Hannah Gean Satterlee and Stewart Daniel Jensen were united in matrimony at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 22, 2018. The bride is the daughter of Brenda Gean Satterlee and Dr. Charles Craig Satterlee of Prairie Village, Kansas. Hannah is the granddaughter of Velma Loreen Burnett and Charles Frank Burnett of Liberty, Missouri, and the […]

Mr. and Mrs. John Kennedy Goodwin of Mission Hills, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Elizabeth Colt Goodwin, to George Thomas Lin, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Boyang Lin of Richardson, Texas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. Mack Vail Colt of Mission Hills and the late Mr. […]

Cortney Leigh Patterson and Christopher Downey Barton will be united in matrimony on March 1st. The bride-to-be is the daughter of the late Jeanne Marie Lillig-Patterson and the late Neal Lynn Patterson. Her groom-elect is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Barton, Jr. of Prairie Village, Kansas. Cortney is the granddaughter of Mr. and […]

Mr. and Mrs. David Joseph Fromm of Mission Hills, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Reagan Marie Fromm, to Alex Michael Beck, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Neal Beck of Shawnee, Kansas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. Carl Michael Fromm of St. Clair Shores, Michigan, and the […]

Major Kristen Alling Smith and Major Shane Thomas Williams were united in matrimony on July 28th at Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, Kansas. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Alling Smith of Mission Hills, Kansas. Kristen is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Craig Hill and the […]

Abigail Louise Eickhorst and Robert Reilly Pollard were married at The Abbott in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 13th. The bride is the daughter of Katherine Anne Eickhorst of Shawnee, Kansas, and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lee Eickhorst of Leawood, Kansas. Abigail is the granddaughter of Mrs. Donald Joseph Borofsky of St. James, Missouri, and […]

A bouncing baby boy named Everett Woods Langdon was born on August 17th in Our Town to Laura and Jesse Langdon. The blue-eyed, brown-haired boy weighed eight pounds, five ounces, and was 19 and one-quarter inches long. His grandparents are Mary Don and Bob Beachy and Dottie Langdon and the late Emmett Langdon. Everett joins […]

“Westward Ho!” was the motto, when Chelan David and his daughters, Neah and Kylie, set out on their travels. They visited Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. One highlight of the trip was seeing the Grand Canyon.  Also featured in the December 15, 2018 issue of The Independent   

Kathryn Hannah Stanton and Stephen Evans Nichols were united in matrimony at Old Mission United Methodist Church in Fairway, Kansas, on October 6th. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Blake Stanton of Overland Park, Kansas. Kathryn is the granddaughter of Mr. Daniel Mark Hannah of Lyons, Kansas, and the late Mrs. […]

Mr. Richard Scott Shackelford of Leawood, Kansas, is pleased to announce the engagement of his daughter, Margaret Frances Shackelford, to William Andrew Verret, the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Wayne Verret of Coppell, Texas. The bride-to-be is also the daughter of the late Mrs. Shackelford. Meg is the granddaughter of Dr. Cletus Troy Frerichs […]

Laura Elizabeth Joslin and Michael David Levine were united in matrimony at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art on August 25th. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Mitchell Joslin of Overland Park, Kansas. Laura’s grandparents are Mr. Robert Kenneth Reese of Prairie Village, Kansas, and the late Mrs. Reese, and the late […]

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Donald Uryasz III of Kansas City, Missouri, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Justine Ann Uryasz, to Ryan Patrick Richard, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Michael Wayne Richard of Garden City, Kansas. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Notre Dame de Sion High School. Justine earned a […]

Daryl Lea Rosenblum and Daniel Ryan Hesse II were married on August 4th at Visitation Church in Kansas City, Missouri. The bride is the daughter of Dr. Vickie Lea Massey and Dr. Robert Louis Talley of Mission Hills, Kansas, and Mr. Michael Adam Rosenblum of Kansas City. Daryl is the granddaughter of the late Mr. […]

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Curran McLiney of Our Town are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Anne McLiney, to Boston Dean Stiverson, the son of Allison Lynn Byer of Douglass, Kansas, and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lynn Stiverson of Wichita, Kansas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Joseph […]

Mr. and Mrs. Hal Douglas Pollack of Overland Park, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Alissa Kay Pollack, to Noah Benjamin Eisemann, the son of Leslie D. Mark and Mr. Mark D. Eisemann of Mission Hills, Kansas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. George Lieberman of Leawood, Kansas, and the […]

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Dale McCurry of Mount Hope, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Mallory Anna McCurry, to Jack Lambert Wellner, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Ray Wellner of Leawood, Kansas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cecil McCurry of Mount Hope and the […]

Mr. and Mrs. Michael John Royle of Parkville, Missouri, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Michelle McPike Royle, to Patrick Layne Butler, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Franklin Butler of Midland, Texas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. Gerald Warner Gorman of Kansas City, Missouri, and the late Mr. […]

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lee DeBusk of Overland Park, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Denman DeBusk, to Cody Allen Galley, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rich Galley of Gardner, Kansas. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Blue Valley High School. Maggie earned a bachelor of science degree in […]

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Duvall Gee of Prairie Village, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Hilary Wilson Gee, to Bennet Bell Goeckner, the son of Dr. Tracy Lucille Bell and Dr. Fritz Charles Goeckner of Burlington, Iowa. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Captain Alan Dougall, USN (retired), and […]

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Holton Brill of Prairie Village, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Montgomery Brill, to Evan Raleigh Lang, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Robert Lang of Mission Hills, Kansas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Robert Fitzpatrick and the […]

It’s a big day in a little girl’s life. Emerson Fate Sansale celebrated her first birthday on July 21st. Cheering her on were Melissa and Casey Sansale, her parents; Susan and Michael Fate of Our Town and Lynn and Paul Sansale of Saint Paul, Minnesota, her grandparents; and Sloane, her older sister. Emmy already loves […]