Robinson - Tate

PINHOOK - Jim and Aretha Robinson Jr. have announced the engagement of their daughter, LaToya Annette, to Virgil Lee Tate, son of Shirley Coleman of Sikeston.

A 1990 graduate of East Prairie High School, the future bride earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, graduating in 1994.

The prospective bridegroom graduated in 1986 from Biloxi (Miss.) High School and is employed by the DeWitt Company in Sikeston.

Wedding plans are under way for a April 27, 2002, ceremony.