Mr. and Mrs. William "Bill" Patterson of Metter are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Mallori Gwen, to Patrick Thomas Wilbanks of Excelsior, son of Mr. Reg Wilbanks of Claxton and Mrs. Alva Britt of Statesboro. Miss Patterson is the granddaughter of Mrs. Martha Wiggins and the late Henry Wiggins of Metter and Edna Lanier and the late Byron Lanier of Metter. Mallori is a graduate of Metter High School and a graduate of Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's degree in early childhood education with a secondary in psychology.