Jessie Strickland and Rawlin Vanatta are pleased to announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.
 Jessie is the daughter of Jerry Strickland and the late Melissa Strickland of Alexandria.  Her grandparents are Mrs. Doris Strickland and the late Jerry Strickland, Sr. of Brush Creek, Mr. and Mrs. John and Alice Meredith of Carthage, and great-grandmother Mrs. Loudine Thompson of Hendersonville.
Jessie is a 2009 graduate of DeKalb County High School and is currently a student of Tennessee Technological University.
Rawlin is the son of Jeff and Jalene Vanatta of Dowelltown.  His grandparents are Mrs. LueAutry Malone and the late J.C. Malone and Mrs. Barbara Vanatta and the late Ewin Vanatta of Dowelltown.
Rawlin is a 2005 graduate of DeKalb County High School and is a 2010 graduate of Tennessee Technological University where he earned a Business and Marketing degree.
The wedding is set for August 6, 2011 nestled in the cozy and wooded area behind the home of LueAutry Malone.