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Congratulations, Alexandra & Taylor!

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Eugene Emery of Our Town are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Alexandra Eversull Emery, to John Taylor Lee, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Theodore Lee of Dallas, Texas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Hubert Arnold Eversull of Prairie Village and the late Mr. and Mrs. Claude Emery. Alexandra is a graduate of The Pembroke Hill School. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in advertising from Southern Methodist University. Alexandra is a BOTAR, class of 2011. She careers with Ketchum in Dallas. 

Her groom-elect is the grandson of Martha Sampson Naismith of Sarasota, Florida, the late Dr. Eugene Taylor Davidson, Ina McClung Lee of Dallas, and the late Mr. William Gordon Lee, Jr. Taylor is a graduate of Highland Park High School in Dallas. He earned a bachelor of business administration degree in marketing and a bachelor of arts degree in Spanish from the University of Georgia. Taylor is a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and careers with PlainsCapital Bank in Dallas. Theirs will be an October 22nd wedding at Village Presbyterian Church. 

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Also featured in the August 6, 2016 issue
Photo Credit: Joseph Mark Photography

 

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