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Pyles, Rapp

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Pyles of Shadyside announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Marie Pyles, to Thomas Anthony Rapp II, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rapp of Bellefontaine, Ohio. The bride-elect is a 2002 graduate of River High School and a 2006 graduate of Miami University with a bachelor of arts degree in zoology and a minor in neuroscience. Her fiance is a 2002 graduate of Bellefontaine High School and a 2006 graduate of the University of Toledo with a bachelor of science in pharmaceutical science and a minor in chemistry. They both are second year medical students at Ohio ...

Bateman, Welsh

Judy Bateman of Hilliard, Ohio and John Bateman of Lewis Center, Ohio announce the engagement of their daughter, Lisa Michelle Bateman to Kevin Leo Welsh, son of Michael and Cassandra Welsh of St. Clairsville. The bride-elect is a 1998 graduate of Hilliard High School and 2002 graduate of Ohio University with a bachelor of science degree in hearing, speech and language sciences. She received a master of education in early childhood special education from Ohio University in 2003. She is employed as an early intervention teacher at The Childhood League Center in Columbus, Ohio. Her ...

Falbo, Hersey

Mr. And Mrs. Ronald Falbo of Rayland announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren F. Falbo to Eric J. Hersey, son of Paula and the late William Hersey of Martins Ferry. The bride-to-be is a 2003 graduate of Buckeye Local High School and a 2006 graduate of Belmont Technical College with a degree in business administration. She is employed by The Wheeling Newspapers. Her fiance is a 2003 graduate of Martins Ferry High School and is pursuing degrees in e-commerce, web design and computer graphics. He is employed by Teletech in Moundsville as an operations supervisor. A March 2008 ...

Suriano, Foster

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Suriano of New Albany, Ohio, formerly of Martins Ferry, announce the engagement of their daughter Stephanie, to Mark Foster, son of Janice Imer of Martins Ferry and Mark Foster Sr. of Wheeling. The bride-elect is a 2003 graduate of Martins Ferry High School and a 2006 graduate of The Ohio State University, with a bachelor’s degree in communications. She is a 2007 graduate of Capital Law School Paralegal Certification Program. She is currently employed with Hahn Loeser and Parks LLP in Columbus, Ohio as a litigation paralegal. Her fiance is a 2003 graduate of ...

Devine, Hubbell

Chesney Erin Devine and Jason Robert Hubbell, together with their parents, announce their engagement. She is the daughter of Russa and John Thomas of Malaga and Larry Devine of St. Clairsville. He is the son of Nancy and Clyde Taylor of Utica and Keith Hubbell of Newark. The bride-to-be is a 2000 graduate of Barnesville High School, 2003 graduate of Belmont Technical College with an Associate’s degree in web design, and a 2006 graduate of DeVry University with a bachelor of business administration in business information systems. She is employed by HealthLinx Executive Search as a ...

Frigge, Curnes

Debbie and Paul Curnes of Martins Ferry announce the engagement of their son, Doug, to Katie Frigge, daughter of Ann and John Frigge of Troy, Ohio. The bride-elect is a 2000 graduate of Troy High School and a 2005 graduate of West Liberty State College with a bachelor of science in Exercise Physiology. She is currently working on her master’s degree in education. Her fiance is a 1999 graduate of Martins Ferry High School, and a 2004 graduate of West Liberty State College with a bachelor of arts degree in elementary education. He received a master of science in special education ...