AREA BIRTHS

RUNGE

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Runge of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:31 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 1992. Name, Brett Aaron. Weight, 7 pounds 10 ounces. First child. Mrs. Runge is the former Renae Larson, daughter of Sandy and Dave Whitlock of Ava, Ill. She is a salesperson at Advanced Business Systems. Runge is employed at Biokyowa, and is the son of Virgil and Sharon Runge of Sparta, Ill.

BOWMAN

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Brad Bowman, Cape Girardeau Route 1, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:45 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, 1992. Name, Brooke Allison. Weight, 6 pounds 11 ounces. First child. Mrs. Bowman is the former Teri Harris, daughter of Donald and Sharon Harris of Oran. She is an assistant for Dr. Edwin Noffel. Bowman is an electrician at M&W Packaging, and is the son of Harold and Alice Bowman of Cape Girardeau.

PORTERFIELD

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Porterfield of Dongola, Ill., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 11:55 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, 1992. Name, Gregory Lee. Weight, 6 pounds 12 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Porterfield is the former Charlotte Myers, daughter of Nick and Jo Allen Myers of Tamms, Ill. Porterfield is an electrician at Lone Star Industries, and is the son of Leon and Barbara Porterfield of Dongola.