Kristen Hooper of Wichita and Curtis Gray of Peabody announce their engagement and approaching marriage.

Parents of the couple are William and Deborah Hooper of Wichita and Ernest and Lou Ann Gray of Peabody.

The bride-elect is a graduate of Wichita Southeast High School and Pittsburg State University. She is employed at Koch Industries Inc.

Her fiancé is a graduate of Peabody-Burns High School and attends Butler Community College. He is employed at Reliance Energy Partners.

The couple plans to be married Nov. 8 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Newton.