Carl and Linda Tillery announce the engagement of their daughter, Donna Patterson, to Steven Hoffman, son of Larry and Mary Jo Hoffman of Luverne.

The bride-elect, who is also the daughter of the late William Eugene Patterson, is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Spikes of McKenzie and the late Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Lee Patterson of Red Level.

Miss Patterson is a 1991 graduate of McKenzie High School and holds a Masters Degree in Secondary Education from Troy University. She is a teacher at Greenville High School.

The groom-elect is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Eliza Leon Moody of Luverne, and the late John L. Hoffman and Sarah Hoffman of Highland Home.

Mr. Hoffman, a 1998 graduate of Crenshaw Christian Academy, is an employee of the Crenshaw County Road Department and owner of Hoffman Enterprises, LLC.

The couple will unite in marriage at 2 p.m. July 28, 2007 at the Walnut Street Church of Christ. All friends and relatives are invited.