BIRTHS

Hecht

Son to Gary Hecht and Tisha Humes of Shawneetown, St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, 6:29 a.m. Monday, March 3, 1997. Name, Tristen Allen. Weight, 5 pounds 7 ounces. Ms. Humes is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Humes of Jackson. She is employed at Patrick's Dry Cleaners. Hecht is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hecht of Shawneetown. He is employed at TG(USA) in Perryville.

Hedge

Daughter to Delmer L. and Cindy L. Hedge Jr., Perryville Route 7, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:16 a.m. Friday, April 4, 1997. Name, Kaylin Lee. Weight, 6 pounds 6 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Hedge is the former Cindy Bodenschatz, daughter of Fred and Hazel Bodenschatz of Perryville. She is a certified surgery technician at Southeast Hospital. Hedge is the son of Delmer and Anna Hedge Sr. of Perryville and Lucy Hedge of Farmington. He is a welder at SEMO Tank in Perryville.

Kiehne

Son to Dwayne Christopher and Amie Glennee Kiehne of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:26 a.m. Friday, April 4, 1997. Name, Chance Christopher. Weight, 9 pounds 5 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Kiehne is the former Amie Weber, daughter of Bill and Fay Weber of Jackson. She is employed at Roosevelt Bank. Kiehne is the son of Jim and Pat Penrose of Shawneetown. He is employed at Unistar Inc.

Willart

Son to Bradley James and Stephanie Dawn Willart, 1933 Carolina, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:39 a.m. Friday, April 4, 1997. Name, Colton James. Weight, 7 pounds 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. Willart is the former Stephanie Miller, daughter of William and Shirley Miller of Fredericktown. Mr. and Mrs. Willart are employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone. He is the son of Francis Willart of Clarkton, and the late Frank Willart.

Sams

Daughter to Brian Lynn and Heather Dawn Sams, 1927 N. Kingshighway, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:08 p.m. Friday, April 4, 1997. Name, Sierra Brooke. Weight, 6 pounds 5 ounces. First child. Mrs. Sams is the former Heather Shuck, daughter of Don Shuck and Ellen Shuck of Cape Girardeau. She works in housekeeing at Holiday Inn. Sams is the son of Vickie Cash and George Cash of Fort Myers, Fla. He is a lab technician at M&W Packaging.

Petzoldt

Son to Roger Neal and Dena Renee Petzoldt of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:13 p.m. Friday, April 4, 1997. Name, Benjamin Neal. Weight, 8 pounds 5 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Petzoldt is the former Dena Crosnoe, daughter of Paul and Joey Crosnoe of Cape Girardeau. Petzoldt is the son of Junior and Jean Petzoldt of Pocahontas. He is a maintenance worker at M&W Packaging.

McIntosh

Daughter to D. Chad and R. Lynn McIntosh, 2208 Bloomfield, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:39 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 1997. Name, Kacie Lynn. Weight, 7 pounds 11 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. McIntosh is the former Lynn Rogers, daughter of Bob and Becky Rogers of Carlisle, Ohio. She is a senior secretary at Southeast Missouri State University. McIntosh is the son of Mrs. Charles McIntosh of Middletown, Ohio. He is pastor at West Side Church of God.

Brown

Daughter to Stanley D. and Teresa L. Brown of Malden, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:25 a.m. Monday, April 7, 1997. Name, Kalee Lynn. Weight, 5 pounds 10 ounces. First child. Mrs. Brown is the former Teresa Cross, daughter of Terry Cross and Sue Cross of Malden. She is employed at Triax Cablevision. Brown is the son of Betty Bowen and Dave Bowen of Holcomb. He is employed at Federal Mogul.

Jackson

Daughter to John Edward Jackson and Monica Franchesca White of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:08 a.m. Monday, April 7, 1997. Name, Javonica Twaniece. Weight, 6 pounds 15 ounces. Second daughter. Ms. White is the daughter of Thomas White and Alice White of Malden. She is employed at Fazoli's. Jackson is the son of Verbie Jackson of Cape Girardeau and Ellie Jackson of Michigan City, Ind.