Peters - Watson Engagement

Dr. and Mrs. Randy Alan Peters of Winston-Salem, N.C., announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Kristen Peters, to Joseph Ellis Watson III, son of Mrs. Joseph Ellis Watson Jr. and the late Mr. Joseph Ellis Watson Jr. of  Mountain Brook.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Clyde Johnson Eggleston and  the late Mr. Clyde Johnson Eggleston of  Winston-Salem, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wayne Peters of Elizabethton, Tenn.

Miss Peters graduated from Forsyth Country Day School in Lewisville, N.C., and earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and history from the University of Virginia. She also attended Cumberland School of Law, where she served as an editor of the Cumberland Law Review and graduated magna cum laude in 2011.  She is a member of the Junior League of Birmingham.  Miss Peters is an associate attorney at Burr Forman in Birmingham.

The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Reid Todd of Trussville, and the late Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Ellis Watson of Luverne, Ala.

Mr. Watson is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and received his bachelor’s degree in economics and politics from Washington and Lee University, where he was president of Sigma Nu fraternity. He graduated with a Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law and a Masters in Business Administration from the Brock School of Business in 2010, and is currently an attorney and owner of The Watson Firm in Birmingham.

The wedding is planned for June 29 in Winston-Salem.