April 16, 2008

Orval & Sharon Keszler Crowder

Casey Jo Crowder of Shreveport and Michael Andrew Thompson of Dallas are engaged to be married on Saturday June 28, 2008, at First United Methodist Church, Shreveport, LA.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Sharon Crowder and the late Orval A. Crowder of Shreveport. She is the granddaughter of the late O. K. and Lois Crowder, Joy Ross of Colorado Springs, CO, and the late Bill Keszler. The groom-elect is the son of Chuck and Susan Thompson of Dallas, TX. He is the grandson of Mrs. Tommie Avera of Athens, TX and the late Lawrence Avera, the late Charles Thompson, and the late Travis Atkinson.

Casey is a graduate of Northwestern State University and was a member of Phi Mu sorority. She was elected Miss Louisiana 2002. Casey is employed as a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep. for Sanofi-Aventis. Michael is a graduate of West Virginia University. He is a pilot in the United States Air Force and is currently attending Air Command and Staff College in Montgomery, AL.

After the wedding, the couple will reside in Shreveport.

(This article was published in The Shreveport Times on April 13, 2008.)