Miss Elysia Nicole Helton and Ramon Jordan Jackson IIIMr. and Mrs. A.G. Helton Sr. of Yazoo City announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Elysia Nicole Helton, to Ramon Jordan Jackson III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jackson Jr. of Gulfport.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kennith Helton of Yazoo City and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Eichelberger Sr. of Morton.
She is a graduate of Manchester Academy in Yazoo City. She attended Mississippi College, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, graduating cum laude. She also attended Samford University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interior Design, graduating cum laude.
She was a member of Chi Omega Sorority at Samford University and is also a member of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society.
She is currently employed as a registered nurse at St. Dominics Hospital in Jackson.
The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Jackson Sr. of Kosciusko, Mrs. Margery Meriwether Milhas of Long Beach and the late Mr. Fernand John Milhas Jr.
He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Engineering. He also attended Mississippi College, where he earned a Master of Science in Biology, Medical Sciences.
He was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity at Southern Mississippi. He was also a member of the Biological Honor Society and the Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society at Mississippi College.
He is currently employed at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
The couple will be married on September 29, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Yazoo City.
Rev. David Bryant, pastor of First Baptist Church of Yazoo City, and Dr. Doug Broome, former pastor of First Baptist Church in Yazoo City, will officiate the double ring ceremony.
A reception will follow at the home of the bride.
Friends and relatives are invited to attend.