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10:07 am Tuesday, December 17, 2002

Birth Announcements
Dec. 15, 2002

By Staff
Pamela and Eric Harrison of Meridian announce the birth of a daughter, Jessica Keely, on Nov. 27, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Mrs. Harrison is the former Pamela Stabler.
Chris and Michelle Hall of Meridian announce the birth of a daughter, Randi Morgan, on Nov. 27, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Randy and Betty Hall of Meridian.
Maternal grandparents are Ray Touchstone and Linda Poole of Meridian.
Mrs. Hall is the former Michelle Touchstone.
Tara K. Barnett and Elester Blanks Jr. of Meridian announce the birth of a daughter, Qunesha Lashalone Jasmire Blanks, on Nov. 28, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Abram Rose and Latrice Arrington of Pachuta announce the birth of a son, Avieon Jerrell Rose, on Nov. 28, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Dorotha Rose and Lawrence Rose.
Maternal grandparents are Patricia Arrington and Jimmy Arrington.
Jeremy and Sabrina Wheeler of Meridian announce the birth of a daughter, Emma Eloise, on Nov. 28, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Derryl Wheeler of Gulfport and Shelia Wheeler of Meridian.
Maternal grandparents are John and Denita Heim of Meridian.
Mrs. Wheeler is the former Sabrina Heim.
Walden A. Boulton of Newton announces the birth of a daughter, Jynna Marie Avian Boulton, on Nov. 28, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Leslie Etheridge and Jessica Alawine of Collinsville, announce the birth of a son, Kameron Blake Etheridge, on Nov. 29, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Tonya and Brandon Holmes of Meridian announce the birth of a daughter, Jable Lee, on Nov. 29, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Debra and Joe Jarman of Meridian, and Chubby and Suzanne Murray of Franklin, Ala.
Maternal grandparents are Judy and Bill Bruce of Meridian, and Jimmy and Rhonda Pace of Waveland.
Mrs. Holmes is the former Tonya Pace.
Joseph and Heather Bounds of Newton announce the birth of a son, Zander Slade, on Nov. 29, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are David and Mary Bounds of Conehatta.
Maternal grandparents are Larry Loper of Newton and the late Sylivia Loper.
Mrs. Bounds is the former Heather Loper.
Otis and Hillary Mingo of Philadelphia announce the birth of a daughter, Kayla Shayrese Deshaye, on Nov. 29, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparent is Nellie Mingo of Philadelphia.
Maternal grandparents are Mary Sue and Sammy Bell Sr. of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Mingo is the former Hillary Bell.
Toby and April McDowell of Newton announce the birth of a daughter, Haley Beth, on Nov. 30, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Jimmy and Barbara McDowell of Newton.
Maternal grandparents are Hilda Vaughn of Decatur and the late Billy Ray Vaughn.
Mrs. McDowell is the former April Vaughn.
Virginia and Kevin Sanders of Lauderdale announce the birth of a son, Kevin Lee Sanders Jr., on Nov. 30, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Mrs. Sanders is the former Virginia Rawson.
Jarric McCallum and Sherry Wilson of Philadelphia announce the birth of a son, Liquandetricus LaDarius Demon McCallum, on Dec. 2, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Tamara and Edmund Hooper of Meridian announce the birth of a daughter, Alexis Hooper, on Dec. 3, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Maternal grandparents are Michael and Dawn Crick of Meridian.
Paternal grandparents are Edward and Angelka Hooper of Fontana, Calif.
Mrs. Hooper is the former Tamara Crick.
Amber Moody announces the birth of a son, Christopher Ryan Moody, on Dec. 4, 2002, at Riley Hospital.
Maternal grandparents are Allen and Beth Butler.

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