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6:42 pm Saturday, July 12, 2003

Jones, Murray

By Staff
Darrell and Rita Jones of Millry, Ala., announce the engagement of their daughter, Dara DeShay, to Matthew Vaughn Murray, son of Darryl and Donna Tucker of Livingston, Ala., and the late Jon Murray Sr. of Porterville.
The wedding will be Saturday, July 19, 2003, at 4 p.m. at Millry Baptist Church.
Miss Jones is the granddaughter Mr. and Mrs. John B. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Grimes and the late Sammy Adams of Millry.
The bride-elect is a 1999 graduate of Millry High School and received a degree in nursing from the University of West Alabama.
Miss Jones is a registered nurse at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Murray is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harold Murray of Porterville, the late Mr. and Mrs. Willard Vaughn of Scooba, and the late Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Tucker of Livingston.
The bridegroom-elect, a 1997 graduate of Sumter Academy, received an associate's degree in industrial maintenance and a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of West Alabama.
Mr. Murray is employed as a sales representative for Orgill Inc.

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