Heather Leah Kesterson and Jeffrey Dean Barker of Jackson announce their engagement. She is the daughter of Steve and Chari Willis of Goose Creek, S.C. He is the son of Dale and Gale Barker of Bloomfield, Mo., and the late Jannie Barker.

Kesterson is a 1989 graduate of Central High School, and attended Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed at U-Tan Tanning Salon in Cape Girardeau.

Barker is a 1987 graduate of Dexter High School, and a 1997 graduate of Southeast. He is employed at Dana Corp. in Cape Girardeau.

A May 21 wedding is planned at La Croix United Methodist Church.