SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Larry and Melba Dees of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Ann Dees, to Jeffrey Scott Walker. He is the son of Dan and Delores Walker of Kansas City, Mo.

Dees is a 1998 graduate of Scott City High School. She is a second year doctoral candidate in the School of Occupational Therapy at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.

Walker is a 1997 graduate of Oak Park High School in Kansas City. He expects to receive a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla in May. He is employed by Computing and Informational Services at the university.

A June 29 wedding is planned at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso, Mo.