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Congratulations, Lexie & Greg!

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Williams III of Leawood, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Alexandra Koegel Williams, to Gregory Glenn Rasby, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rasby of Columbus, Nebraska. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. Joseph C. Williams, Jr. of Mission Hills, Kansas, and the late Dr. Williams, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frank. Lexie is a graduate of The Pembroke Hill School. She was a Jewel Ball debutante in 2007. Lexie earned a bachelor of science degree in retail and consumer sciences from the University of Arizona. A member of Pi Beta Phi sorority, Lexie is a BOTAR, class of 2010. She is employed with Commerce Bank in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Her groom-elect is the grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs. Elmer Glenn and the late Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rasby. Greg graduated from Columbus High School. He received a bachelor of science degree in marketing from Hastings College. Greg is careering with Walnut Risk Management in Kansas City. Theirs will be an April 14th wedding at the Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, Kansas.            

Also featured in the January 20, 2018 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Cassandra Castaneda

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