Son to Justin and Rene Nice of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 12:59 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Name, Lucas Parker. Weight, 9 pounds, 2 ounces. First child. Mrs. Nice is the daughter of Tammy and Andy Coates of Jackson and Tim Newberry and Lee Hakala of Anna, Illinois. She is a teacher at Lee Hunter Elementary School in Sikeston, Missouri. Nice is the son of Jay and Dana Nice of Cape Girardeau.
Son to Richard and Leslie Jenkins of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. Name, Luca Theodore Xavier. Weight, 9 pounds, 9 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Jenkins is the daughter of Stephen and Kaye Brands of Gordonville. She works for Private Correctional Services. Jenkins is employed by Jackson Glass Inc.
Son to Tony and Aubrey Samuels of Anna, Illinois, Southeast Hospital, 10:12 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. Name, Tucker John. Weight, 7 pounds, 5 ounces. First child. Mrs. Samuels is the daughter of Steve Gilmore and Christine Jones of Jackson. Samuels is the son of Joel Samuels of Alto Pass, Illinois, and Jean Samuels of Anna. Mr. and Mrs. Samuels are employed by Semo Milling LLC.
Daughter to Austin Neal and Breanna Anderson of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 11:54 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. Name, Ava Mae. Weight, 7 pounds, 13.5 ounces. First child. Anderson is the daughter of Bradly Gendron of Perryville, Missouri, and Tracey Nolen of Wentzville, Missouri. She works for AT&T Wireless. Neal is the son of Kenneth Neal of Gordonville and Pamela Betterton of Indianapolis. He is employed by the Missouri National Guard.
Daughter to Chris and Whitney Smith of Sikeston, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 1:07 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. Name, Willow Grace. Weight, 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Smith is the daughter of Brenda Chasteen and Mike Chasteen of Sikeston. She is a high school art teacher with the New Madrid County School District. Smith is the son of Carol Smith and Dave Smith of Sikeston. He is a loader operator with Copart.
Daughter to Alex and Jennifer Gierse of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 1:46 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. Name, Lucille Evelyn. Weight, 6 pounds, 10 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Gierse is the daughter of Ronald Medlin and Brenda Medlin of Cape Girardeau. She works for AT&T. Gierse is the son of Robert Gierse and Nancy Gierse of Farmington, Missouri. He is employed by J.C. Penney.
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