Arie and Deborah Sparkman, Warsaw, announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Diane Sparkman, North Webster, to Zechariah Matthew Small, North Webster. He is the son of Jeffery and Susan Small, Warsaw. The bride-to-be is a teacher of 3-year-olds at North Webster Daycare. She graduated from Warsaw Community High School in 2004 and earned a child development course certificate and is attending Ivy Tech studying medical assisting. The groom-elect is a team leader at Fairmont Homes, Napanee. He graduated from Warsaw Community High School in 2003; earned an associate’s degree in applied science from Vincennes University in December 2005; and earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational management from Bethel College in August 2006. The couple plan a May 21, 2011, wedding.
