Mr. Tanner, Miss Ward

Mrs. Kimberly Butler Ward of Meridian announces the engagement of her daughter, Anna Grace, to Bryan Oliver Tanner Jr., son of Bryan Tanner and the late Pamela Chambless Tanner. Anna Grace is also the daughter of the late James Hugh Ward.

The wedding will be Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at 5 p.m. at Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church. 

The bride-elect is a 2007 graduate of Lamar School and 2011 graduate of Mississippi State University. While attending MSU, she was a member of Delta Delta Delta, Public Relations Student Society of America and the Lambda Pi Eta communications honor society.

Miss Ward is employed by Mitchell Companies as communications manager. 

The bridegroom-elect is a 2001 graduate of Tupelo Christian.

Mr. Tanner is employed by Mitchell Distributing as Craft Brand manager. 

A reception will be held at the MSU Riley Center.