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Congratulations, Katherine & David!

Mr. and Mrs. David Rall Bradley, Jr. of St. Joseph, Missouri, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Elizabeth Bradley, to David Leslie Bowlin, Jr., the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Leslie Bowlin of Memphis, Tennessee. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Russell Bocell of St. Joseph, Mrs. David Rall Bradley of Palm City, Florida, and the late Mr. Bradley. Kit is a graduate of The Pembroke Hill School. She was presented at the Junior League Cotillion in 1997 and was a Jewel Ball debutante in 1999. She is a BOTAR, class of 2004. Kit earned a bachelor of arts degree in public policy from Duke University and a master’s in business administration degree from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. She is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Kit is the marketing director for the News-Press & Gazette Company in St. Joseph.

Her groom-elect is the grandson of Jean Lewis Coors of Memphis, the late Mr. Thomas Russell Price, Mrs. Minor Bullock Murrah of Memphis, and the late Mr. David Henry Bowlin, Jr. David is a graduate of Memphis University School. He received a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the University of Virginia and a master’s in business administration degree from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. David is a member of Zeta Psi fraternity. He is employed in wealth management with Barclays Bank in Atlanta, Georgia. Theirs will be a November 5th wedding at First Presbyterian Church in St. Joseph.

Also featured in the October 1st issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Tyler Wirken

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