Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ward of Linden announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Catherine Ward, to Dylan Austin Tyler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hartley of Birmingham.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Martha Barton and the late Mr. Danny Barton of Linden and the late Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Rodgers and Mr. James Ward of Birmingham.

She is a 2012 graduate of Victory Christian and attended the University of Montevallo. She is employed by Sweetwater State Bank in Linden.

The prospective groom is a 2011 graduate of Gardendale High School. He is employed by The Church of the Highlands in Birmingham in the Digital Information Technology Department.

The wedding will be Feb. 18, 2017, at 2:30 p.m., at Linden Baptist Church.