Engagements, Weddings, and Anniversaries

Megan Smith and Cotie Bemis plan to be married at Carbon Baptist Church at 3:30 p.m., Oct. 26, 2019. The parents of the bride are David and Tracy Smith of Brownsburg. The parents of the groom are Michael and Dawn Bemis of Carbon. The bride is employed by Terre Haute Regional Hospital and the groom is employed by Great Dane...

On Oct. 2, 1944, Halford K. Mercer married Lela M. Johnson while being stationed at Camp Campbell in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Parents of two children, Sonna Mehne, San Antonio, Texas, Gary Mercer, Greencastle, Indiana, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild, Halford is a World War II veteran and retired from IBM and Mr. and Mrs. Mercer currently reside at The Villas of Holly Brook in Brazil...

Michael & Carolyn (Brown) Dardeen are celebrating their 50th Anniversary. They were married August 23, 1969 at the Cloverland United Methodist Church. The couple have two children, Eric (Jill) Dardeen, Emilee Whitaker, and four grandchildren, Trent, Kearsten and Gavin Dardeen and Mason Reynolds. A celebration will be hosted by their children and grandchildren...

On August 22, 2019, Jerry and Joan (Quilliam) Bowman will be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Their children, Stephanie Morgan, Jennifer Ross, and Valerie Linton, along with their families, will host an Open House in their honor. The Open House will be held on August 17, 2019, from 4-6 pm at Union United Methodist Church on Airport Road in Brazil. All family and friends are invited to come and celebrate with them...

**Happy 90th birthday Opal Janice Gooch will celebrate her 90th birthday on Sunday, July 14th, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Harmony Community Center, 10146 N. Harmony Border St., Harmony. No gifts, please, but cards are appreciated.

Brittany Smith, a Payroll Accounting Specialist at GHC, is to be married to Chris Bays, a laborer at Great Dane. Ms. Smith is the daughter of Mr. Kevin Smith and Ms. Randie Brown, both of Brazil. Mr. Bays is the son of David and Barbara Urbain of Sullivan. A November wedding is planned...