AREA BIRTHS

SMITH

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Keith Smith, 1109 West Mount, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 10:48 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 1992. Name, Clayton Alexander. Weight, 9 pounds 13 ounces. First child. Mrs. Smith is the former Mimi Mecham, daughter of Dean and Peggy Melm of Edwardsville, Ill. She is an English teacher at Central Junior High School. Smith is a service technician with Specialized Office Services, and is the son of James Smith of Gibbs, and the late Peggy Smith.

HUPPERTS

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Hupperts, 2414 Windy Hill, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12 noon Friday, Jan. 1, 1993. Name, David Franklyn. Weight, 5 pounds 7 ounces. Mrs. Hupperts is the former Cyndi Leong, daughter of Leong Wai Kok and Lum Fong Sim of Malaysia, and is employed at Blair Industries. Hupperts is a salesman with Translectric, and is the son of Frank Hupperts of Ft. Myers, Fla., and Wendy Hupperts of St. Louis.

JACOBS

Daughter to Todd Wayne Jacobs of McClure, Ill., and Jo Ann Furr of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:40 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1, 1993. Name, Niccole Rena. Weight, 6 pounds 9 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Furr is the daughter of Marian Furr of Cape Girardeau. Jacobs is employed at Cutmart.