Daughter to Richard and Lori Schwepker of St. Peters, Mo., St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004. Name, Nicole Mary. Weight, 7 pounds 4 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Schwepker is the former Lori Ziegler, daughter of Tony and Rose Ziegler of O'Fallon, Mo. Schwepker is the son of Charles and Mary Schwepker Sr. of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by Reality Systems.
Son to Jay and Alysia Kaufman of Buncombe, Ill., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 6:35 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005. Name, Nathan J. Weight, 9 pounds 14 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Kaufman is the former Alysia Lovell, daughter of Larry and Diane Lovell of Anna, Ill. Kaufman is the son of Debbie and Wes Sadler of Anna and Jim and Karen Kaufman of Quinlan, Texas. He is employed at Tamms Correctional Center.
Daughter to Jason Lee and Amanda Faith Elsperman of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:28 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005. Name, Amelia Grace. Weight, 7 pounds. Second daughter. Mrs. Elsperman is the former Amanda Stinson, daughter of John and Nancy Stinson of Jackson. She is a medical assistant at Regional Primary Care. Elsperman is the son of Donnie and Dorothy Elsperman of Mary Esther, Fla. He is head chef at Old Bavarian Dining.
Daughter to Mike Lynn Johnson Jr. and Cassandra Gay Reisenbichler of Chaffee, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005. Name, Tamara Marie. Weight, 7 pounds 3 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Ms. Reisenbichler is the daughter of Scott Reisenbichler of Chaffee, and the late Pat Moore of Jackson. Johnson is the son of Debra Heddon of Little Rock, Ark., and Mike Johnson Sr. of Chaffee. He is employed at Carr Textile Corp.
Daughter to David Lee and Terra Candace Owens of Chaffee, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:05 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005. Name, Jorja Renee. Weight, 6 pounds 13 ounces. Third child, first daughter. Mrs. Owens is the former Terra Witcher, daughter of Candace Witcher of Chaffee. She is a certified nurse assistant at Southeast Hospital. Owens is the son of Wanda Hoffman of Perryville, Mo., and the late David Owens of Chaffee. He is a driver with Custom Express Inc.
Daughter to Jonathan David and Valerie Nicole Stidham of Whitewater, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:57 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005. Name, Abigail Lillian. Weight, 6 pounds 11 ounces. Mrs. Stidham is the former Valerie Williams, daughter of Jim and Donna Williams of Whitewater. Stidham is the son of Robert and Melinda Stidham of Whitewater. He is employed at Pavestone Co.
Daughter to Chuck W. Rhymer II and Amy Jo Stoffregen of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 10:12 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005. Name, Kadence Nevada. Weight, 7 pounds 1 ounce. Third child, first daughter. Ms. Stoffregen is the daughter of Frank and Cheryl Stoffregen of Cape Girardeau. Rhymer is the son of Patty Rhymer of McClure, Ill., and Charles W. Rhymer Sr.
Daughter to Keith Robert Kuntze and Cara Catherine Whitworth of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005. Name, Racheal Marie. Weight, 4 pounds 11 ounces. Ms. Whitworth is the daughter of Tara Frost and Brian Frost of Advance, Mo., and David Donahue of Streator, Ill. Kuntze is the son of Karen Kuntze and Carl Kuntze of Cape Girardeau. He is employed at Logan's Roadhouse.
Daughter to Matthew Jacob Strong and Jessi Renea Francis of Marble Hill, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:44 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, 2005. Name, Alyssa Leigh. Weight, 6 pounds 6 ounces. First child. Ms. Francis is the daughter of Bobbi Mungle and Bobby Miller of Marble Hill and Richie and Paula Francis of Fredericktown, Mo. She is employed at Shorty's Chuckwagon. Strong is the son of Dale and Karla Warren of Patton, Mo., and Matt and Anna Strong of Scopus, Mo. He is employed at ARI.
Daughter to Holly Anne Burton of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:36 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, 2005. Name, Amya Starr. Weight, 6 pounds 14 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Ms. Burton is the former Holly Werner, daughter of Patricia Fischer of Cape Girardeau and David Werner of Jackson.
Daughter to James Robert and Alexis Nicole Burnett of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, 2005. Name, Hailey Nicole. Weight, 7 pounds 13 ounces. First child. Mrs. Burnett is the former Alexis Garner, daughter of Gary and Peggy Garner of Jackson and Lu Ann Garner of Jacksonville, Fla. She is employed at Ozarc Gas Equipment and Supply Inc. and is attending Southeast Missouri State University. Burnett is the son of Bob and Rosalie Burnett of Jackson. He is employed at Ozarc Gas.
Son to Joe and Rachael Narsh of Clarkson Valley, Mo., Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, 11:35 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, 2005. Name, Nathan Tucker. Weight, 7 pounds 6 ounces. Third child, first son. Mrs. Narsh is the former Rachael Nordman, daughter of Ernie and Judy Nordman of Cape Girardeau. Narsh is the son of Barb Narsh of Cape Girardeau. He is vice president of global engineering integration for MasterCard International.
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