Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Beale of Suffolk and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Wilkerson of Liberty City, Texas are proud to announce the engagement of their children, Kristin Elizabeth Beale to Jeremy Ray Wilkerson.

Kristin is the granddaughter of Mrs. Nan Blevins and the late Mr. Chelsea Blevins and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Beale Sr. Jeremy is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Lelan Williams of Tatum, Texas, Mr. Larry Jenkins of Arlington, Texas and Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Wilkerson of Canton, Texas.

Kristin is a 1999 graduate of Nansemond-Suffolk Academy in Suffolk. She received her B.S. degree in sports medicine in 2003 from Lynchburg College in Lynchburg. She is currently pursuing a master of divinity degree in Christian education at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Jeremy is a 1998 graduate of Sabine High School in Gladewater, Texas. He is currently pursing a Bachelor’s degree in Christian ministries at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana. He also serves as the worship pastor at the Crossroads Church at Belforest in Daphne, Alabama.

Kristin and Jeremy will be married on December 17, 2005 at First Baptist Church, Suffolk.