BIRTHS

Newton

Son to Curt and Sara Newton of Fort Bragg, N.C., Womack Army Hospital there, 10:44 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, 1995. Name, Zachary Aaron. Weight, 7 pounds 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. Newton is the former Sara Rudolph, daughter of Sue Keller of St. Peters and Ken Rudolph of Mequon, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Newton are both stationed with the U.S. Army at Fort Bragg. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Newton of Benton Harbor, Mich., and formerly of Sikeston.

Below

Son to Tim and Meghan Below of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:52 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 1995. Name, Houston. Weight, 6 pounds 11 ounces. Mrs. Below is the former Meghan Boettler, granddaughter of Jon E. Boettler of Destin, Fla. She is employed at Boatmen's Bank of Cape Girardeau. Below is employed by Clark and Sons Excavating, and is the son of Jim and Sue Below of Jefferson City.

Stueve

Daughter to David and Brenda Stueve, Frohna Route 1, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 11:25 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 1995. Name, Rachel Sue. Weight, 6 pounds 5 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Stueve is the former Brenda Zoellner, daughter of Gene and JoAnn Zoellner, Frohna Route 1. She is employed by Perry County District 32. Stueve is employed by East Perry Building Supply, and is the son of Emil and Doris Stueve, Perryville Route 2.

McNeely

Daughter to Sgt. Chris and Lisa McNeely of Coupeville, Wash., Oak Harbor Naval Hospital in Oak Harbor, Wash., 2:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 1995. Name, Cassidy Marie. Weight, 6 pounds 15 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. McNeely is the former Lisa Lemons, daughter of Carol Morie of Jackson and Charles Lemons of Zalma. McNeely is stationed with the U.S. Marine Corps at Oak Harbor Naval Base. He is the son of LaVerne McNeely of Cape Girardeau and Russell McNeely of Scott City.

Whitener

Daughter to Dewayne and Carolyn Whitener of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 1995. Name, Molly Jo. Weight, 7 pounds 15 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Whitener is the former Carolyn Devenport, daughter of Esther Devenport of Gordonville and the late Hubert Devenport. She is a first grade teacher at Alma Schrader School. Whitener is a quality engineer with Dana Corp., and is the son of Virgil and LaVerne Whitener of Jackson.