Births 5/27/10

Shelton

Daughter to Kevin and Sonia Shelton of Mount Vernon, Ill., St. John's Mercy Hospital, Sunday, May 9, 2010. Name, Abigail Danae. Weight, 8 pounds, 3 ounces. Third daughter. Mrs. Shelton is the daughter of Gordon and Shiron Matlock of Sullivan, Mo., and Otto and Nancy Griffin of Qulin, Mo. Shelton is the son of Gary and Kay Jones of Scott City and Don and Linda Shelton of Kelso, Mo.

Jones

Daughter to Joseph Marquell Jones and Jessica Lafaye McElrath of Mounds, Ill., Saint Francis Medical Center, 2:40 a.m. Friday, May 21, 2010. Name, Ja'Kiya Ja'Lease. Weight, 4 pounds, 14 ounces. Second daughter. Ms. McElrath is the daughter of Jesse Reed of Mounds and Sarah Martin of Sandusky, Ill. Jones is the son of Lisa Nesby of Mounds.

Bratton

Son to Jacinda Marie Bratton and Corey B. Kent of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:37 a.m. Friday, May 21, 2010. Name, Oliver Patrick. Weight, 8 pounds, 8 ounces. Third son. Ms. Bratton is the daughter of Pat Bratton and Gary Lynch of Cape Girardeau. She is a registered nurse at Saint Francis. Kent is the son of Carolyn Kent of Charleston, Mo. He is employed with Manpower at Procter & Gamble.

Northern

Son to Michael Alan Northern and Anna Nicole Fuller of Zalma, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:26 a.m. Friday, May 21, 2010. Name, Bentley Mason Carter. Weight, 7 pounds, 15 ounces. Ms. Fuller is the daughter of Rob Fuller of Memphis, Tenn. Northern is the son of Emily Tucker of Zalma and Derek Underwood of Cape Girardeau. He is a roofer with SEMO Roofing and Remodeling.

Snell

Son to Matthew Scott and Michelle Leigh Snell of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 1:26 p.m. Sunday, May 23, 2010. Name, Peyton Samuel. Weight, 6 pounds, 10 ounces. Mrs. Snell is the former Michelle Bedwell, daughter of Danny and Sandy Bedwell of Sikeston, Mo. Snell is the son of Jim Snell and Rebecca Driskell of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by Dutch Enterprises.