Births 10/19/01

Brown

Son to Michael T. Brown and Michelle L. Pierce of Chaffee, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:12 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001. Name, Joseph Michael. Weight, 7 pounds 3 ounces. Third child, first son. Ms. Pierce is the daughter of Deloris Fehr of Cape Girardeau and James Pierce of Jackson. She is employed at Chaffee Nursing Center. Brown is the son of Jean Bounds of Chaffee and James Brown of Bellingham, Wash.

Lowery

Son to Jennifer Lynn Lowery of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:17 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001. Name, Neal Austin. Weight, 4 pounds 6 ounces. First child. Ms. Lowery is the daughter of Michael Lowery.

Jung

Son to Christopher H. and Tamy S. Jung Jr. of Jackson, Mo., St. Francis Medical Center, 2:23 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001. Name, Levi Christopher. Weight, 7 pounds 15.4 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Jung is the former Tamy Stone, daughter of Jack and Carol Stone of Oak Ridge, Mo. Jung is the son of Beverly Yung and Dr. Christopher Jung and Myra Jung of Cape Girardeau. He is a physician assistant at SEMO ENT Consultants.

McCormick

Daughter to H. David and Lori J. McCormick of Glen Allen, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:13 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001. Name, Sarah Grace. Weight, 8 pounds 3 ounces. Fourth child, second daughter. Mrs. McCormick is the former Lori McNeely, daughter of Bob and Marilynn McNeely of Cape Girardeau and Bob and Sharon Searls of Modesto, Calif. McCormick is the son of Harold and T.J. McCormick of Marble Hill, Mo. He is employed at McCormick Tire Inc.

Coleman

Twin daughters to Brad and Mary Ann Coleman of Caruthersville, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001. Hannah Gabrielle was born at 5:29 p.m. and weighed 5 pounds 13 ounces. Hailee Cassandra was born at 5:36 p.m. and weighed 5 pounds 9 ounces. The couple also has two sons. Mrs. Coleman is the former Mary Ann Branson, daughter of Cecil Branson and Marian Branson of Festus, Mo. She is a teacher at Caruthersville Elementary School. Coleman is the son of Louis Coleman and Judy Coleman of Sikeston, Mo. He is principal at Caruthersville High School.

Waller

Daughter to John Paul and Mary Elizabeth Waller of Cape Girardeau, St. Francis Medical Center, 4:53 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001. Name, Hannah Marie. Weight, 6 pounds 10 ounces. First child. Mrs. Waller is the former Mary Rhyne, daughter of Karen Rhyne of O'Fallon, Ill. She is employed at Combined Insurance Co. Waller is the son of John and Sharon Waller of Bonne Terre, Mo. He is employed at Fazoli's.

Sides

Daughter to Robin Regina Sides and Jeremiah Ramone Twiggs of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 6:32 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001. Name, Kelis Dashay Twiggs. Weight, 5 pounds 10 ounces. Second daughter. Ms. Sides is the daughter of Robert Sides of Tulsa, Okla. Twiggs is the son of Lilly Twiggs and Vincent Twiggs of Cape Girardeau.

Welk

Son to Kevin James and Dawn Nichole Welk of Perryville, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 11:03 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001. Name, Austin James. Weight, 7 pounds. Second child, first son. Mrs. Welk is the former Dawn Garris, daughter of Kathy Tyler of Perryville and Darryl Garris of Chester, Ill. Welk is the son of Paulette Welk and Jim Welk of Cape Girardeau. He is employed at TG Missouri Corp.

Melander

Daughter to Thomas Wayne Melander Jr. and Rachel Karen Culp of Chaffee, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 4:54 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001. Name, Erica Lorene. Weight, 7 pounds 6 ounces. First child. Ms. Culp is the daughter of Susan Culp of Vermont and Michael Martin of Jackson, Mo. Melander is the son of Phyllis Zanardelli of Alsip, Ill., and Thomas Melander Sr. of Tampa Bay, Fla. He is employed at Finish Line.

Cook

Daughter to David Alan Cook and Alicia Jean Taylor of Cairo, Ill., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:36 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2001. Name, Tabatha Elizbeth. Weight, 6 pounds 13 1/2 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Ms. Taylor is the daughter of Judy Taylor of Grand Chain, Ill. Cook is the son of Robert and Barb Cook of Cairo. He is employed at Cairo Dry Kilns.

Slack

Son to Bruce Edmund and Christy Lynn Slack of Portageville, Mo., St. Francis Medical Center, 12:18 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2001. Name, Caleb Victor. Weight, 6 pounds 8 ounces. Mrs. Slack is the former Christy Brickhaus, daughter of Merlin and Velma Brickhaus of Perryville, Mo. She is employed at First National Bank. Slack is the son of Frieda Slack of Chester, Ill., and the late Victor Slack. He is employed by AFLAC Insurance.