Births (published 11/15)

Friday, November 15, 2002

Clarksville, Tenn. - Robert Douglas and Patricia Marie Dobbs are the parents of their first child, a son, born at 6:43 p.m. Oct. 13, 2002, at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. Robert Aaron Dobbs weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20-inches long.

Mrs. Dobbs is the former Patti Muench, daughter of Carl and Marie Muench of Sikeston.

Dobbs is the son of Fred and MaryAnn Dobbs of Trenton, Ky.

Maternal great-grandmother is Avis Muench of Sikeston.

CAPE GIRARDEAU - Shawn Lynn Dobbs and Edith Renee Heise are the parents of their first child, a son, born at 2:04 a.m. Oct. 13, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Austin James Dobbs-Heise weighed 6 pounds 12 1/2 ounces and was 19 1/2-inches long.

Heise, daughter of Brent and Martha Heise of Cape Girardeau, is a certified nurse aide at Chateau Girardeau.

Dobbs is the son of Terry Dobbs of Sikeston.

CAPE GIRARDEAU - Gary Don and Jennifer Lynn Abernathy are the parents of their fourth child, third son, born at 3:10 a.m. Oct. 14, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Cameron Ray Abernathy weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces and was 18-inches long.

Mrs. Abernathy is the former Jennifer Barbre, daughter of Freddy and Sherrie Barbre of Sikeston.

Abernathy is employed by Delta Concrete.

LILBOURN - Travis and Kelley Lambert are the parents of their third child, second daughter, born at 2:37 p.m. Oct. 15, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Amelia Kate Lambert weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19 1/2-inches long.

Mrs. Lambert is the daughter of Larry and Regaina Hamilton of Lilbourn. She is a teacher at Lilbourn Elementary School.

Lambert, son of Kenneth and Shelia Lambert of Bloomfield, is pastor of the Lilbourn General Baptist Church.

CARUTHERSVILLE - Rachael Ann Turner and James Lee Shank are the parents of their first child, a daughter, born at 6:55 a.m. Oct. 15, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Taylor Nicole Shank weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and was 19 1/2-inches long.

Turner, daughter of Mark Turner and Sheila Turner of Portageville, is employed by Plastene Supply Company.

Shank, son of Steve Cummings of Caruthersville and Rhonda Cummings of Bristol, Ind., is employed by Missouri Fabrications.

EAST PRAIRIE - Kevin and Christy Small are the parents of their second son, born at 6:38 p.m. Oct. 15, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Coy Griffin Small weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19-inches long.

Mrs. Small, daughter of June Maxey of East Prairie and Phillip and Becky Carlyle of Dogwood, is a cosmetologist.

Small, son of Harriet Small of Charleston, is a construction worker.

Maternal great-grandmother is Helen Herwig of Charleston.