AREA BIRTHS

HORST

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Barry Horst of Dexter, St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, 12:07 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1992. Name, Matthew Jarrett. Weight, 7 pounds 14 ounces. First child. Mrs. Horst is the former Sherry Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of Kennett. She is project clerk with Missouri Highway Department at Kennett. Horst is a design engineer with Missouri Highway Department at Sikeston, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Horst of Jackson.

SWEET

Daughter to Dawn A. Sweet of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10, 1992. Name, Jessica Dawn. Weight, 6 pounds 1 ounce. First child. Miss Sweet is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Sweet of Cape Girardeau.

KING

Daughter to Dr. and Mrs. William B. King of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 4:57 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10, 1992. Name, Katherine Anne. Weight, 9 pounds 7 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. King is the former Julie Youse, daughter of John and Mary Jo Youse of Hannibal. She is a registered nurse at St. Francis Medical Center. King is a dentist at Jackson, and is the son of John W. and Beverly King of Cape Girardeau.

STONE

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Garry Stone Jr. of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 1992. Name, Angel Christine. Weight, 8 pounds 15 ounces. Mrs. Stone is the former Christine McCain, daughter of Cheryl McCarter and Bo McCain of Cape Girardeau. Stone is a line technician at Procter & Gamble, and is the son of Garry and Paulette Stone Sr. of Jackson.

WISSINGER

Son to Kari A. Wissinger of Cairo, Ill., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:39 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10, 1992. Name, Jacob Patrick. Weight, 5 pounds 15 ounces. First child. Miss Wissinger is the daughter of Bernice Wray of Wickliffe, Ky., and Gary Wissinger of Cairo.

STEVENS

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Chris Stevens of Scott City, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:27 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, 1992. Name, Samantha Jo. Weight, 6 pounds 12 ounces. First child. Mrs. Stevens is the former Carol Pulliam, daughter of Betty Huckabee of Scott City. She is employed at Coldwell Banker Blanchard and Associates Realty Inc. Stevens is employed by Dannie Gilder Inc., and is the son of Earl Stevens and Opal Stevens of Dutchtown.

KLUESNER

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James G. Kluesner, Cape Girardeau Route 2, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:12 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 1992. Name, Alli Jo Elizabeth. Weight, 7 pounds 4 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Kluesner is the former Nancy Joan Collins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Collins of Olive Branch, Ill. She is a registered nurse in surgery at Southeast Hospital. Kluesner is an ultrasound technologist at Southeast Hospital, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Kluesner of Cape Girardeau.

VOGEL

Daughter to Brian Vogel and Crystal Andrews of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:31 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 1992. Name, Angelica Megan. Weight, 8 pounds 5 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Ms. Andrews is the former Crystal Mansker, daughter of Joe and Ruth Green of McClure, Ill. Vogel is self-employed, and is the son of Sandy Edwards of Cape Girardeau and Steve Vogel of Fredericka, Del.

COPEN

Son to Charles W. Copen Jr. and Cynthia L. Couch of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:40 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1992. Name, John Gabriel. Weight, 6 pounds 11 ounces. Second child, first son. Ms. Couch is the former Cynthia Hoffert, daughter of Yvonne Cox of Tucson, Ariz., and Lester Hoffert of Norwich, N.Y. Copen is the son of Jane Copen and Charles Copen Sr. of Cape Girardeau.