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8:13 pm Tuesday, October 7, 2003

Birth Announcements
Oct. 5, 2003

By Staff
Jon and Leigh Anne Kittrell announce the birth of a daughter, Ann Marie, on Aug. 22, 2003, at Riley Hospital.
Paternal grandparents are Bill and Martha Ann Kittrell.
Maternal grandparents are Michael Ray Crain and Janice Crain.
Mrs. Kittrell is the former Leigh Anne Crain.
Mr. and Mrs. Chira Pagidi of Philadelphia announce the birth of a son, Arvind Pagidi, on Sept. 12, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Pagidi.
Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Vanaja Krishnamurthy.
Mrs. Pagidi is the former Anitha Krishnamurthy.
John and Becca Brooks announce the birth of a daughter, Katie Grace, on Sept. 12, 2003, at Riley Hospital.
Paternal grandparents are Dearl and Annette Brooks.
Maternal grandparents are Billy and Doris Fields.
Mrs. Brooks is the former Rebecca Fields.
Dorothea Clayton announces the birth of a son, Ka'derius Lintrail Hill, on Sept. 17, 2003 at Riley Hospital.
Shirley and Kenneth Parkman announce the birth of a daughter, Brianna Leanne, on Sept. 18, 2003, at Riley Hospital.
Paternal grandparent is Maggie Pearl Parkman.
Maternal grandparents are Mary S. Vanstory and Larry Vanstory.
Mrs. Parkman is the former Shirley Elizabeth Vanstory.
Crystal Naylor and Darrel Smith of Meridian announce the birth of a son, Brosalynn Justus, on Sept. 18, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Charles and Deborah Naylor.
Maternal grandparents are Larry and Essie Smith.
Danielle and Gerald Payne of Newton announce the birth of a daughter, A'mya Tiesha, on Sept. 18, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Deborah and Woodrow Payne Jr. of Mendenhall.
Maternal grandparents are Lela and William Burton of Newton.
Mrs. Payne is the former Danielle Walker.
Kevin and Melanie Baysinger of Philadelphia announce the birth of a daughter, Avery Noel, on Sept. 19, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Roy and Etta Mae Baysinger Jr.
Maternal grandparents are Jerry and Trudy King.
Mrs. Baysinger is the former Melanie King.
Marcela and Kisha M. Evins of Meridian announce the birth of a son, Kaleb Maki, on Sept. 19, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Marcela and Evelyn Evins Sr.
Maternal grandparent is Gloria J. Cannady.
Mrs. Evins is the former Kisha M. Cannady.
Jason and Stephanie Hughes of Meridian announce the birth of a son, Jonathan Drake, on Sept. 20, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Charles and Dorothy Leager Sr.
Maternal grandparents are John Paul and Brenda Estes.
Mrs. Hughes is the former Stephanie Jeannine Alexander.
Michael and Christy Lillis announce the birth of a son, Spencer Cole, on Sept. 21, 2003, at Riley Hospital.
Paternal grandparents are Thomas and Brenda Lillis.
Maternal grandparents are Thomas and Debbie McAdory.
Mrs. Lillis is the former Christina McAdory.
Robert and Temeca Shephard announce the birth of a son, Brandon Jamal, on Sept. 22, 2003, at Riley Hospital.
Paternal grandparents are Robert and Jeannette Moore.
Maternal grandparents are James and Linda Arrington.
Mrs. Shephard is the former Temeca Arrington.
Brandy Parker and Acaciyon Lewis of Meridian announce the birth of a son, Brenden Parker Lewis, on Sept. 21, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Ada Lewis and A. C. Alford of Meridian.
Maternal grandparent is Annie Parker of Youngstown, Ohio.
Steven and Melanie Wiggins of Collinsville announce the birth of a son, Gabriel Cole, on Sept. 22, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Darrel Wiggins, and Yvette and Randell Hall.
Maternal grandparents are James and Bobbie Tisdale.
Mrs. Wiggins is the former Melanie Lee Tisdale.
Quemeca Dorsey and Marshall McNeil of Meridian announce the birth of a daughter, Norquise Lynette McNeil, on Sept. 22, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Archie Nickson of Lauderdale and the late Elizza Mae Nickson.
Maternal grandparents are John L. Dorsey Sr. of Meridian and the late Cheryl Lynette Dorsey.
Kelly Patrick and William Hughlett announce the birth of a son, William ZiaMari Jamarion Hughlett, on Sept. 22, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparent is Lesa Kennedy of Milwaukee, Wis.
Maternal grandparent is Peggy Patrick of Union.
Charles Bradley and Dana Armistead of Melvin, Ala., announce the birth of a son, Alexander Dawson, on Sept. 23, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ray Armistead of Birmingham, Ala., and Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Simpson of Grove Hill, Ala.
Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson of Gilbertown, Ala.
Mrs. Armistead is the former Dana Johnson.
Victoria Nealy and Robert Stennis announce the birth of a daughter, La'Genesis Kiara Stennis, on Sept. 22, 2003, at Riley Hospital.
Paternal grandparents are Maxine and Robert F. Stennis.
Maternal grandparents are Maria and Timothy Houston.
Allen and Amanda Archibald announce the birth of a daughter, Karlie Hope, on Sept. 23, 2003, at Riley Hospital.
Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Chris Seymore and Jim Archibald.
Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Flowers and Buddy Skelton.
Mrs. Archibald is the Amanda Skelton.
Mark and Lisa Boatner of Philadelphia announce the birth of a son, Markus Lane, on Sept. 23, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Victor and Bonnie Boatner of Philadelphia.
Maternal grandparents are Roger and Denise Kelly of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Boatner is the former Lisa Kelly.
Keith and Tammie Dickerson of Meridian announce the birth of a daughter, Lindsey Christine, on Sept. 23, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Richard and Dea Dickerson of Collinsville.
Maternal grandparents are Charles Collins of Meridian, and David and Linda Wolfe of Columbus, Ga.
Mrs. Dickerson is the former Tammie L. Collins.
LaKessha Bennoman and Tysse Beard of Meridian announce the birth of a daughter, Ja'tyseon Kendrecuis Beard, on Sept. 23, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Chris Tanya McMinn announces the birth of a daughter, Emily Rae, on Sept. 24, 2003, at Riley Hospital.
Jessica Porter and Aaron Griffin announce the birth of a son, Jaharon Xaner Griffin, Sept. 24, 2003, at Riley Hospital.
Paternal grandparents the Rev. Charles and Peggy Griffin.
Maternal grandparents are Terry and Bridgett Miller.
Glenda Pruett of Meridian announces the birth of a son, Cameron Early Smith, on Sept. 24, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Maternal grandparents are Theresa Pruett and Janice Pruett.
Aaron Langford and Jennifer Taylor announce the birth of a daughter, Samantha Nicole Langford, Sept. 25, 2003, at Riley Hospital.
Paternal grandparents Nancy Norwood and Thomas Langford.
Maternal grandparents are Sheila and Jerry Taylor.
Amanda Nash and Tramaine Ingram announce the birth of a son, Jalon A. Ingram, on Sept. 25, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Paternal grandparents are Kim Ingram and Billy Camper.
Maternal grandparent is Willie Brown.

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