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Congratulations, Ashley & Bill!

Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson of Parkville, Missouri, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Renya Wilson, to William Robert Keith, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Donald Keith of Overland Park. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Raines and Mr. and Mrs. Burl Wilson, all of Our Town. Ashley is a graduate of Park Hill South High School. She was presented at the Harvest Ball in 2008. Ashley earned a bachelor of arts degree in business administration from Texas Christian University. She is a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and careers with Cerner Corporation.

Her groom-elect is the grandson of Mr. Robert Kottke of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the late Mrs. Kottke and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Homer Keith. Bill is a graduate of The Barstow School. He earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Trinity University. Bill is working toward a doctor of dental surgery degree at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. Theirs will be a September 24th wedding at Union Station Kansas City.

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Additional photos also featured in the December 5, 2015 issue
Photo Credit: Epaga Foto

 

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