Rick and Jan Heuring of Gordonville and Bruce and Kathy Marrs of Fruitland announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Ashley Marrs, to Justin Michael Rice. He is the son of David and Becky Rice of Jackson.

Marrs is a 2002 graduate of Jackson High School, and is pursuing a degree in accounting at Southeast Missouri State University.

Rice is a 2002 graduate of Jackson High School. He is an electrician and marine engineer with the U.S. Navy, currently stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

A Dec. 27 wedding is planned at Smith Avenue Church of God in Sikeston, Mo.