Births (published 7/29)

VANDUSER - Kevin and Wendy Bramlett are the parents of their first child, a son, born at 9:43 a.m. July 1, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Edward James Bramlett weighed 5 pounds, 2 ounces and was 18-inches long.

Mrs. Bramlett, daughter of Charles and Cindy Carlisle of Vanduser, is employed by Brown Shoe Company.

Bramlett, son of Ruth Bramlett of Vanduser and the late Kenneth Bramlett, is a farmhand for Tony Johnson Farms.

CHAFFEE - Dallas Clayton and Katrina Denise Sutton are the parents of their third child, first son, born at 3:25 a.m. July 2, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Bennett Clayton Sutton weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces and was 21 1/2-inches long.

The former Katrina Spears, Mrs. Sutton is the daughter of James and Virginia Spears of Advance and is employed by the Noffel-Feyerhann Center for Orthodontics.

Sutton, son of Jim and Betty Hawkins of Patterson and the late Ronald Sutton, is employed by Prairie Farms Dairy.