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Congratulations, Karah & Andrew!

Mr. and Mrs. Randall Beeves of Bonner Springs are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Karah Jo Beeves, to Andrew Paul Jones, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Elliott Jones of Leawood. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. Donald Murray of Lansing, Kansas, and the late Mr. Murray, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Harold Beeves. Karah is a graduate of Basehor-Linwood High School in Basehor, Kansas. She earned a bachelor of science degree in respiratory care from The University of Kansas. Karah is the owner of Angel Competition Bikinis in Mission, Kansas. 

Her groom-elect is the grandson of Joan Ryan Ball of Our Town, Dr. and Mrs. David Allen Ball of Natchez, Mississippi, and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Scarritt Jones of Prairie Village. Andrew is a graduate of Blue Valley North High School. He was a Jewel Ball escort in 2007 and a BOTAR escort in 2012. Andrew received a bachelor of science degree in clinical laboratory science from The University of Kansas and a master’s degree in business administration from Baker University. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Andrew is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences at The University of Kansas Medical Center. Theirs will be an October 14th wedding at Old Mission United Methodist Church in Fairway.

Also featured in the August 5, 2017 issue of The Independent 
Photo Credit: Danne Dan 

 

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