Daughter to Kevin and Kelli Brown of Mount Vernon, Ill., Good Samaritan Regional Health Center, 7:51 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Name, Sydney Renee. Weight, 8 pounds, 2 ounces. First child. Mrs. Brown is the former Kelli Warren, daughter of Mike and Brenda Wilt Warren of Woodlawn, Ill. Mrs. Warren is formerly of Cape Girardeau. Brown is the son of Rick and Patty Chick of Marion, Ill.
Daughter to Gregory Louis and Lisa Lynn Kuntz of St. Louis, St. John's Mercy Medical Center, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Name, Gabriela Jolyn. Weight, 7 pounds, 1 ounce. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Kuntze is the former Lisa Maune, daughter of Kevin and Jolyn Maune of Villa Ridge, Mo. She is a highway designer with Missouri Department of Transportation in St. Louis. Kuntz is the son of Edwin and Gabriela Kuntz of Cape Girardeau. He is a bridge designer with HDR Engineering Inc. in St. Louis.
Son to Joshua Wade and Jennifer Lynn Wheeler of Perryville, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:48 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Name, Max Benjamin. Weight, 8 pounds, 13 ounces. Third son. Mrs. Wheeler is the former Jennifer Narens, daughter of Mike and Betty Narens of Perryville. She is a secretary at Saint Francis. Wheeler is the son of Greg and Kathie Wheeler of Perryville. He is in contract sales at Guyot Lumber and Hardware Co.
Son to Dustin Ryan and Christal Anne Ritchey of Scott City, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:25 a.m. Thursday, May 10, 2007. Name, Ethan Riley. Weight, 8 pounds. Third child, first son. Mrs. Ritchey is the former Christal Scheper, daughter of Leon and Carron Sander and Mike and Kay Scheper, all of Scott City. She is an administrative assistant at the Southeast Missourian. Ritchey is the son of Jon and Bonnie Ritchey of Panama City Beach, Fla. He is manager at Pizza Hut.
Son to Christopher S. and Leslie J. Van Dorpe of Advance, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:52 p.m. Thursday, May 10, 2007. Name, Liam Edward. Weight, 6 pounds, 7 ounces. Fourth child, third son. Mrs. Van Dorpe is the former Leslie Harrington, daughter of Nancy Sims and Shelby Harrington of Advance. She is owner/operator of Advance Florist. Van Dorpe is the son of Georgina Hardman and Bruce Hardman of Jackson, N.J. He is a service consultant at Coad Chevrolet in Cape Girardeau.
Son to John Alfred and LaShea Suzanne Worley Jr. of Benton, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 1:26 p.m. Friday, May 11, 2007. Name, Isaac Benjamin. Weight, 8 pounds, 6 ounces. Third son. Mrs. Worley is the former LaShea Bohannon, daughter of Gary and Susie Bohannon of Benton. She is a speech/language pathologist at Saint Francis. Worley is the son of Bob and Freida Worley of Benton. He is with Missouri National Guard in Perryville, Mo.
Son to Ronnie Eugene and Cynthia Jo Ethridge of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:37 a.m. Monday, May 14, 2007. Name, Parker Joe. Weight, 6 pounds, 9 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Ethridge is the former Cynthia Bramlett, daughter of Joe and Kay Bramlett of Vanduser, Mo. She is a physical therapist at Saint Francis. Ethridge is the son of Ron and Leota Ethridge of Cape Girardeau. He is a physical therapist assistant at Saint Francis.
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