Mr. and Mrs. Mike Smith of Guntown announce the engagement of their daughter, Chelsi Elizabeth Smith to Charles Shelby Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gwin Smith of Memphis, Tennessee.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chrestman of Bruce, and Mr. Ralph Smith of Guntown, and the late Mrs. Betty Waters Smith.
Miss Smith is a 2009 honor graduate of Saltillo High School. She attended Mississippi State University and graduated Cum Laude in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Economics. She was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority, served as Student Chapter President of the National Agri- Marketing Association, and was a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Ambassador. Miss Smith is employed as a Credit Analyst for Capital Markets at the Mississippi Land Bank in Senatobia.
The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sullivan of Inverness and Mr. and Mrs. Pearman Smith of Cleveland.
Mr. Smith graduated from Memphis University School in 2009. He attended Mississippi State University and graduated in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in Finance. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity where he held several positions. Upon graduation, Mr. Smith was hired as a Credit Analyst in the Commercial Lending Division at First Tennessee Bank Memphis. In January of this year he joined Rutledge Investment as a Mortgage Banker.
A ceremony for close friends and family will be held Saturday, April 18, 2015, 6 p.m. at Camp Creek Baptist Church in Guntown. Everyone is invited to the reception at 7 p.m. at Blue August in Baldwyn.