McKernan, Mertens are set to tie the knot next June

Titus James Mertens and Kristin Danielle McKernan, originally of Spokane Valley, are proud to announce their engagement. The couple plan to be wed June 18, 2016 at The Castle Vineyards in Deer Park. Kristin is the daughter of Daniel McKernan and Sandra Maine of Spokane Valley. Titus is the son of Tim and Lisa Mertens of Spokane Valley. Kristin lives in Odessa and works at The Odessa Record. Titus also lives and works as a staff accountant at Leffel, Otis and Warwick in Odessa. The happy couple met when they were just four years old. They lived down the street from one another and became the best of friends. Although time drifted them apart, years later in their adult lives they came back together. The bond they created when they were kids could not be broken or forgotten. They say, “It is such a joyous feeling to have found one another once again.