Mr. and Mrs. Perry H. Hodies III and Mr. and Mrs. Rick Payne, all of Bellefontaine, along with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cooperrider of Croton, announce the engagement of their children, Falon Rachel Hodies and Travis Theron Cooperrider.

The bride-elect, a 2002 graduate of Bellefontaine High School, will graduate from Franklin University in 2011 with a degree in financial management. She is an accounting adjustment analyst at Chase Bank in Columbus.

Her fiancé, a 2006 graduate of Northridge High School in Johnstown and 2010 graduate of Ohio Dominican University with a degree in accounting, will graduate in 2011 with a master’s degree in business administration from ODU. He is a property analyst at Wallick Corporation, Columbus.

The couple exchanges vows Oct. 16 at Hocking Hills.