Births 3/12/04

Marcum

Daughter to Alvin L. and Casey E. Marcum of East Prairie, Mo., St. Francis Medical Center, 2:46 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004. Name, Taylor Elizabeth. Weight, 7 pounds 3 ounces. Mrs. Marcum is the former Casey Hawkins, daughter of Colin and Pat Hawkins of Sikeston, Mo. She is a registered nurse. Marcum is the son of Charlie and Rhonda Marcum of Charleston, Mo., and Karen Holder of Sikeston. He is a Wrapp operator.

Barnes

Daughter to Lee Michael and Jennifer Nicole Barnes of Dexter, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:11 p.m. Friday, March 5, 2004. Name, Lauren Elise. Weight, 7 pounds 7 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Barnes is the former Jennifer Gisi, daughter of Ronald and Becky Gisi of Bloomfield, Mo. She is a self-employed occupational therapist. Barnes is the son of Vivian Barnes of Advance, Mo. He is a self-employed licensed clinical social worker.

Conrad

Son to Chris David and Jessica Leigh Conrad of Patton, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:44 p.m. Friday, March 5, 2004. Name, Chase David. Weight, 8 pounds 1 ounce. Mrs. Conrad is the former Jessica Allmon, daughter of Jo Allmon of Marble Hill, Mo. She is a third grade teacher at Meadow Heights School District in Patton. Conrad is the son of Terry Conrad and Mary Conrad of Patton. He is a line technician at Procter & Gamble.

Orita

Daughter to Masanori and Kayo Orita of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:21 p.m. Friday, March 5, 2004. Name, Arisa Elaine. Weight, 5 pounds 7 ounces. Third child, first daughter. Mrs. Orita is the daughter of Shiro Ito and Reiko Ito of Ube, Japan. Orita is the son of Naomi Orita and Miharu Orita of Onoda, Japan. He is an engineer at BioKyowa Inc.

Ware

Daughter to James Hampton Ware and Jennifer Jill Northern of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:55 p.m. Friday, March 5, 2004. Name, Chloe Angelia Morgan. Weight, 6 pounds 3 ounces. First child. Ms. Northern is the daughter of Angie Fabing of Ste. Genevieve, Mo. She is employed by U.S. Postal Service. Ware is the son of Cloteria Ware of Chicago. He is employed at Logan's Roadhouse.

Melson

Daughter to David Akahi and Amy Ray-Jean Melson of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:10 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2004. Name, Macey Marie. Weight, 7 pounds 3 ounces. Fourth daughter. Mrs. Melson is the former Amy DeVargas, daughter of Patrick and Beverly Malone of Jackson. Melson is the son of David Melson of Jackson and Joyce Day of Houston, Texas. He is a machine operator at Rubbermaid.

Banks

Daughter to Timothy Ray Banks and Christina Lee Pyles of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:24 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2004. Name, Jasmine Timia. Weight, 6 pounds 12 ounces. Fifth child, fourth daughter. Ms. Pyles is the daughter of Charlotte Pyles of Cape Girardeau and Johnny Pyles of New Madrid, Mo. Banks is the son of Sylvester Banks and Sally Banks of Charleston, Mo. He is employed at Heartland Care Rehab Center.

Goodwin

Daughter to James Dennis Goodwin and Angela Diane Self of Marble Hill, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:16 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2004. Name, Chloe Suzanne. Weight, 6 pounds 5 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Ms. Self is the daughter of Vic and Diane Self of Marble Hill. She is employed at Self Image Salon. Goodwin is employed by G&R Ramp Solutions.

Sides

Son to Robert Edwin and Crystal Gail Sides of Delta, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:28 a.m. Sunday, March 7, 2004. Name, Reese Edwin. Weight, 6 pounds 15 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Sides is the former Crystal Henson, daughter of Debra and Woody Rooker of Delta and William and Roseann Henson of St. Peters, Mo. Sides is the son of David and Brenda Rose of Delta and Gary Sides of Waldorf, Md. He is an overhead crane mechanic at Nucor Steel.