Births 9/20/12

Brooks

Daughter to Zachary Lewis and Shalen Lee Brooks of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 6:54 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Name, Olivia Grace. Weight, 7 pounds. First child. Mrs. Brooks is the former Shalen Clark, daughter of Kenneth and Flo Ann Clark of Scott City. Brooks is the son of Mark and Sabrina Newman and Doug and Beth Brooks, all of Sikeston, Mo. He is employed by Motive Rail Inc.

Geralds

Daughter to Steven Larone Geralds and NaKeshia Shalaine Dockery of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 7:50 a.m. Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. Name, Jozieh Shalaine. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Fourth child, first daughter. Ms. Dockery is the daughter of the Rev. Clarence and Paula Dockery of Cape Girardeau. Geralds is the son of Hugh Little and Elizabeth Harrington of Sikeston, Mo. He is employed at Spartech Polycom.

Whitworth

Daughter to Josh Lance Whitworth and Kayla Christine Lynn of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 6:31 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. Name, BraeLynn Marie. Weight, 9 pounds, 7 ounces. First child. Ms. Lynn is the daughter of Cheryl Farrow and the late Ron Farrow, and Toby and Cindy Lynn of Jackson. She is a registered nurse at Southeast. Whitworth is the son of Dana and Steve Abel of Jackson. He is a technician at Purcell Tire and Rubber Co.

Kesterson

Daughter to Alan Lynn and Misty Dawn Kesterson of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 11:28 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. Name, Emily Raelyn. Weight, 7 pounds, 14 ounces. Fourth child, second daughter. Mrs. Kesterson is the former Misty Broshuis, daughter of Ronald Broshuis and Diane Broshuis of Lenox, Iowa. She is a caregiver at Jackson Manor. Kesterson is the son of Lawrence Kesterson of Friedheim and Linda Kesterson of Scott City. He is a patient service coordinator with Apria Healthcare.

White

Son to Brandon Thurgood and Teresa White of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 2:11 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. Name, Colton Pierce. Weight, 1 pound, 11 ounces. Second son. Mrs. White is the former Teresa Kinslow, daughter of Dawn Dobbs of Jacksonville, Fla. She is finance manager at Procter & Gamble. White is the son of Carolyn White and Thurgood White of Albany, Ga. He is a department manager at Procter & Gamble.

Louis

Daughter to Alonzo Lamar Louis and Nakiya Lanan Curry of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 4:28 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Name, Alonnah Lanae. Weight, 5 pounds, 2 ounces. First child. Ms. Curry is the daughter of Maxine Curry of Cape Girardeau and Robert Simmons Sr. of Kennett, Mo. Louis is the son of Renda Louis and Donnie Triplett of Malden, Mo. He is a welder at Manac.

Welker

Daughter to Steve R. and Sherri A. Welker of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 5:48 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Name, Lindy Virginia. Weight, 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Fourth daughter. Mrs. Welker is the former Sherri Leimbach, daughter of Ken Leimbach and Virginia "Ginny" Leimbach of Jackson. She is employed at Southeast. Welker is the son of Jean Welker of Perryville, Mo., and the late Richard Welker. He is employed at Trees-n-Trends.

Koch

Son to Jason Frederick and Kate Elizabeth Koch of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 6:54 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Name, Aden Charles. Weight, 7 pounds, 7 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Koch is the former Kate Kirchdoerfer, daughter of George and Ellen Kirchdoerfer of Gordonville. Koch is the son of Dave and Teresa Koch of Jackson.

Birk

Son to Josh Michael and Kelly Renee Birk of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 5:03 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. Name, Cort Foster. Weight, 4 pounds, 7 ounces. First child. Mrs. Birk is the former Kelly Parres, daughter of Thomas Parres and Debora Parres of Jackson. She is a licensed practical nurse at Southeast. Birk is the son of Terry Birk of Jackson, and the late Donna Jean Birk. He is employed at Yield Plus.