Regina Gott of La Center and Robert Richardson of Poplar Bluff, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Dana Machell Cox, to Cody Lynn Sinks, son of Bud and Ruth Sinks of West Paducah.

Miss Cox is the granddaughter of Helen Woolbright of La Center and the late Junior Woolbright, and Kathy and Clide Moore of Poplar Bluff, Mo. She is a 2000 graduate of Massac County High School in Metropolis, Ill., and is employed by Bluegrass Restaurant in La Center.

Mr. Sinks is the grandson of Jim Yates of Paducah and the late Beatrice Yates, and Rose Sinks of Paducah and the late Ira Sinks. He is a 2003 graduate of Heath High School in West Paducah and is employed by Sinks Lawn Care in Barlow.

Wedding vows will be exchanged at 5 p.m. July 6 at Bethel Christian Church in West Paducah. All friends and relatives are invited. Only out-of-town invitations are being sent.