Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Graves Arrington of Mountain Brook announce the engagement of their daughter, Mignon McGlynn, to Thomas Henry Lunsford, son of Mr. and Dr. Lowell Thomas Lunsford II of Raleigh, N.C.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. William Watt and the late Mr. Watt and the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pierce Arrington, all of Montgomery.
Miss Arrington is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and the University of North Carolina, where she graduated with distinction with a bachelor’s degree in dramatic arts. She was a member of Gamma Sigma Alpha Greek Honor Society and Alpha Chi Omega sorority.
She received her juris doctorate from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where she graduated with honors. She will join Burr & Forman, LLP as an associate this fall.
Miss Arrington was presented at the Montgomery Debutante Assembly and the Ball of Roses.
The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Allen Ogden and Mr. Lowell Thomas Lunsford and the late Mrs. Alyce Creech Lunsford, all of Burlington, N.C.
Mr. Lunsford graduated from Needham Broughton High School and from the University of North Carolina, where he received a bachelor’s degree in political science. He was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Mr. Lunsford received a master’s degree in teaching from Duke University.
He teaches at Voyager Academy in Durham, N.C.
The wedding is planned for August 4 at the Cathedral Church of the Advent.