Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ray Henry of Vicksburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Anya Rae of Laurel, to James William Keen of Hattiesburg. Mr. Keen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Dale Keen of Purvis.

Miss Henry is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Austin Henry Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur David White, all of Vicksburg.

Mr. Keen is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Arthur Keen of D’Lo and Eula Mae Dyar and the late Samuel William Dyar of Mendenhall.

The bride-elect is a 2000 graduate of Warren Central High School. She received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in banking and finance from Mississippi State University in 2004 and a master’s in education from William Carey University in 2008.

Miss Henry is a sixth-grade teacher at William H. Mason Elementary School in Laurel.

The prospective groom is a 1998 graduate of Picayune Memorial High School. He received an Associate of Arts degree from Pearl River Community College in 2000 and a Bachelor of Science degree in management information systems and business administration from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2003.

Mr. Keen is an information technology specialist with Marshall Durbin Companies in Hattiesburg.

Vows will be exchanged in a private ceremony at 1 p.m. June 27, 2009, at Cedar Grove Mansion & Inn. A reception will follow.