Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Kyle Bates of Warrior, Ala., are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Emily Helen Bates, to Jeremy Duncan Wiggins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Kiplon (Kip and Rita) Wiggins of Andalusia.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Helen Jolly and the late Mr. Oscar Dean Jolly of Warrior, Ala., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bates of Mobile.

Emily is a graduate from Gardendale High School and from the University of Alabama where she earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She is employed with Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham.

The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Duncan of Greenville, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hinton Wiggins of Andalusia.

Jeremy is a graduate of Andalusia High School and the University of Alabama, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental science. He is employed with Thompson Engineering, Inc. in Mobile, Ala.

The wedding will take place Sat., April 9, 2016, at Applewood Farm in Pell City.

Invitations will be sent.