Mr. and Mrs. David Michael Barlow of Rolling Fork announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Natalie Denise, to John Carter Maranto. Mr. Maranto is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carter Michael Maranto of Anguilla. 

Miss Barlow is the granddaughter of Jo Ann Lee and the late Dunbar Wade Lee of Mayersville and Mr. and Mrs. Charles David Barlow of Anguilla.

Mr. Maranto is the grandson of Dot Wyatt and the late Wayne Wyatt of Holly Bluff and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Maranto of Anguilla.

The bride-elect is a 2003 graduate of Sharkey-Issaquena Academy in Rolling Fork. She attended Mississippi Delta Community College, where she received her practical nursing degree in July 2009.

Miss Barlow is employed at Patient’s Choice Medical Center of Humphreys County in Belzoni.

The prospective groom is a 2002 graduate of Sharkey-Issaquena Academy in Rolling Fork. He attended East Mississippi Community College and Mississippi Delta Community College.

Mr. Maranto is employed with Simmons Farm Raised Catfish in Yazoo City.

Vows will be exchanged at 6 p.m. Oct. 10, 2009, at First Baptist Church in Anguilla. A reception will follow at Sharkey Country Club. All relatives and friends are invited to attend.

Following a honeymoon to Pigeon Forge, Tenn., the couple will make their home in Yazoo City.