BIRTHS

Presson

Son to Kelly Don and Traci LeAnn Presson of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 10:43 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13, 1996. Name, Jacob Wayne. Weight, 4 pounds 5 ounces. First child. Mrs. Presson is the former Traci Tice, daughter of Rosa Tice of Kennett, and the late Gary Tice. She is secretary at First Assembly of God Church in Jackson. Presson is the son of Barbara Presson of Kennett and Tyrone Presson of Manila, Ark. He is youth pastor at First Assembly of God Church in Jackson.

Rhodes

Son to K. Scott and Cheryl Lynn Rhodes of Advance, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:08 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, 1996. Name, Jacob Daniel. Weight, 7 pounds 15 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Rhodes is the former Cheryl Shultz, daughter of Charles and Fern Shultz of Jackson. She is administrative secretary at Southeast Missouri State University. Rhodes is the son of Kenneth and Vivian Rhodes of Advance. He is employed at Arvin Automotive in Dexter.

Elfrink

Daughter to Josh Christopher and Leigh Ann Elfrink of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:16 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 1997. Name, Kelsey Lynn. Weight, 7 pounds 3 ounces. First child. Mrs. Elfrink is the former Leigh Rogers, daughter of Don and Susan Rogers of Kelso. She is employed at Crowe Orthodontics. Elfrink is the son of Owen and Sandy Elfrink of Cape Girardeau and Sarah and Bas DeHaas of Houston, Texas. He is a Diesel mechanic at Delta Asphalt.

Haas

Son to Stephen John and Tammie Sue Haas, 1454 Price, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:50 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 1997. Name, Gabriel John. Weight, 6 pounds 6 ounces. First child. Mrs. Haas is the former Tammie Rampley, daughter of Jim Rampley and Barbara Rampley of Bell City. She is employed at Lowe's. Haas is the son of John and JoEllen Haas of Cape Girardeau. He is employed at Schnucks.

Jones

Daughter to Carnell and April Celeese Jones Jr., 1530 Whitener, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 11:16 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, 1997. Name, Ashley Danielle. Weight, 5 pounds 7 ounces. Fourth child, second daughter. Mrs. Jones is the former April Eldridge, daughter of Raymond and Alverne Eldridge Jr. of St. Louis. She is a registered nurse at Southeast Hospital. Jones is the son of Carnell and Rita Jones Sr. of St. Louis. He is customer service representative with Ford Motor Credit.

Jones

Son to Bradley W. and Jamie B. Jones, 309 S. West End Boulevard, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 10:55 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, 1997. Name, Joshua Grainger. Weight, 8 pounds 14 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Jones is the former Jamie Rich. Jones is a plumber with Dutch Enterprises Inc.

Ballard

Son to Mark Vincent and Mackenzie Michelle "Micki" Ballard of Chaffee, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1997. Name, Kodi Vincent. Weight, 7 pounds 5 ounces. First child. Mrs. Ballard is the former Mackenzie Burnett, daughter of Tom and Shelley Burnett of Chaffee. She is a pharmacy technician at Option Care. Ballard is the son of Dan and Gail Ballard of Chaffee. He is assistant engineer at Marine Equipment Towing Corp.

Swain

Son to Terry Lynn and Tamra Michelle Swain of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:57 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1997. Name, Chantry Eian. Weight, 8 pounds 8 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Swain is the former Tamra Flanigan, daughter of Charles Flanigan of Tulsa, Okla., and Sheila Wilson of Aquilla. She is employed in community integration at Raiment Inc. Swain is the son of Claude Swain Sr. of Osceola, and Wanda Bogardus of Jackson. He is a bricklayer and partner in DS Masonry.

Briner

Daughter to Michael Paul Briner and Rebecca Dawn Rhodes of Marble Hill, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:02 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1997. Name, Heather Nicole. Weight, 7 pounds 8 ounces. Second daughter. Ms. Rhodes is the daughter of Bill and Pauline Rhodes of Marble Hill. She is a student at Cape Vo-Tech School. Briner is the son of Jerry Briner of Marion, Ill., and Judy Lambert of Key West, Fla. He is employed at Lee-Rowan.