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4:05 pm Tuesday, December 11, 2001

Birth announcements

By Staff
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Maley of Jackson announce the birth of a son, Thomas Holmes, on Nov. 2, 2001, at River Oaks Women's Hospital.
Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Maley of Jackson.
Maternal grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. Ed Holmes of Meridian.
Mrs. Maley is the former Olivia Holmes.
Dobie and Raye Carol Eakes of Philadelphia announce the birth of a son, Coleman Rayford, on Nov. 15, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Don and Mavis Eakes of Philadelphia.
Maternal grandparents are Ray and Charlotte Burton of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Eakes is the former Raye Carol Burton.
Catrina Seals and Donny Scott of Meridian announce the birth of a son, Donny McGail Scott Jr., on Nov. 16, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Minnie Scott and Donald Anderson.
Maternal grandparents are Betty Berry and Charles Edwards.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Fields of Waynesboro announce the birth of a son, Kendall L., on Nov. 16, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparent is Della Fields of Waynesboro.
Maternal grandparent is Sara Ann Davis of Waynesboro.
Mrs. Fields is the former Ora Pearl Davis.
Leslie Combs of Neshoba County announces the birth of a son, Daniel Howard, on Nov. 16, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Maternal grandparents are Sandi and Ricky Griffith and Joey and Susie Combs.
Steve and Lily Brewster of Meridian announce the daughter, Emily Grace, on Nov. 16, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Ruth Rush and James Brewster of Meridian.
Maternal grandparents are Alberta Kay Hatampa and Melvin Hatampa of Pascagoula.
Mrs. Brewster is the former Alberta Kay Grager.
Nakish Mosley and Roderick Jones of Meridian announce the birth of a son, Roderick Ty'Jerian Dazhun Jones, on Nov. 16, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparent is Jacqueline Cole of Meridian.
Maternal grandparent is Delane Jones of Meridian.
Robby C. and Scarlet L. Price of Philadelphia announce the birth of a son, Devin Dukes, on Nov. 17, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Bobby M. Price of Philadelphia and Martha A. Price of Union.
Maternal grandparents are Ina M. Wilkinson of Sebastopol and the late Willie John Wilkinson.
Robert and Jennifer McNail of Quitman announce the birth of a son, Edward Allen, on Nov. 18, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Marvin and Linda McNail of Meridian.
Maternal grandparents are Glenn and Brenda Dykes of Quitman.
Mrs. McNail is the former Jennifer Lynn Dykes.
Natascha Trest and Chester Anderson of Philadelphia announce the birth of a son, Dalen Gabriel, on Nov. 19, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparent is Marion Anderson of Philadelphia.
Maternal grandparents are Hilton and Shirley Trest of Lena.
Barbara Brown of Meridian announces the birth of a son, Croix Jamel Kelly, on Nov. 19, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Maternal grandparent is Burta M. Fitch of Meridian.
Joanna Metcalf of Meridian announces the birth of a daughter, Diamond De'Ashia Letrease Hughes, on Nov. 19, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Maternal grandparents are M.C. and Margie Metcalf.
Jessie and Melissa Harris of Philadelphia announce the birth of a daughter, Cherith Bianca, on Nov. 19, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparent are Virginia Harris of Philadelphia and Willie Harris of Yazoo.
Maternal grandparent is Laura Adams of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Harris is the former Melissa Adams.
Danny and Karen Stephens of Lawrence announce the birth of a son, Matthew Daniel, on Nov. 19, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stephens of Lawrence.
Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shelton of Utica.
Mrs. Stephens is the former Karen Rene Shelton.
Andrea and Scot Bell of Meridian announce the birth of a son, Ethan Andrew, on Nov. 19, 2001, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Mrs. Bell is the former Andrea Logan.
Earl Rushing and Linda Bingham of Philadelphia announce the birth of a daughter, Ellicia Tylia Gemail, on Nov. 20, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Ervin and Jannie Marshall of Philadelphia.
Maternal grandparents are Annie Jean and Earl Brantley.
Marcus and Regina Ridgeway of Pennington, Ala., announce the birth of a son, Marcus Emmanuel, on Nov. 20, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are the late Beloved and Georgia Ridgeway of Butler, Ala.
Maternal grandparents are Ronald Jame of Pennington and the late Emma James.
Mrs. Ridgeway is the former Regina James.
Jacob and Lara Stephens of Meridian announce the birth of a son, Jacob Thomas, on Nov. 20, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are M.C. and Elaine Stephens.
Maternal grandparents are William and Gayle Cooper.
Mrs. Stephens is the former Lara Cooper.
Conchita Naylor of Meridian announces the birth of a daughter, Kayla LaKeya, on Nov. 21, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Jay and Tracy N. Gipson of Newton announce the birth of a daughter, Katelynn Rae, on Nov. 21, 2001, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Mrs. Gipson is the former Tracy Nicole Gupe.
Mary Terrell and Solomon Willis II of Quitman announce the birth of a daughter, Sadiaya Mae' Kaylyn Gabriel Willis, on Nov. 21, 2001, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Jeffrey Allen and Kristi Lynnette Brown on Meridian announce the birth of a daughter, Rebekah Marilyn, on Nov. 21, 2001, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Mrs. Brown is the former Kristi Lynette White.
Houston Andrew and Amanda Renee White of Preston announce the birth of a daughter, Margret MaKenzie, on Nov. 21, 2001, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Mrs. White is the former Amanda Renee Harbour.
Andrew and Teresa Morris of Louisville announce the birth of a daughter, Lisa Claire, on Nov. 22, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Karen and Guy Morris of Philadelphia.

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