The Farragut Press May 2008 Archives


	Alvanas, Kidd to wed Stephen and Nancy Alvanas of Knoxville announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Carey Elizabeth Alvanas, to Troy Hylton Kidd, son of the Rev. Dr. Ralph and Carolyn Kidd of Kingsport. She also is the granddaughter of Gordon and Jean Marshall of Loudon and Mary Alvanas and the late Manuel Alvanas of Portsmouth R.I. He is the grandson of Lillias Kidd and the late Ralph Kidd of Bastian, Va. and Jim and Sue Long of Pearisburg, Va. The bride-elect is a 2000 graduate of Farragut High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communications and Spanish literature from Emory & Henry College in 2004. She currently is employed as director of development for Knoxville Area Project Access. The groom-elect, a 1999 graduate of Virginia High School, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business management from Emory & Henry College in 2003. He currently is employed as manager of Knoxville Plasma. The wedding ceremony will begin at 6 p.m., Saturday, May 31, 2008, at Concord United Methodist Church. Following a honeymoon to Boston and Cape Cod, the couple will reside in Knoxville.

	Gay, Swinson to wed James and Janet Gay of Farragut announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Meghan Kristine Gay, to Kenneth Wray Swinson, son of Dawn and Craig Swinson of Farragut. She also is the granddaughter of Mrs. James Gill of Muncie, Ind. He is the grandson of Mel and Doris Swinson of Redlands, Calif. The bride-elect is a 2004 graduate of Farragut High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology from The University of Tennessee in 2008. The groom-elect, a 2004 graduate of Farragut High School, is currently a student at The University of Tennessee and is employed with Biosystems Engineering. The wedding ceremony will begin at 4 p.m., Sunday, June 1, 2008, at Maple Grove Inn. After a honeymoon to Florida, the couple will reside in Knoxville.

	birth notices Baptist Hospital for Women announces: • Phillip and Mandy Martin, Lenoir City, a girl, Mary Mahala Parkwest Medical Center announces: • Benjamin and Ericka Smith, Knoxville, a boy, Sullivan Marc • Eric and Keely Fritts, Clinton, a boy, Dylan James • Jerry and Andrea Reed, Knoxville, a girl, Adeline Claire • Keith and Lynette Miller, Knoxville, a girl, Cora Elizabeth • Chris and Kelly Tucker, Knoxville, a boy, Samuel Christopher • Mickey and Amy Hale, Sweetwater, a girl, Emalee Suzanne • Chad and Brandy Lawson, Loudon, a boy, Clayton Edward • Steve and Mary C. Herman, Knoxville, a boy, Steven Brayden • Justin and Laura Long, Powell, a girl, Katherine Marie • Josh Wightman and Kristin Largent, Crossville, a girl, Leah Faith • Anthony and Darci Slone, Princeton, Ky. , a girl, Kiley Elizabeth • Matthew and Jessica Schroeder, LaFollette, a girl, Braley Kay • James and Katlin Clark, Clinton, a boy, Ethan Josiah • Nick and Taffeny Rivers, Knoxville, a boy, Nicolas Mark • Matt and Kristy Cannon, Knoxville, a girl, Mary Hope • Matt and Tashia Brookshire, Lenoir City, a boy, John Matthew • Mark and Misty Scruggs, Knoxville, a boy, Ethan Christopher • Kenneth and Patricia Brown, Oak Ridge, a boy, Micah Israel • Mustapha and Brandi Moussa, Knoxville, a boy, Ali Mustupha Al-Sayed • Jason and Shayla Bullock, Knoxville, a boy, Jason Ray II.