Melia Schoener and Randall Smith, both of Jemison, announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Ellen Jones of Maplesville. She is the granddaughter of Sue and Rufus Downs and the late John T. Seales.
Schoener is a 1996 graduate of Maplesville High School and obtained her certification as a nursing assistant from Wallace Community College.
She is currently a homemaker and a stay-at-home mother of three children.
The prospective groom is the son of Howard Smith and the late Mildred Smith of Maplesville.
He is a 1979 graduate of Maplesville High School and later earned a degree as a machinist from Wallace Community College in 1994. Smith is employed at the International Paper mill in Prattville.
The wedding will take place Feb. 26, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. at the courthouse.