Jim and Kim Skidmore, Thurman, Ohio, are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Skidmore, to Derrek Keith Duty. Derrek is the son of Arthur “Doug” and Lanora Duty of Gallipolis, Ohio.

Skidmore is a 2009 graduate of South Gallia High School and Buckeye Hills Career Center with a certificate in Administrative Office Assistant. She is currently employed at Arbors of Gallipolis. Her grandparents are Cecil and Helen Lambert of Patriot, Ohio, and Sellestine Shepherd of Scottown, Ohio.

Duty is a 2005 graduate of South Gallia High School. He is employed at Big Lots in Gallipolis, Ohio. His grandparents are Herman and Reatha Parcell of Patriot, Ohio, and Arthur and Nancy Duty also of Patriot, Ohio.

The wedding is planned for August 25, 2012, at the O.O. McIntyre Park. In the event of rain, the wedding will be held at Nebo Church in Patriot, Ohio.