Births 2/12/03

Rayburn

Daughter to Joshua and Jill Allison Rayburn of Carbondale, Ill., Southern Illinois Hospital in Carbondale, 2:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2003. Name, Kennedy Alexis. Weight, 8 pounds 7 ounces. First child. Mrs. Rayburn is the former Jill Weber, daughter of Floyd and Betty Weber of Cape Girardeau. She is owner of Tantastic Salon in Carbondale. Rayburn is the son of Bill and Barbara Loggins of Angleton, Texas. He is manager of P-Mac Music in Carbondale.

Jauch

Daughter to Christopher Neal and Wendy Maria Jauch of Olathe, Kan., Olathe Medical Center, 5:34 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003. Name, Lauren Maria. Weight, 7 pounds 8 ounces. First child. Mrs. Jauch is the former Wendy Rauh, daughter of Dale and Mary Rauh of Jackson. She is a surgical nurse with Midwest Surgical in Kansas City, Mo. Jauch is the son of Doug and Carol Rees of Jackson and Radley and JoDean Jauch of Oak Ridge. He is an electrician with Garmin International of Olathe.

Gerdes

Daughter to Benjamin Louis and Allison Lynn Gerdes of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:38 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003. Name, Megan Lynn. Weight, 7 pounds. Third child, first daughter. Mrs. Gerdes is the former Allison Talley, daughter of Christopher and Joanie Talley of Cape Girardeau. She is an engineer with Zimmer Radio Group. Gerdes is the son of Mark and Georgiana Gerdes of Jackson. He is a technician with Peters Heating and Air Conditioning.

Hercules

Daughter to David and Mary Beth Hercules of St. Louis, Missouri Baptist Hospital, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003. Name, Stella Kathleen. Weight, 8 pounds 5 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Hercules is the daughter of John and Annabelle Keusenkothen of Jackson. She is a free-lance architect. Hercules is the son of Jim and Kathy Hercules of St. Louis. He is regional vice president of Primerica Financial Services.

Reynolds

Daughter to Robert Joe Reynolds and Dawn Marie Hipwell of Cape Girardeau, St. Francis Medical Center, 5:58 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003. Name, Emily Lou. Weight, 1 pound 1 ounce. Ms. Hipwell is the daughter of Sherry Johnson of Grandview, Idaho. Reynolds is the son of Kelly Reynolds of Boise, Idaho.

Cowell

Daughter to Lori Sue Cowell of Chaffee, Mo., St. Francis Medical Center, 1:29 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003. Name, Abby Nikko. Weight, 7 pounds 5 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Ms. Cowell is the daughter of Charlotte Rister of Chaffee and Mike Cowell of Jackson.

Bailey

Daughter to Michael and Janelle Bailey of Wildwood, Mo., St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo., 5:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 2003. Name, Elizabeth Grace. Weight, 7 pounds 10 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Bailey is the former Janelle Eftink, daughter of Eugene and Jerralee Eftink of Chaffee, Mo. She is senior vice president at Fleishman Hillard. Bailey is the son of Richard and Ruth Bailey of Webster Groves, Mo. He is director of application development at Trancentric.