Births 12/23/03

Wolfson

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Adam Wolfson of Kensington, Md., Georgetown Hospital in Washington, D.C., 2:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, 2003. Name, Alexander Israel. Weight, 8 pounds 15 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Wolfson is the former Dorothea Israel, daughter of Thomas and Kilja Israel of Cape Girardeau. She is an adjunctive professor at Johns Hopkins Graduate School in Washington. Wolfson is the son of Nicholas Wolfson of Hartford, Conn., and the late Judith Wolfson. He is editor of Public Interest in Washington.

Park-Kennedy

Daughter to Tonya Nicole Park and Jackie Eugene Kennedy of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:48 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, 2003. Name, Ashleigh Lauren. Weight, 7 pounds 11 ounces. Second daughter. Ms. Park is the former Tonya Kinder, daughter of Gary and Shirley Rhynes and Wesley and Debbie Kinder, all of Jackson. Kennedy is the son of Larry and Nancy Dunn of Olive Branch, Ill. He is employed by J.D. Street & Co.

Boehme

Daughter to Wayne Lewis Boehme and Beverly Louise Brown of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:44 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, 2003. Name, Katherine Viola. Weight, 5 pounds 10 ounces. First child. Ms. Brown is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Brown of Perryville, Mo. She is a pediatrician at Cape Girardeau Physician Associates. Boehme is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Boehme of Wittenberg., Mo. He is employed at Pocahontas Lumber and Hardware Inc.

Karrenbrock

Son to Kenneth Alan Karrenbrock and Jennifer Lynn Bain of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:07 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, 2003. Name, Kaleb Alan. Weight, 6 pounds 13 ounces. Ms. Bain is the daughter of Rick and Rebecca Bain of Scott City. She is employed at Sonic Drive In at Scott City. Karrenbrock is the son of Eunice Summers of Piedmont, Mo. He is employed in the bakery at Wal-Mart Supercenter in Cape Girardeau.

Tate

Daughter to David and Latasha M. Tate of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:37 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, 2003. Name, Destani Faith. Weight, 9 pounds. Fourth child, first daughter. Mrs. Tate is the former Latasha Criddle, daughter of Eugene and Mary Criddle of Cape Girardeau. Tate is the son of Deborah Davis and Hershell Ennis of St. Louis. He is employed at CK Plastics Inc. in St. Louis.

Wiggins

Son to Alshawnte Alvin Wiggins and Mechelle Sharette Pratt of Mounds, Ill., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003. Name, Keyon Deshawn. Weight, 6 pounds. First child. Ms. Pratt is the daughter of Reiko Pratt and Victor Pratt of Mounds. She is employed in the print shop at Meridian High School. Wiggins is the son of Casandra Rutledge of Mounds and Alvin Wiggins of Cairo, Ill. He is employed by Manpower.

Brennan

Daughter to Stephen Michael and Sandra Ann Brennan of Cape Girardeau, St. Francis Medical Center, 9:21 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003. Name, Sarah Nancy-Carol. Weight, 7 pounds 11 ounces. Fourth child, third daughter. Mrs. Brennan is the former Sandra Kittel, daughter of LeRoy and Carol Kittel of St. Louis. Brennan is the son of Bill and Nancy Brennan of St. Louis. He is an anesthesiologist.