Beneke, Wheat engagement
W.L. and Shirley Beneke announce the engagement of their daughter, Karen Revay Beneke, to David Wayne Wheat, son of William and Pauline Wheat, all of Parsons.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late William and Marie Beneke, formerly of Lincolnville. A graduate of Labette County High School at Altamont, she received a degree in business administration from Pittsburg State University. She is the human resource administrator/deputy city clerk for the city of Parsons.
The future groom is a graduate of Parsons High School and received a degree in electrical engineering from Yale University, New Haven, Conn. He is a regional sales manager in Parsons for the Asia and the Pacific Rim for Columbian Tec Tank.
The couple is planning a June 1 wedding at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Parsons.