Mr. and Mrs. Britt Emerson Riles of Albany, Ga., announce the engagement of their daughter, Deborah Christie Riles, to Bradley Martin Riner, both of Statesboro. The future groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Martin Riner of Swainsboro.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Gloria Benson Gates of Montgomery, Ala., and John Rex Gates of Boliver, Tenn., and Joan Dekle Riles of Cordele, Ga., and the late Frederick Emerson Riles Jr. Miss Riles is a 2001 graduate of Deerfield Windsor School and a 2007 graduate of Georgia Southern University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in early childhood education and a master’s in reading education. She is a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. Miss Riles is a kindergarten teacher at Mill Creek Elementary School in Statesboro.
The groom-elect is the grandson of Betty Johnson Woods of Swainsboro and the late J.L. Woods and M.C. Riner and the late Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thomas Sconyers. Mr. Riner is a 1997 honor graduate of Swainsboro High School and a 2002 graduate of Georgia Southern University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in building, construction and contracting. He is a member of Sigma Lambda Chi honor fraternity and the Building Construction Guild. He is a graduate of 2006 Leadership Bulloch and will be chairman of the 2008 Youth Leadership Bulloch class. Mr. Riner is employed with Dabbs-Williams General Contractors of Statesboro as projects superintendent.
The couple will marry Saturday, April 5, 2008, at 6 p.m. at Porterfield United Methodist Church in Albany. A reception will follow the ceremony at The Shackleford House.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Gloria Benson Gates of Montgomery, Ala., and John Rex Gates of Boliver, Tenn., and Joan Dekle Riles of Cordele, Ga., and the late Frederick Emerson Riles Jr. Miss Riles is a 2001 graduate of Deerfield Windsor School and a 2007 graduate of Georgia Southern University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in early childhood education and a master’s in reading education. She is a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. Miss Riles is a kindergarten teacher at Mill Creek Elementary School in Statesboro.
The groom-elect is the grandson of Betty Johnson Woods of Swainsboro and the late J.L. Woods and M.C. Riner and the late Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thomas Sconyers. Mr. Riner is a 1997 honor graduate of Swainsboro High School and a 2002 graduate of Georgia Southern University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in building, construction and contracting. He is a member of Sigma Lambda Chi honor fraternity and the Building Construction Guild. He is a graduate of 2006 Leadership Bulloch and will be chairman of the 2008 Youth Leadership Bulloch class. Mr. Riner is employed with Dabbs-Williams General Contractors of Statesboro as projects superintendent.
The couple will marry Saturday, April 5, 2008, at 6 p.m. at Porterfield United Methodist Church in Albany. A reception will follow the ceremony at The Shackleford House.