Kelly, Hughes to wed May 19 in Troy

Published 12:00 am Thursday, March 8, 2007

Mr. and Mrs. David Paul Stark of Enterprise and Russell Phillip Kelly of Troy announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Meghan Leigh Kelly to Joshua Lee Hughes, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Hughes of Montgomery.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hicks, Thomas Hardy Dunn and Mr. and Mrs. Grover Kelly of Troy.

She is a 2003 graduate of Charles Henderson High School in Troy and will graduate from Troy University in May 2007 with a degree in cell and molecular biology. Miss Kelly has been accepted to the Harrison School of Pharmacy at Auburn University and will begin August 2007.

The groom-elect is the grandson of Ora Mae Jordan of Troy and the late Harold R. Jordan, and the late L.J. and Natalie Atchison Hughes of Greenville.

He is a 1999 graduate of Taylor Road Academy in Montgomery and a 2006 graduate of Troy University, where he earned a degree in criminal justice. Mr. Hughes is a second-degree black belt karate instructor.

He teaches martial arts fitness at TU and is employed by U.S. Security at Lockheed Martin in Troy.

The wedding will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 19 at First Baptist Church in Troy.