Kailey Hannah Rigby & Bowen Bradford Thigpen
ENGAGEMENTS
M Bowen Bradford Thigpen, Kailey Hannah Rigby
SEPTEMBER 5, 2015
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH • ALAMO, TENNESSEE
r. and Mrs. Christopher D. Rigby of Alamo, Tenn., announce the engagement of their daughter, Kailey Hannah Rigby, to Bowen Bradford Thigpen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Scot A. Thigpen of Jackson. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Randy Rigby and Bobbie Jean Rigby of Jackson, Tenn., and John Iver Vincent Jr. and the late Sabra Mae Harris Vincent of Bolivar, Tenn. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ray Inkster and Morris Lee Thigpen, and Sue Godbold, all of Jackson, Miss. Miss Rigby is a 2011 graduate of Crockett County High School and a 2015 cum laude graduate of Mississippi State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry. At State, she was a member of Delta Gamma sorority, a 2014 orientation leader, and involved in the student association. She is doing a fellowship at the Church Health Center in Memphis. Thigpen is a 2011 graduate of Jackson Academy and a 2015 cum laude graduate of the University of Mississippi, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in managerial finance. At Ole Miss, he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, was an Ole Miss First Scholar, and was active in RUF, leading music for two years. He is beginning a career in the financial planning industry. The couple will be married September 5 at First Baptist Church in Alamo.
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Lindsey Diane Parke & John Grayson Ridgway SEPTEMBER 5, 2015
GRACE CATHEDRAL • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
John Grayson Ridgway, Lindsey Diane Parke
rs. Julie and David Wilkin Parke II of Tiburon, Calif., announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Diane Parke, to John Grayson Ridgway, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brent Henderson, and Mr. and Mrs. Julius Mosal Ridgway Sr., all of Jackson. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Dr. David William Parke and the late Joyce Ericson Parke of North Branford, Conn., and the late Dr. and Mrs. George Clifford Thorne of Austin. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Maxwell of Inverness, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Ridgway Sr. of Jackson. Miss Parke is a 2004 graduate of Casady School in Oklahoma City. She is a 2008 graduate of Wake Forest University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and international affairs and was a member of Chi Omega sorority. She was presented by the Beaux Arts Society of Oklahoma in 2005. In 2011, she earned a juris doctor degree from the University of Georgia School of Law. She is an associate attorney at Foliart, Huff, Ottaway and Bottom Law Firm in Oklahoma City. Ridgway is a 2001 graduate of Jackson Academy and a 2006 graduate of the University of the South, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in natural resources. He is an Eagle Scout and member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He received his master’s in geological sciences from the University of Alabama in 2010 and is a senior geologist at EOG Resources in Oklahoma City. The couple will be wed September 5 at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, with a reception to follow at the Asian Art Museum. Following a wedding trip to Hawaii, they will make their home in Oklahoma City. a u g u s t
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