Mr. and Mrs. Knox Harold Loftin, Jr. of Tupelo and Ms. Donna Stevens Loftin of Aberdeen are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Ashley Cole, to Charles Andrew Byrd, son of Ms. Cynthia Tucker Whiten of Biloxi.
Miss Loftin is the granddaughter of Mrs. Jeannette Park Stevens and the late Mr. Harold Dean Stevens, Sr. of Okolona and Mrs. Joan Millender Loftin and the late Mr. Knox Harold Loftin, Sr. of Aberdeen.
Mr. Byrd is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Dale Tucker of Gulfport.
The bride-elect is a 2005 graduate of Aberdeen High School. She graduated from Mississippi State University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts and in 2013 completed her Master of Science. The bride-elect works at The Law Offices of Charles Yoste as a Paralegal.
The prospective groom graduated from Gulfport High School in 2001. He graduated from Mississippi State University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Business Administration, and in 2006 completed his Master of Business of Administration. Mr. Byrd is currently employed as a Vice President at The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, serving as the Appraisal Review Officer, and at Mississippi State University where he is a Lecturer of Real Estate.
The couple will exchange vows at six o’clock in the evening on June 27, 2015 at the Hewlett Barn at Woodside Estates in Starkville. Reception will follow at the same location. All friends and family are invited to attend.