ENGAGEMENTS
Posted: February 14, 2010 at 4:01 a.m.
LITTLE ROCK — Ruth Marion Curtner of Newport and Clark Anthony Donat of Springdale plan to marry at 6 p.m. April 10, 2010, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Newport.
The bride is the daughter of Elisabeth and Thomas Clay Curtner of Newport. She is the granddaughter of Tom and Joan Curtner of Newport, Lawson and Sally Maury of Memphis, Tenn., and the late Marion Hollenberg Maury.
She is an event planner at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in hospitality management at the UA, is a 2008 graduate of the UA with a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management and graduated from Newport High School in 2004.
The groom is the son of Mike and Lela Donat of Springdale. He is the grandson of the late Pat and Lt. Colonel Anthony D.
Donat, the late Marvelene Wilson and the late Mayo D. and Mary Wilson.
He has accepted a position as an attorney at Bracewell and Giuliani LLP in Dallas. He is currently pursuing a Juris Doctor in law at the University of Arkansas Law School in Fayetteville, is a 2007 graduate of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville with a bachelor’s degree in history and graduated from Springdale High School in 2003.
Sapphire Smithson of Bella Vista and Joshua Lee Rossicoe of Bentonville plan to marry at 4:30 p.m. June 5, 2010, at Shrimpman’s Yacht Club in Bella Vista.
The bride is the daughter of Richard and Tammy Smithson of Bella Vista. She is the granddaughter of Donald and Linda Tucker of Independence, Kan., and Richard and Judy Smithson of Judsonia.
A 2010 graduate of Bentonville High School, she is employed as a child care provider at Pine Crest private school in Bentonville.
The groom is the son of Ron and Regina Rossicoe of Bentonville. He is the grandson of Ruby Rossicoe, Robby and Shirley Harrison and James and Sharon Ward, all of Bentonville, and the late Offie Rossicoe.
A 2008 graduate of Bentonville High School, he is employed at Walmart in Rogers.
Melissa Lynn Dickinson and Brenton Jay Poole, both of Fayetteville, plan to marry at 7:30 p.m. June 12, 2010, at Christ the King Catholic Church in Fort Smith.
The bride is the daughter of Joe and Linda Dickinson of Fort Smith. She is the granddaughter of Pat and Earlene Henry of Springdale, Teresa Dickinson of Bella Vista and the late Joe Dickinson Sr.
She is a third-grade teacher at Westwood Elementary in Springdale. She is a 2010 graduate of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville with a Master of Arts in Teaching in early childhood education and a 2003 graduate of Southside High School in Fort Smith.
The groom is the son of Jerry Poole of Maumelle and Lynda Poole of Fayetteville.
He is the grandson of Eugene and Mildred Poole of Eudora and the late Stanley and Aileen Clay.
He is a real estate investor and entrepreneur in Fayetteville. He is a 2000 graduate of Southside High School in Fort Smith.
Samantha Marie Foster of Bentonville and Kenneth Taylor Foeppel of Centerton plan to marry at 1 p.m. Feb. 27, 2010, at Word of Life Fellowship in Bentonville.
The bride is the daughter of Elza and Cheryl Foster of Bentonville. She is the granddaughter of Barbara Boatman-Foster of Bentonville, the late Edward Foster, Peggy Bruyer-Jones of Garfield and the late Robert Bruyer.
She is employed as a mortgage processor at Arvest Mortgage Co. in Lowell. She attended Bentonville High School.
The groom is the son of Kenneth and Deborah Foeppel of Centerton. He is the grandson of Kenneth and Audrey Foeppel of Springdale and Harold and Carolyn McKnight of San Angelo, Texas.
He is employed as a cashier at Walmart Supercenter in Bentonville. He also attended Bentonville High School.
Brittany Alexander of Bentonville and Seth Sewell of Joplin, Mo., plan to marry at 6 p.m. June 5, 2010, at Chapel on the Creeks in Rogers.
The bride is the daughter of Kevin and Katherine Alexander of Bentonville. She is the granddaughter of Adele and Maj.
Louis J. Toupal (Ret.) of San Antonio, Texas, Mildred Alexander of Austin, Texas, and the late Harry Alexander.
She is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in education at Missouri Southern University in Joplin and is a 2004 graduate of Bentonville High School.
The groom is the son of Elver and Sharon Sewell of Joplin. He is the grandson of Don and Charlene Sewell and Billie Ruth Linder, all of Joplin, and the late James Linder.
He is a 2009 graduate of Missouri Southern University with a bachelor’s degree in science and nursing and a minor in biology and a 2004 honors graduate of Carl Junction (Mo.) High School.
Amanda Lynne Eskridge of Rowlett, Texas, and Jason Richard Williford of Fayetteville plan to marry at 6:30 p.m. April 17, 2010, at Chapel on the Creeks in Rogers.
The bride is the daughter of Denise Eskridge of Hideaway, Texas, and Scott Eskridge of Rowlett. She is the granddaughter of Ford and Sandra Hawkins of Hideaway, Rita Batson of Plano, Texas, the late Cecil Batson, the late Ford Hawkins Sr., the late Mildred Orr, Marilyn and Harrison Hatch of Garland, Texas, and Carol and Jack Eskridge of Topeka, Kan.
She is a family and consumer science teacher at Springdale High School. She is a 2009 graduate of the University of Arkansas with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education and a 2004 graduate of Rowlett High School.
The groom is the son of Patsy and Jimmy Williford of Fayetteville. He is the grandson of Woodrow and Lucille Williford of Forrest City, J.T. Duncan of Wynne and the late Dorcas Duncan.
He is an install and repair technician at AT&T in Bentonville. He is a 2000 graduate of Fayetteville High School.
Erin Bedard of Rogers and Kyle Neal of Cullman, Ala., plan to marry at 6:30 p.m. Feb.
20, 2010, at Belle Meade Plantation Carriage House in Nashville, Tenn.
The bride is the daughter of Robert and T.J. Bedard of Rogers and Denver, Colo. She is the granddaughter of Myrtle Branes of Phoenix, Shirley Jefferson of Tucson, Ariz., the late Charles Rishton Bedard and the late Robert Jefferson.
She is employed as a clinical pharmacist in internal medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. She is a 2007 graduate of Auburn University School of Pharmacy in Auburn, Ala., with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree; a 2003 graduate of Sewanee: The University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., with a bachelor’s degree in biology; and a 1999 graduate of Rogers High School.
The groom is the son of D.C. and Amanda Leigh Neal of Cullman. He is the grandson of Mary Jacqueline Haney Beard of Meridian, Miss., C.W. and Eula Mae Neal of Holly Pond, Ala., and the late Mabry Ollie Beard Jr.
He is an attorney at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in Nashville. A 2006 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, Mich., with a Juris Doctor, he is a 2003 graduate of University College at Oxford University in Oxford, England, with a master’s degree in modern history; a 2002 graduate of Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Ala., with a bachelor’s degree in history; and a 1998 graduate of West Point High School in West Point, Ala.
Our Town, Pages 13 on 02/14/2010
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