Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Robinson Taylor III and Mr. Lewis Carlyle McKinney Jr., all of Birmingham, announce the engagement of their daughter, Mackin Elizabeth McKinney, to George Clinton Thompson Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George Clinton Thompson Sr. of Birmingham.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Stanley Mackin Sr. of Birmingham and the late Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Carlyle McKinney Sr. of Greenville, S.C.
Miss McKinney is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and the University of Mississippi. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority and was presented at the Krewe Ball and the Ball of Roses. She is employed with Brownell Travel, Inc. in Birmingham.
The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Byrne Wadkins Stewart Sr. and the late Mr. Wadkins of Birmingham, formerly of Dothan, and Mrs. Hall Williams Thompson Sr. and the late Mr. Thompson of Shoal Creek.
Mr. Thompson is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and Vanderbilt University, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He is owner of Pinnacle Imports in Bessemer.
The wedding is planned for Jan. 12, 2013.