Stories from Sunday, September 23, 2007

Marvin and Betty Davison of Nevada, Mo., will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007, at First Baptist Church, Nevada. Their children and grandchildren will host the event. Marvin Davison and Betty Young, then of Dallas County, Mo., were married on Sept. 22, 1957, at the Pisgah Baptist Church in Long Lane. Both are graduates of Buffalo High School....

On Sept. 11, 2007, family and friends gathered at the First Baptist Church in Nevada to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Charlie and Dinah Smith. The Rev. Bill Cox performed a wedding vow renewal for the couple, followed by refreshments and socializing...

Announcement is made of the engagement of Stefani Michele McClure to Robert Laurence Benn III, both of Nevada, Mo. The bride-elect is the daughter of Ronda and Kerry Feagan of Carthage, Mo., and the granddaughter of Jim and Belva Meisenheimer, of Nevada...

There will be a dinner and reception for Dani Coleman and Jimmy Kelly, who were married July 7, 2007, in Long Island, N.Y. It will be conducted from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at her parents' home in Prescott, Kan. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please bring lawn chairs. In case of bad weather, the event will be held at the Prescott Senior Citizens Center...

Katherine Ann Maurer, of Wichita, Kan., and Timothy Isaac Franklin of Norwalk, Iowa, were married June 2, 2007, at Eastminster Presbyterian Church in Wichita. The Rev. Dr. Steven M. Marsh and pastor Robert H. Crain, uncle of the bride, officiated. A reception followed at The Grand Chapel...

Announcement is made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Sheena West and Dwayne Brooks. Parents of the bride-to-be are Rodney and Wanda Diggins, of Moundville, Mo., and Debbi and Dave Beerman, of Metz, Mo. Parents of the groom-to-be are Mike and Ellen Brooks, of Milo, Mo...