AREA BIRTHS

CHERRY

Son to Mr. and Mrs. David Cherry of Scott City, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:54 a.m. Thursday, July 25, 1991. Name, Dylan Samuel. Weight, 6 pounds 10 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Cherry is the former Ruth McMillan, daughter of Bill and Jane McMillan of Scott City. She is employed at Blair Industries. Cherry is employed at Industrial Fuels and Resources of Missouri, and is the son of Leon and Lola Cherry of Cape Girardeau.

GERLACH

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Terry Gerlach, 421 E. Cape Rock Drive, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:15 p.m. Friday, July 26, 1991. Name, Travis James. Weight, 8 pounds 2 ounces. Third son. Mrs. Gerlach is the former Kimberley Rhodes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rhodes of Advance. She is a secretary at Trinity Lutheran Church. Gerlach is employed at Lone Star Industries, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gerlach of Cape Girardeau.

SWAFFORD

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Steven Swafford of St. Louis, Barnes Hospital there, Tuesday, July 30, 1991. Name, Emily Anne. Weight, 7 pounds 7 ounces. First child. Mrs. Swafford is the former DeLana Bendel, daughter of DeLain and Sandy Bendel of Cape Girardeau, and is a respiratory therapist at Barnes Hospital. Swafford is a computer programmer with Peabody Coal Co., and is the son of Herman and Glenda Swafford of Lowndes.