Daughter to Mark Wayne and Dawn Ranee Grindstaff of Marble Hill, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 11:25 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001. Name, Cori Dawn. Weight, 4 pounds 2 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Grindstaff is the former Dawn Gardner, daughter of Edward and Donna Gardner of Marble Hill. She is a private duty nurse. Grindstaff is the son of Wayne and Helen Grindstaff of Millersville, Mo. He is assistant supervisor at Spartech Polycom.
Son to Lamar Ramon Douglas and Venika Renee Smith of Charleston, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:31 a.m. Friday, March 23, 2001. Name, Shimore Livon. Weight, 5 pounds 12 ounces. Second son. Ms. Smith is the daughter of Vickie and Roylee Gillespie of Charleston and Ricky Russell of Cape Girardeau. Douglas is the son of Sandra Douglas of Charleston and Norman Douglas of Chicago.
Son to Cory Lee and Rebecca Faith McHughs of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2001. Name, Hunter Michael. Weight, 8 pounds 8 1/2 ounces. Second son. Mrs. McHughs is the former Rebecca Weston, daughter of Tammy Thiele of Cape Girardeau and Mike Weston of Sedgewickville, Mo. She is a secretary at Southeast Hospital. McHughs is the son of Larry and Leslie McHughs of Thebes, Ill. He is employed by Hacker Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Inc.
Twin daughters to Andy Ward and Michelle Leigh Chesser of Jackson, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, Tuesday, March 27, 2001. Katie Anne was born at 8:48 a.m. and weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces. Beth Anne was born at 8:49 a.m. and weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces. The couple also has two sons. Mrs. Chesser is the former Michelle Thomas, daughter of Bob and Ronni Little of Abingdon, Md. Chesser is the son of Joe and Areva Chesser of Mountain View, Ark. He is employed at USF Dugan.
Daughter to Shawn and Danna Joy Parker of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:06 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2001. Name, Lily Grace. Weight, 7 pounds 5 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Parker is the former Danna Banton, daughter of Betty Banton of Louisville, Ky., and Charles Banton of Hopkinsville, Ky. Parker is the son of Buddy Parker of Murray, Ky. He is an ophthalmologist at Eye Care Specialists.
Daughter to John and Sue Webb of Scott City, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:47 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2001. Name, Destiny Michelle. Weight, 7 pounds 11 1/4 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Webb is the former Sue Stephens, daughter of John E. Stephens of Scott City and Ronnie and Linda Cowan of Perryville, Mo. She is employed at Toni's Flower House in Cape Girardeau. Webb is the son of Mary Sitzes of Sikeston, Mo., and the late Gary Webb of Benton, Mo. He is employed at Hartline Hardware in Cape Girardeau.
Daughter to Dennis and Shelly Littleton of Jackson, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2001. Name, Faith Anne. Weight, 7 pounds 15 ounces. Third child, first daughter. Mrs. Littleton is the former Shelly Fleehor. She is employed at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Littleton is the son of Betty Melvin of Jackson. He is employed at Biokyowa Inc.
Son to Roy Dale and Amy December Diamond Jr. of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:49 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2001. Name, Matthew James. Weight, 8 pounds 1/2 ounce. First child. Mrs. Diamond is the former Amy Slinkard, daughter of Mark and Robin Slinkard of Cape Girardeau. She is a salesclerk at K's Merchandise. Diamond is the son of Roy and Virginia Diamond of Cape Girardeau. He is a manager at Taco Bell.
Son to Edward Francis and Amy Lee Kirchdoerfer of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:47 a.m. Thursday, March 29, 2001. Name, Clayton Isaac. Weight, 9 pounds 1 ounce. Third child, second son. Mrs. Kirchdoerfer is the former Amy Taylor, daughter of Betty and Don Cobb of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Francis Taylor of Glasgow, Mo. She is a quality coach at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri. Kirchdoerfer is the son of Joe and Mildred Kirchdoerfer of Cape Girardeau. He is a farmer with Kirchdoerfer Jersey Farm.
Daughter to Joshua Loran and Amber Dawn Jones of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:58 a.m. Thursday, March 29, 2001. Name, Kassidy Lynn. Weight, 9 pounds 4 ounces. Mrs. Jones is the former Amber Richardson, daughter of Rose Richardson and Charles Richardson of Cape Girardeau. She is employed at Unique Tans. Jones is the son of Richard Jones and Jayne Jones of Jackson, Mo., and Sandy Denton of Horseshoe Bend, Ark. He is employed at Kosmetic Kar Doctor.
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