Heath and Tonya Luper announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Rainee Leigh Luper of Brookhaven, to Bailey Alan Hodge of Brookhaven.

He is the son of Don and Donna Hodge.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Barbara Luper of Raleigh, the late James Luper, Roy Ezell of Brookhaven, the late Earnestine Ezell, Mike Warren of Brookhaven and the late Caron Warren.

Miss Luper is a 2016 graduate of Enterprise Attendance Center and a 2018 graduate of Copiah-Lincoln Community College. She is a student at Mississippi College.

The prospective groom is the grandson of Pat and Lois Hodge of Brookhaven, Claudine Pennington of Brookhaven and the late John Pennington.

Mr. Hodge is a 2012 graduate of Brookhaven Academy and a 2014 graduate of Copiah-Lincoln Community College. He is employed at Farmbelt Equipment.

The couple will exchange vows on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at 4 p.m. at Clear Branch Baptist Church. A reception will follow.

Friends and family are invited to attend the ceremony and reception.