Paul and Laurel Spurgeon, Goshen, and Rick and Barb McGowen, Milford, announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Ann McGowen, Goshen, to Brian Lynn Yoder, Nappanee. He is the son of Orlin and Betty Yoder, Nappanee. The bride-to-be is an administrative assistant at Goshen Center for Cancer Care. She graduated from Wawasee High School, Syracuse, in 2003 and graduated from Ball State in 2006. The groom-elect works in production at Lehman’s Solid Surface, Nappanee. He graduated from NorthWood. The couple plan a Sept. 17, 2011, wedding.
