COLUMBIA -- Cara Brooke Looney and Joshua William Posegate were united in marriage Dec. 17, 2005, at Memorial Baptist Church in Columbia. The Rev. Lewis Dewett, grandfather of the bride, and the Rev. Geoff Posegate, father of the bridegroom, officiated at the ceremony.
Parents of the bride are Stacy and LeAnn Looney of Columbia, and the bridegroom is the son of the Rev. Geoffrey and Elaine Posegate of Sikeston. Becca Looney, sister of the bride, was the maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Rachel Stover and Lauren Harned, friends of the bride, and Jennifer Skeeters, sister of the bridegroom.
Matthew Posegate, brother of the bridegroom, served as the best man. Groomsman were David Egan and Benjamin Dyck, friends of the bridegroom, and Jay Skeeters, brother-in-law of the bridegroom.
The new Mrs. Posegate is completing a master's degree in business education at the University of Missouri in Columbia, and Posegate teaches math and coaches soccer at the middle school in Marshall.
The couple are making their home in Boonville.