Mr. and Mrs. Joe Edmon Nichols II of New Albany and Mr. and Mrs. Scotty Winston Ross of Pontotoc are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Anna Claire Ross, to Samuel Ray Rorie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ray Rorie of New Albany..
Miss Ross is the granddaughter of Bro. Bill and Mrs. Charlotte Thompson of Pontotoc, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Edmon Nichols I of New Albany, Rev.Winston Ross and the late Bobbie June Gates Ross of Pontotoc. Miss Ross is the great-granddaughter of Mrs. Betty Sue Clifton Todd and the late Dennis B. Clifton.
Mr. Rorie is the grandson of Mrs. Carolyn Gaskins and the late William Glen Gaskins and Mrs. Bobbye Ann Rorie and the late Otis Ray Rorie all of New Albany.
The bride-elect is a 2012 graduate of North Pontotoc Attendance Center and a 2015 graduate of Itawamba Community College with an Associates of Applied Science in Occupational Therapy.
The prospective groom graduated from Ingomar Attendance Center in 2011 and a 2013 graduate from Northeast Community College with an Associates of Applied Science in Tool & Die. Mr. Rorie is currently employed at Medical Machining Specialist where he is a Machinist.
The couple will exchange vows at 6:00 pm, August 29, 2015 at Oak Dale Baptist Church,7270 Hwy 346, Pontotoc, Mississippi. Reception will immediately follow. Friends and family are invited to attend.