Mary Jane and Jeff Silva of Fayetteville are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Silva, to Drue Patton of North Little Rock. Drue Patton is the son of Barbara and Farris Womack of Raleigh, N.C., and C.E. “Corky” Patton and John Gaudin of North Little Rock. The bride-to-be graduated from the Honors College at Arkansas Tech with a degree in History/Political Science. She also holds a Master of Public Administration degree and currently works for the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. The prospective groom received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Mississippi and is employed with Argenta Wealth Management. A wedding is planned for September 17, 2016, at First Presbyterian Church of North Little Rock.