Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Hawkins of Nettleton are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Makenzie Sarah, to Dalton Dowe Sullivan, son of Mrs. Melissa Sullivan and the late Chuck Sullivan also of Nettleton.
Miss Makenzie Hawkins is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Rouse of Nettleton, and Mrs. Pauline Hawkins and the late Billy Hawkins of Nettleton.
Dalton Sullivan is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Alexander of Nettleton and the late Mr. and Mrs. Clovis Sullivan of Nettleton.
The bride-elect was a 2012 honor graduate of Nettleton High School where she was valedictorian and a member of the softball team. She was a Presidential Scholar Athlete playing fastpitch softball at Jones County Junior College. Miss Hawkins graduated summa cum laude from Belhaven University in May 2016 where she also played fastpitch for the Blazers and received the David M. Halbrook Award. She will enter graduate school at the Mississippi University for Women in the fall pursuing a Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology.
The prospective groom graduated with honors from Nettleton High School in 2010 where he played football and was on the powerlifting team. He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi with a degree in education, and is currently employed as a teacher and coach with Okolona Schools.
The couple will exchange vows at 7p.m. on June 18, 2016, at the First Baptist Church in Nettleton, MS. A reception will follow at the home of the bride’s parents. Friends and family are invited to attend.