Births 5/7/08

Novak

Son to Jason Dwight and Rachael Dawn Novak of Marble Hill, Mo., Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville, Mo., 3:44 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2008. Name, Kaleb Anthony. Weight, 7 pounds, 14 ounces. Mrs. Novak is the former Rachael Welker, daughter of John and Vickie Welker of Patton, Mo. Novak is the son of Rick Brummer and Jennie Novak of Fredericktown, Mo. He is employed at Advance Logistics LLC.

Olesen

Son to Peter Nathaniel and Jennifer Nicole Olesen of Knoxville, Tenn., Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Name, Caleb Andrew. Weight, 6 pounds, 3 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Olesen is the former Jennifer Washburn, daughter of Newell and Hilda Washburn of Lewis, Del. Olesen is the son of Bjorn and Sue Olesen of Cape Girardeau. He is a process engineer at Tate & Lyle.

Bess

Daughter to Richard Franklin and Kasiroh Bess of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:19 a.m. Thursday, May 1, 2008. Name, Natasha Mae. Weight, 6 pounds, 8 ounces. First child. Mrs. Bess is the daughter of Wasmen of Jakarta, Indonesia, and the late Darum. Bess is the son of Mary Lou Bess of Perryville, Mo., and the late Cramer Bess. He is an aircraft mechanic at Sabreliner Corp. in Perryville.

Kinder

Son to Matthew Dean Kinder and Tyra Lee May of Whitewater, Saint Francis Medical Center, 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 1, 2008. Name, Matthew Dean II. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Ms. May is the daughter of Joyce May of Whitewater. Kinder is the son of Karen Kinder of Whitewater. He is employed by Ahern Construction.

Henson

Son to Joseph Brant and Shelly Ann Henson of Advance, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:33 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2008. Name, Caleb Michael. Weight, 6 pounds, 10 ounces. Third son. Mrs. Henson is the former Shelly Barnfield, daughter of Alva and Nancy Barnfield of Puxico, Mo. She is employed at Cross Trails Medical Center. Henson is the son of Brad and Debbi Middleton of Advance. He is employed at Manac Trailers Inc.