CAPE GIRARDEAU - Lauren Marie Wilson and Jeremy Jerome Gantt are the parents of their first child, a daughter, born at 2:16 p.m. Feb. 27, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Tessa Grace Wilson-Gantt weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces and was 21-inches long.
Wilson, son of Derek and Debbie Wilson of Sikeston, is employed by Applebee's.
Gantt, son of Randy and Judy Cagle of Cape Girardeau, is employed by Denny's Diner.