Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Ray Pinckard, of Troy, Alabama, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Bennett Rae Pinckard to Dustin Earl Everett of Palatka, Florida. Dustin is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Earl Everett of St. Augustine, Florida, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoover of Palatka, Florida.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Imogene A. Pinckard; the late Mr. Ray Pinckard of Troy, Alabama; and the late Mr. and Mrs. Earl Crutchfield of Tallahassee, Florida. She is working with Pinckard Vault and Marble Works and Green Hills Funeral Home in Troy.

The groom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Randall Key of Lithia Springs, Georgia; the late Mrs. Clara “Tinker” Alvarez of Palatka, Florida; and the late Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Everett of Chipley, Florida. He is currently self-employed.

The wedding will be an event of June at the home of the bride’s grandmother in Troy, Alabama. A reception will follow the family wedding.