Olivia Childers and Aaron Fons to wed at Walter Place on June 13

Dr. and Mrs. Robert David Childers of Holly Springs are delighted to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Olivia Katherine Childers, to Aaron Michael Fons. Aaron is the son of Ms. Ruth Anne Sigler of Danville, Ky., and Mr. Robert Paul Fons of Lexington, Ky

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Stratford Childers of Ashland and the late Mr. and Mrs. Horace Ray Baker of Corinth.

Miss Childers is a 2009 graduate of Marshall Academy, where she was salutatorian of her class. She attended Auburn University where she was a member of the Alpha Beta Chapter of the Chi Omega fraternity and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in psychology. She completed her Master’s and Doctoral degrees in industrial-organizational psychology at the University of Houston. Dr. Childers now serves as an organizational consultant for the firm of Blankenship and Seay Consulting Group in Birmingham, Ala.

The bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Richard Fons of Milwaukee, Wis., and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Dewey Sigler of Dexter, Mo.

Mr. Fons is a 2006 graduate of Danville High School in Danville, where he was voted class clown of his senior class. Graduating Cum Laude from the University of Kentucky, Mr. Fons graduated with degrees in both accounting and international business as a member of the Global Scholars Program. He is a vice president at BBVA USA in Birmingham, where he works as a product manager in the corporate banking client solutions group. He currently serves on the board of directors for Bare Hands Inc. and Center Management Inc. and has previously served on boards of numerous local nonprofit organizations.

The happy couple met through their involvement in the Rotaract Club of Birmingham, where they remain active members.

The wedding will take place Saturday, the 13th of June at Walter Place, the antebellum home of Terry L. Cook, of Holly Springs. A reception will follow.

Following their honeymoon, the newlywed couple will make their home in Mountain Brook, Ala.