Tillman-Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Halford Arthur Tillman Jr. of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Grace Dupree, to Harris Bushnell Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Turner Butler Williams. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. George K. Moore of Charlotte, N.C., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Halford Arthur Tillman (Tobie and Hal) of Birmingham. 

Miss Tillman is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and a 2012 summa cum laude graduate of The University of Alabama, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and was named to Phi Eta Sigma and Gamma Beta Phi honors fraternities. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority where she served as academic development chairman. She was presented at the 2011 Ball of Roses. 

Miss Tillman will receive her master’s degree in speech and language pathology from Florida State University in August.  

The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. James Joseph Bushnell and the late Dr. James Joseph Bushnell of Birmingham, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Going Williams of Tuscaloosa. 

Mr. Williams is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and a 2012 graduate of The University of Alabama, where he earned a degree in construction engineering. He was named to Phi Eta Sigma, Gamma Beta Phi and Sigma Alpha Lambda honors fraternities and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. 

He is currently employed in the engineering department of Norfolk Southern Railway Company. 

Following an August wedding and honeymoon trip, the couple will reside in Pittsburgh.