ENGAGEMENTS: CROW-SPENCE

Brenda Haney and Phillip Crow of Dexter announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Dawn Crow of Cape Girardeau, to Mark Kendreck Spence. He is the son of Paul and Phyllis Spence and the late Kathleen Spence.

Crow is a 1993 graduate of Dexter High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in interdisciplinary studies from Southeast Missouri State University in 1997, and a bachelor of science degree in nursing from St. Louis University. She is a registered nurse in the surgery department on the Open Heart Team at St. Francis Medical Center.

Spence is a graduate of Notre Dame High School. He received a bachelor of science degree in biology from Southeast University in 1997. He is a production supervisor at LeeRowan Co. in Jackson.

A July 15 wedding is planned at Hopewell General Baptist Church in Essex.