Mr. Larry Thompson of Nevils is pleased to announce the engagement of his daughter, Sherry Maria, to Mathew Ryan Bradford, son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Bradford of Brooklet. Miss Thompson is also the daughter of the late Sherry Thompson.
    The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Garnel Lanier of Nevils and the late Mr. and Mrs. Dandy Thompson of Leefield. Maria is a 1994 graduate of Pinewood Christian Academy and a 1998 cum laude graduate of Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. She is currently employed at Finger and Associates in Savannah.
    The groom-elect is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Greene of Homerville and the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bradford of Brooklet. Ryan is a 1997 graduate of Southeast Bulloch High School and a 2003 graduate of Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Manufacturing. He is a member of the Eta Zeta Chapter of Sigma Chi. Ryan is the owner of Southeast Tire and Service in Brooklet.
    A private ceremony is planned for May in Singer Island, Fla.