of Gideon, Mo., and Cremer Jackson of Kennett, were married on Thanksgiving Day at the home of the bride's daughter and son-in-law, Randy and Robbyn Jackson in Lake Wappapello, Mo., with close family friend Pastor Jeff Chandler of Jonesboro, Ark., officiating...

Winton - Moore (01/25/09)
Don Steven Moore of Caruthersville, Mo., and Toni L. Winton of Piggott, Ark., were married Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at D. Mikel Johnson's home in Kennett with Pastor D. Mikel Johnson officiating. The bride is the daughter of Brenda Winton and the late Jack Winton...

Davis/Pritchard (01/18/09)
Molly Davis of Kennett and Christopher Pritchard of Steele, Mo., were married at 2 p.m., June 7, 2008, at Samford Church of Christ in Steele with Tim Howard of Steele officiating. The bride is the daughter of Bobby and Tina Davis of Kennett, the granddaughter of Parker Worrell and the late Dot Worrell of Rives, Mo., and Robert and Audrey Davis of Kennett and the great-granddaughter of Ruth Patterson and the late Floyd Patterson of Hornersville, Mo...

Hunter-Mitchell (11/30/08)
Lisa Hunter and Lester Hunter, both of Senath, Mo., announce the marriage of their daughter, Katie Leann to Jeremy Lee Mitchell, son of Herbert Lee (Bubba) Mitchell III of Wynne, Ark.. The wedding took place Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, in the Smokey Mountains at Gatlinburg, Tenn...

Wheeler-Wooten (11/23/08)
Bobby Wooten of Jackson, Mo., and Melissa Dawn Wheeler of Kennett were married in a private ceremony at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, at Spring Park in Tuscumbia, Ala., with Bro. Henry Melton of Florence, Ala., officiating. The couple exchanged vows intimately and privately with the natural beauty of cold water falls and "Big Spring" bubbling from the limestone rocks in Tuscumbia's Spring Park...

Bryant-Looney (11/23/08)
Kerbie Bryant of Batesville, Miss., and Ryan Looney of Kennett, were married Aug. 8, 2008, at the Moon Palace Resort in Riviera Maya, Mexico. The bride is the daughter of Sally Shaheen Simmerman of Batesville and Gene Bryant of Meridian, Miss., and the granddaughter of the late Dr. Michael and Mabel Shaheen of Como, Miss., and M.L. and Dessie Bryant of Okolona, Miss...

Crawford/Allen (11/02/08)
Camille DeLeigh Crawford and Mickey Prewett Allen were married Saturday, June 21, 2008, at the First United Methodist Church in Kennett. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Dean Crawford of Kennett and the granddaughter of the late Everett and Mattie Crawford of Kennett and the late Edgar and Ethel Louise Dye of Holcomb, Mo...

Scherer-Williams (09/28/08)
JoBeth Alison Scherer and James Eric Williams of Portageville, Mo., were married May 3, 2008 at Saint Eustachius Church in Portageville with Father Allen Saunders officiating. The bride is the daughter of Joseph and Judy Scherer of Portageville and the granddaughter of Gertrude and Winford Robison of Wardell, Mo., Jim and Maggie Disher, and Florence Scherer and the late Gilbert Scherer of Portageville...

Haddock-Walton (09/07/08)
Alicia Ann Haddock of Arbyrd, Mo., and Matthew Ryan Walton of Pocahontas, Ark., were married at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Senath Church of Christ in Senath, Mo., with Mel Futrell, uncle of the groom, officiating. The bride is the daughter of Denny and JoAnn Haddock of Arbyrd and the granddaughter of Vernon and Verna Sue Haddock of Arbyrd and Floyd Reeves and the late Syble Reeves of Leachville, Ark. She is currently employed as a teacher at Senath-Hornersville Elementary...

McBroom-Cook (09/07/08)
Seth McBroom of Qulin, Mo., and Jacy Cook of Kennett were married July 19, 2008 at Osborn General Baptist Church in Qulin with Mr. Jerry Suiter officiating. The bride is the daughter of Tommy Cook and Annette Jones of Kennett and the granddaughter of Betty Cook and the late Jewell Cook of White Oak, Mo., and the late Hoyt and Verline Wright of Kennett...

Lemonds - Spain (08/31/08)
Sarah Lemonds of Nashville, Tenn., and Steven Spain of Clarksville, Tenn., were married at Couples Swept Away in Negril, Jamaica on July 16, 2008. In attendance was Jill Lemonds Howard of Nashville, sister of the bride, and Perry Howard of Nashville, brother-in-law of the bride...

Cannon-Shepard (08/17/08)
Juddson Lee Cannon and Theresa Lynn Shepard of Kennett were married July 24, 2008 at Bakerville Church of Christ in Bragg City, Mo., with Pastor James Powell officiating. The bride is the daughter of Linda Shepard of Kennett and Leroy Shepard of Dallas, Texas and the granddaughter of the late David H. and Elsie Mae Powell of Kennett and the late Dan and Cora Shepard of Rector, Ark...

Williams-Lakebrink (08/17/08)
Matthew Lakebrink and Emily Williams of St. Louis, Mo., were married May 24, 2008, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Clayton, Mo., with Msg. John Shamleffer officiating. The bride is the daughter of Rusty and Kimberly Williams of Sioux Falls, S.D. and the granddaughter of Mary Margaret Turnage and the late Oscar Turnage of Kennett and Faye Williams and the late Bob Williams formerly of Hayti, Mo...

Williams-Lakebrink (08/10/08)
Matthew Lakebrink and Emily Williams of St. Louis, Mo., were married May 24, 2008, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Clayton, Mo., with Msg. John Shamleffer officiating. The bride is the daughter of Rusty and Kimberly Williams of Sioux Falls, S.D. and the granddaughter of Mary Margaret Turnage and the late Oscar Turnage of Kennett and Faye Williams and the late Bob Williams formerly of Hayti, Mo...