Mr. and Mrs. Mark Coe of Hartford and Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Seales of Stanton would like to announce the forthcoming marriage of their children, Clarissa Coe and Jacob Seales.

Clarissa is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James D. Dillard of Black, and Mrs. Sarah Coe and the late Franklin Coe of Hartford.

Jacob is the grandson of Mrs. Annie Sue Seales Downs of Abbeville and the late Johnny Seales of Stanton, Mrs. Willie Short of Maplesville and the late Elbert Short of Maplesville.

Clarissa is a 2002 graduate of Geneva County High School. She continued her education at Southern Union Junior College in Wadley, where she completed her associate’s degree.

Clarissa then graduated in 2004 as a massage therapist and personal trainer. She is self-employed and currently resides in Birmingham.

Jacob is a 2003 graduate of Maplesville High School. He continued his education at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, graduating in 2007 with a Human Performance degree.

He is now a fourth-year medical student at the University of Alabama School of Medicine. He will be graduating May 2012.

He will begin his orthopedic residency in Chattanooga, Tenn. in July.

The wedding will be April 14, 2012, at 6 p.m. at Park Crest Gardens, Hoover.

Jacob and Clarissa, along with their families, would like to invite all of their friends to join them in celebrating this joyous occasion.