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12:40 pm Tuesday, October 8, 2002

Birth announcements
Oct. 6, 2002

By Staff
Dusty and Tori Culpepper of Meridian announce the birth of a daughter, Mary Ashley, on Sept. 23, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Kim and Cathy Culpepper of Meridian.
Maternal grandparents are Jimmy and Gayle Boatner of Meridian.
Mrs. Culpepper is the former Tori Boatner.
Tommy and Shea Daniels of Philadelphia announce the birth of a daughter, Mason Elizabeth, on Sept. 23, 2002, Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Norris and Francis Daniels of Philadelphia.
Maternal grandparents are Harold and Betty Willis of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Daniels is the former Shea Willis.
Christy and Greg Lea of Meridian announce the birth of a son, Gregory Destin, on Sept. 23, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Johnnie and Teunnison Lea.
Maternal grandparents are Janice Wood and Marcus Hudson.
Mrs. Lea is the former Christina D. Addison.
Danielle M. Cooper of Meridian announces the birth of a son, Brandon Scott, on Sept. 23, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Maternal grandparents are Ken and Hellen Pelikan of Topsham, Maine.
Tonya and Eric Kemble of Meridian announce the birth of a son, Jordan Richard, on Sept. 23, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Tom and Amy Kemble.
Maternal grandparents are Joyce and Johnny Malone.
Kerry and Carol Giesbrecht of Macon announce the birth of a son, Jeremy Scott, on Sept. 23, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Jerry and Carol Giesbrecht of Dumas, Ark.
Maternal grandparents are Donald and Vada Seiler of Macon.
Mrs. Giesbrecht is the former Carol Seiler.
Makesha Clayton and Clifton Chapman of Meridian announce the birth of a son, JaKyron Derion Chapman, on Sept. 24, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Earnestine and Clifton Chapman.
Maternal grandparents are Myra Clayton and Lee Jones.
Jeannette Ray and Kenneth Ingram of DeKalb announce the birth of a daughter, Jakenviah Kearra Ingram, on Sept. 24, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Shannon Eastridge of Meridian and Anthony Sides of Grenada announce the birth of a daughter, Rachel Blake, on Sept. 24, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Glenda Sides of Grenada and the late Phillip Sides.
Maternal grandparents are Donald and Rachael Eastridge of Meridian.
Herman D. Bell Jr. and LaTasha Smith of Meridian announce the birth of a daughter, JaCala NySheria Bell, on Sept. 24, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Harmon Bell Sr. and Rosie Lee Blanks of Butler, Ala.
Maternal grandparents are Ruby Smith of Meridian and Hubert Kennedy.
Brian and Eve Litchfield of Meridian announce the birth of a daughter, Brianna Michelle, on Sept. 26, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Deborah and Dewayne Litchfield of Meridian.
Maternal grandparent is Willie Fay Jordan of Stonewall.
Mrs. Litchfield is the former Eve Jordan.
Brentt and Sandy Thompson of Collinsville announce the birth of a daughter, Riley Carroll, on Sept. 26, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Alice and Ray Gray of Hattiesburg, and Tommy Thompson of Covington, La.
Maternal grandparents are William and Helen Webb of Cuba, Ala.
Bernice Collins of Meridian announces the birth of a daughter, Karrington Ayshiya, on Sept. 27, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Maternal grandparent is Mattie Collins.

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