Samples, Petranek plan December nuptials

Paul and Lisa Griffin of Mount Pleasant, and David Samples of Longview are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Brooke Christine Samples of Denton, to Johnathan Dale Petranek, Jr. also of Denton.

The bride elect is a 2003 graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School and a 2011 graduate of Texarkana A & M. She currently teaches at Nelson Elementary School in Denton.

The groom is the son of Johnathan and Tonie Petranek of Flower Mound. He is a 2005 graduate of Flower Mound High School and attended Oklahoma State University. Dale is currently employed at Priefert Steel in Ft. Worth.

Grandparents of the bride are Marion and Virginia Moon of Mount Pleasant and James and Glenda Samples of Hughes Springs.

Grandparents of the groom are Lavelle Petranek of The Colony, the late Edward Paul Petranek, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Holly Norris Stephens of Silver Creek, MS.

The couple will wed on December 17 at the First Baptist Church of Hughes Springs. The reception will follow at The Legacy in Hughes Springs.