Lightcap and Jones Are Engaged

Thu, 03/05/2020 - 12:10

March 5, 2020

Ed and Grace Lightcap of Montauk have announced the engagement of their oldest son, Dustin, to Alison Jones, the daughter of Bill and Kathy Jones of Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Mr. Lightcap is a graduate of East Hampton High School and New York University. He works for James Walsh Land Surveyor in Montauk and is the captain of the Montauk Fire Department’s ambulance company.

Ms. Jones attended Rhodes College in Memphis and graduated from the Parsons School of Design at the New School in Brooklyn. She owns Peddler Interiors and Gifts in Murfreesboro.

The couple became engaged on Feb. 8. Wedding plans are in the works.

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