Bethany Murphy and Thomas Cummings

Mr. and Mrs. Danny Murphy of Booneville are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Bethany Alise, to Dr. Thomas Andrew Cummings, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cummings of Greenville, MS.
Miss Murphy is the granddaughter of Mrs. Virginia Goddard, the late Mr. Smith Goddard, Mr. Gene Murphy and the late Mrs. Vera Murphy all of Booneville.
Dr. Cummings is the grandson of Mrs. Ernestine McBroom of Gainsville, GA, Mr. Hubert McBroom of Flowery Branch, GA, the late Mrs. Peggy Steele of Hollister, CA and the late Mr. Cecil Cummings of Salinas, CA.
The bride-elect is a 2010 graduate of Booneville High School where she was a member of the Hall of Fame, a Mississippi Scholar and an honor student. In 2012 she earned an associate of applied science degree in nursing from Northeast MS Community College and in 2014 a bachelor of science degree in nursing from MS University for Women. She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and the National Society of Leadership and Success. She has been accepted to the University of Memphis, Loewenburg School of Nursing Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner program for Fall 2015. Miss Murphy is a registered nurse at the North MS Medical Center in Tupelo.
The prospective groom graduated from Washington School in 2005. In 2007 he earned an associate of arts degree in biology from Northwest MS Community College and in 2009 he graduated magna cum laude from the University of MS with a bachelor of arts degree in biology. He is a member of Phi Theta Kappa. He graduated from the University of MS Medical Center with a doctorate of physical therapy in 2013. Dr. Cummings is currently employed at North MS Medical Center where he is a physical therapist in acute care.
The couple will exchange vows at 5 o’clock in the afternoon on May 16, 2015 at Gaston Baptist Church in Booneville. A reception will follow the ceremony in the former Gaston Baptist Church sanctuary. Immediately following the reception, a dance will be held at the home of Mrs. Virginia Goddard, the bride’s grandmother. Friends and family are invited to attend.