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4:26 am Saturday, November 3, 2001

Birth announcements

By Staff
Joe and Tracy Thomas of Lauderdale announce the birth of a son, Dalton Blake, on Oct. 11, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Neal and Gloria Raleigh, Edith Thomas and the late Roy Thomas Sr.
Maternal grandparents are Larry and Jo Swearingen and Diane and Mark Crocker.
Mrs. Thomas is the former Tracy Swearingen.
Chris and Angela Blossom of Philadelphia announce the birth of a son, Keilan A., on Oct. 16, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Earl and Bobbie Blossom of Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Maternal grandparents are Mack and Dorothy Stribling of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Blossom is the former Angela M. Stribling.
Mark and Wendy Moore of Meridian announce the birth of a son, Judson Hunter, on Oct. 16, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Geraldine Moore of Cuba, Ala. and the late J.E. Moore.
Maternal grandparents are James and Linda Buchanan of Quitman.
Mrs. Moore is the former Wendy Buchanan.
David and Coty Roberts of Clarke County announce the birth of a daughter, Zoie Grace, on Oct. 16, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Travis and Deloris Roberts.
Maternal grandparents are Richard and Donna Morris.
Mrs. Roberts is the former Angela N. Morris.
Vanessa and Rennie Huff of Epes, Ala., announce the birth of a daughter, Renerea Denae, on Oct. 17, 2001, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Mrs. Huff is the former Vanessa Cockrell.
Diane and J.B. Freeman of Meridian announce the birth of a son, Jerry Bruce Freeman III, on Oct. 17, 2001, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Mrs. Freeman is the former Diane Redgate.
Lekeisha Drummond of Cuba, Ala., announces the birth of a daughter, Quanisha Danielle Gibbs, on Oct. 17, 2001, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Trevor Gordon R. and Ann M. Julius announce the birth of a son, Octavius Mercutio, on Oct. 18, 2001, at Riley Hospital.
Paternal grandparents are Yvonne and Washington Williams of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Maternal grandparents are Lonzo and Helen Wilson of Union.
Hugh and Tamara Butler of Waynesboro announce the birth of a daughter, Amber LaShae, on Oct. 18, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Butler is the former Tamara Davis.
Joshua Michael and Deanna Marie Junkins announce the birth of a son, Hunter Alexander, on Oct. 19, 2001, at Riley Hospital.
Paternal grandparents are Tom and Susan Junkins.
Maternal grandparents are Karen and Jeff Palmer, and Lois and Charles Dean.
Stacy Lanette Sanders and Michael Alan Doggett Jr. of Quitman announce the birth of a daughter, Katy Lanette Sanders, on Oct. 20, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparent is Jo Ann Harper.
Maternal grandparents are Mel and Peggy Sanders of Quitman.
Frank and Andrea Rosler of Huntsville, Ala., announce the birth of a daughter, Amelia Desdamona, Oct. 20, 2001, at Huntsville Hospital.
Paternal grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. Wilson McManus of Huntsville and the late Edward Rosler.
Maternal grandparent is Mona N. Pritchett of Huntsville.
Chris and Sandy Clark of Decatur announce the birth of a daughter, Olivia Kathryn, on Oct. 21, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Joe and Carolyn Clark of Decatur.
Maternal grandparents are Wayne and Sue Hemmingway of Marion and Stonewall.
Mrs. Clark is the former Sandy Hemingway.
Roderick and Kristie McMillan of Philadelphia announce the birth of a son, Damien Dant, on Oct. 21, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparent is Nellie Tubby.
Maternal grandparents are Nancy and Bill Snowden of Meridian and Jerome Elsey of Arizona.
Mrs. McMillan is the former Kristie Elsey.
Byron and Lisa Nix of Meridian announce the birth of a daughter, Loren Nicole, on Oct. 22, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Harry and Charlotte Nix.
Maternal grandparents are Levelle and Linda Reeves.
Mrs. Nix is the former Lisa Reeves.
Jim and Tonya Vaughn of Bailey announce the birth of a son, Chandler Lee, on Oct. 22, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Roy and Betty Garrison of Pennigton, Ala., and James and Pat Vaughn of Atlanta.
Maternal grandparents are Jimmie and Wanda Tindle of Gilbertown, Ala.
Mrs. Vaughn is the former Tonya Tindle.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Clearman Jr. of Meridian announce the birth of twin sons, Jacob Calvin and Caleb James, on Oct. 23, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Clearman is the former Sheila Elizabeth Harbour.
Jimmie Mason and Deatrice Jenkins of Meridian announce the birth of a son, Trayvon Martez Mason, on Oct. 23, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparent is Lonnie Randle of Meridian.
Joseph Byron Evans III and Fran Knight Evans announce the birth of a daughter, Martha Louise, on Oct. 23, 2001, Riley Hospital.
Paternal grandparents are the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Byron Evans Jr.
Maternal grandparents are Mary Knight and the late Emmett Harmon Knight.
Mrs. Evans is the former Fran Knight.
Ondray and LaFredie Harris Jr. of Meridian announce the birth of a son, De'Ondray Martinus, on Oct. 24, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Ondray and Rosette Harris.
Maternal grandparents are Ward and Bobbie Myles.
Mrs. Harris is the former LaFredie Thompson.
Jennifer Williams of Union announces the birth of a son, Kaleb Sage, on Oct. 25, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Maternal grandparents are Mike and Denise Ladd of Philadelphia, and David and Patty Williams of Tyler, Texas.
Terry and Stephanie Havard announce the birth of a daughter, Alyssa Marie, on Oct. 25, 2001, at Riley Hospital.
Paternal grandparents are Jerry and Mary Havard.
Maternal grandparents are Charlotte Lowry and William Woodard.
John and Andrea Clark announce the birth of a son, Levi Dalton, on Oct. 26, 2001, at Riley Hospital.

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