Mr. and Mrs. Jim (Kathy) Echols of Patterson are proud to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Jenni Echols of Clyo, to Jamie DeLoach of Clyo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marty (Diane) DeLoach.

The bride-elect is a 2004 graduate of Pierce County High School and a 2008 graduate of Georgia Southern University with a BS in math education. She earned her MSED Teaching and Learning in 2010 from Georgia Southern University. She is currently employed at Effingham County High School.

She is the maternal granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Faulkner Jr. of Waycross. Her paternal grandparents are Mr. J.O. Echols of Patterson and the late Helen Echols.

The groom-elect is a graduate of Effingham County High School. He is a 1998 graduate of Georgia Southern University where he earned a BBA in marketing. He has also earned an MBA in business management from Georgia Southern University. He is currently employed as branch manager for The Coastal Bank in Rincon.

He is the maternal grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. D.N. Zettler. His paternal grandparents are the late Mr. and Mrs. Lester DeLoach.

The ceremony will be held at Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. at Patterson Baptist Church. A reception will follow at Eagle Station in Patterson.

Friends and family are invited.