Brands/Karr

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Brands would like to announce the upcoming wedding of their daughter, Miss Amber Brands of New Madrid, Mo, to Mr. Kyle Karr of Sikeston, Mo. They are to be married Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in West Memphis, Ark.

Amber is the daughter of Jeff and Darla Brands of New Madrid, and the granddaughter of Robert and Lottie McCoy of Marston, Mo. She graduated from New Madrid County Central in 2006 and went on to attend the Mississippi University for Women, majoring in Speech-Language Pathology. Amber received her bachelor of science in 2010 and her master's degree in 2012. She currently works as a speech language pathologist for Health Facilities Rehab Service.

Kyle is the son of Joey and Pat Burch of Marion, Ark. He graduated from West Memphis High School in 2000 and attended the University of Arkansas where he received a degree in Agricultural Economics in 2008. Kyle is employed as a risk management specialist for Progressive Farm Credit Services.