Blakemore - Collins

Mr. and Mrs. David Blakemore of Campbell, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. V.V. Hays of Doniphan, Mo., are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Erin Elizabeth, to Gregory Collins, the son of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Collins of Farmington, Mo.

The bride to be is a 1999 graduate of Doniphan High School and a 2003 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. She is currently employed in the design department with the Missouri Department of Transportation in Sikeston, Mo.

She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Blakemore of Holcomb, Mo., and the late Lindell and Edra Batson of Campbell.

The prospective groom is a 2002 graduate of Farmington High School and a 2007 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. He is employed with Nucor Steel in Blytheville, Ark.

The wedding is planned for Oct. 24, 2009, at the First United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff, Mo.