<b>Whitaker, Hudson</b>

Michel and Beverly Whitaker, of Beaufort, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Whitaker, of Richmond, Va., to James Hudson, also of Richmond, son of Joe and Sherry Hudson, of Big Sandy, Tenn.

The bride-elect is a 2014 graduate of Clemson University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering. She is employed by Suez Treatment Solutions North America as a technical support specialist.

The groom-elect graduated in 2012 from Middle Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science in Concrete Industry Management. He is a project manager with S.W. Funk Industrial Contractors in Chester, Va.

A November wedding is planned at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Beaufort.

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