Retta Ann Coakley to wed Ken Shirley May 13

The engagement and forthcoming marriage of Retta Coakley and Ken Shirley is being announced for May 13 in South Carolina.

The bride-elect is the daughter of John and Jennifer Lynch of Pittsburgh, Pa. She is the granddaughter of Marilyn and the late James Gullett of Columbus, Ohio.

The prospective bridegroom is the son of George and Mary Shirley-Roller. His grandparents include Lenia and the late Mason Smith; Laura Faye Shirley of Rock Island and the late Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Locke of Rock Island. His great-grandparents are Beatrice and the late Charlie Smith.

Miss Coakley is employed as a dental hygienist in Salt Lake City.

Ken is a 1994 Warren County High School graduate and a 1999 graduate of Tusculum College in Greenville. He is employed with Wal-Mart distribution in Salt Lake City.