Births 5/17/03

Brunke

Daughter to Rickey G. and Susan C. Brunke of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:33 a.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2003. Name, Hannah Jo. Weight, 7 pounds 10 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Brunke is the former Susan Scholl. She is a hairdresser at The O'Haira. Brunke is the son of Earl Brunke of Scott City. He is a logger.

Ahrens

Son to Larry Charles and Susan Ann Ahrens of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:37 p.m. Saturday, May 3, 2003. Name, Landon Charles. Weight, 8 pounds 2 ounces. First child. Mrs. Ahrens is the former Susan Koenig, daughter of Elmer and Donna Koenig of Jackson. She is a teacher at Jackson High School. Ahrens is the son of Charles and Alice Ahrens of Jackson. He is a farmer.

Carter

Daughter to Cecil Terrance Carter and Jessica Leigh Lacy of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 6 p.m. Thursday, May 8, 2003. Name, Mariyana Taelyn. Weight, 7 pounds 15 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Ms. Lacy is the daughter of Yana Lacy of Gordonville and Jeff Lacy of Alamogordo, N.M. She is employed at Southeast Hospital. Carter is the son of Marilyn and James Newbern of Belleville, Ill. He is a chemical operation specialist with the U.S. Army Reserve.

Burns

Daughter to Jerid Lee and Brenda Ann Burns of Perryville, Mo., St. Francis Medical Center, 12:20 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2003. Name, Katelyn Nicole. Weight, 7 pounds 15 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Burns is the former Brenda Haley, daughter of Fred and Jeanette Haley of Perryville. She is employed in purchasing at RM CoCo. Burns is the son of David and Linda Burns of Troy, Mo. He is a certified commercial applicator with MFA Agri-Services.

Smith

Son to Dave M. and Angie D. Smith of Perryville, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:37 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2003. Name, Andrew Robert. Weight, 7 pounds 11 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Smith is the former Angie Scott, daughter of Lewis and Pat Scott of Risco, Mo. She is a speech therapist at Oran Elementary School in Oran, Mo. Smith is the son of Bob and Barb Smith of St. Louis. He is district manager at Ferrellgas.

Beggs

Son to Bruce D. and Karen L. Beggs of Scott City, St. Francis Medical Center, 11:27 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2003. Name, Paul Andrew. Weight, 8 pounds 4 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Beggs is the former Karen Heisserer, daughter of Linus A. Heisserer of Scott City, and the late Frances Heisserer. Beggs is the son of William J. and Shirley A. Beggs of Cape Girardeau. He is an accountant and assistant controller at Burch Food Services in Sikeston, Mo.

Vanness

Daughter to Taylor Gene and Melissa Dawn Vanness of Morley, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:42 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2003. Name, Emma RaeAnn. Weight, 8 pounds 1 ounce. Mrs. Vanness is the former Melissa Melton, daughter of John and Jan Massey of Benton, Mo. She is a teller at U.S. Bank. Vanness is the son of Steven Vanness and Susan Vanness of Green Bay, Wis. He is operations manager at Atlas Cold Storage.

Marshall

Son to David Eugene and Nina LouElla Marshall of Old Appleton, Mo., 11:48 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2003. Name, Philip Loflin. Weight, 9 pounds 1 ounce. First child. Mrs. Marshall is the former Nina Bassett, daughter of Kenneth and Yvonne Bassett of Blytheville, Ark. She is a registered nurse at Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center. Marshall is the son of Gene Loflin of Richmond Hill, Ga. He is employed by Cape Girardeau County Juvenile Office.