AREA BIRTHS

SLINKARD

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William R. Slinkard of Pelham, Ala., Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala., 5:15 a.m. Friday, July 12, 1991. Name, Lauren Elizabeth. Weight, 8 pounds 1 ounce. First child. Mrs. Slinkard is the former Tammy L. Strack, daughter of Jerry L. and Mary J. Strack of Cape Girardeau. Slinkard is an engineer with Phillips-Jordan Co. Inc. in Birmingham, and is the son of William E. and Charlotte Slinkard of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

BROWN

Daughter to Kenny Brown and Krista Renner of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, 1991. Name, Kenya Marie. Weight, 6 pounds 4 ounces. First child. Miss Renner is the daughter of Judith and Gilbert LeClere of Scott City. Brown is employed at Frontier Bar-B-Que, and is the son of Johnny and Ophelia Brown of Cape Girardeau.

SAFFLE

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Saffle, Cape Girardeau Route 2, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 6:56 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, 1991. Name, Courtney Dawn. Weight, 7 pounds 7 ounces. First child. Mrs. Saffle is the former Kelly Elder, daughter of Don and Joy Elder of Doniphan. She is employed at Arby's. Saffle is employed at Ross Furniture in Jackson and at Cape County Bank in Cape Girardeau. He is the son of David and Nancy Saffle of Bismarck.

BACKFISCH

Son to Stacey Backfisch of Benton, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:25 a.m. Thursday, July 18, 1991. Name, Brett Thomas. Weight, 8 pounds 13 ounces. First child. Miss Backfisch is the daughter of Brenda Backfisch and Harold Backfisch of Benton.

WILLIAMS

Son to Sean Williams and Michelle King of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:20 p.m. Thursday, July 18, 1991. Name, Trevor Sean. Weight, 7 pounds. Miss King is the daughter of Claudia and Ron Starling of Muncie, Ind. Williams is employed at the Billiard Center, and is the son of Sharon Williams of Cape Girardeau.

KAMP

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Kamp, 1223 W. Cape Rock Drive, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 18, 1991. Name, Emelia Margaret. Weight, 7 pounds 15 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Kamp is the former Patti Johnson, daughter of John and Joann Johnson of Painton. She is a registered nurse. Kamp is employed by Southeast Contractors, and is the son of Robert and Jean Kamp of St. Louis.

LEE

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Lee of Sikeston, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:56 a.m. Friday, July 19, 1991. Name, Robert Ethan. Weight, 6 pounds 12 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Lee is the former Retha Dalton, daughter of Vernon Dalton of Pocahontas, Ark., and Helen Dalton of Sikeston. She is manager of Rhodes 101 Stops. Lee is employed at National Lock, and is the son of Cotta Lee of Sikeston and the late Robert E. Lee.

JOHNSON

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wayne Johnson II of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 6:48 p.m. Friday, July 19, 1991. Name, Kathleen Marie. Weight, 7 pounds 9 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Johnson is the former Rhonda Smith, daughter of Kathryn and Kermit Nation of Jackson, and is a self-employed housekeeper. Johnson is employed at Lee-Rowan, and is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Earl W. Johnson of Cape Girardeau.

HUSKEY

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Huskey, 2146 W. Cape Rock Drive, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:50 p.m. Saturday, July 20, 1991. Name, Jack Tyler. Weight, 7 pounds 6 ounces. First child. Mrs. Huskey is the former Jennifer Lanpher, daughter of Ted and Barbara Lanpher of Advance. She is a service representative with Southwestern Bell Telephone. Huskey is an oxygen technician at St. Francis Medical Center, and is the son of Sonny and Dot Huskey of DeSoto.