David Yakey and Vickie Yakey and Dennis and Rosalie Tucker of Cowden announce the engagement of their children Nicole Renee Yakey to Eric Dennis Tucker.

Grandparents of the bride-to-be are Dorothy Doty of Cowden and the late Glen Doty and William and Kathlyn Yakey Sr. of Stewardson.

She is a 2003 graduate of Charleston High School and a 2006 graduate of Southern Illinois University of Carbondale with an associates degree in physical therapy assistant. She is employed at Decatur Memorial Hospital in Decatur.

Grandparents of the groom-to-be are Jessie Yardy of Urbana and the late Paul Yardy, and Mary Tucker of Cowden and the late Corwin Tucker.

He is a 1999 graduate of Cowden-Herrick High School and a 2002 graduate of Lake Land College in Mattoon with an associate degree in business administration. He owns The Green Works Growers and Garden Center of Cowden.

The couple is planning a September 12 wedding at the First Baptist Church of Effingham.