Brad and Marnie Ward of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Hailey Lynn Ward, to Robert Allen Cunningham, both of Henderson, Tenn. He is the son of Sheri Cunningham of Whitewater and Jack Cunningham of Cape Girardeau.

Ward is a 2009 graduate of Jackson High School. She is attending Adamsville Institute of Hair Design.

Cunningham is a 2006 graduate of Central High School. He is employed by R. Jones Underground in Henderson.

An Aug. 27 wedding is planned at Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau.