Births (Published 8/1)

GRAYRIDGE - Dara Ritch is the mother of her second daughter, Dacie Annette Ritch, born at 1:36 p.m. June 22, 2004, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Ritch, daughter of Darrel and Kathy Ritch, is employed by Good Humor-Breyers in Sikeston.

CHARLESTON - Zenobeie Chappell and Dwight Williams are the parents of their third child, second son, born at 4:08 p.m. June 22, 2004, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Dwight Russell Williams Jr. weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces and was 18 1/2-inches long.

Chappell, daughter of Onuma Kalu, Jeannette Emole and Willie Roston, is employed by Good Humor-Breyers in Sikeston.

Williams is the son of Alma Williams and Dwight Robinson.

SIKESTON - Chris and Jennifer Hodgkiss are the parents of their second daughter, born at 8:17 a.m. June 23, 2004, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Lilly Grace Hodgkiss weighed 7 pounds and was 18-inches long.

Mrs. Hodgkiss, daughter of Eddie and Christy McDowell, is a teacher for Sikeston Public Schools.

Hodgkiss, son of Mike and Sharon Hodgkiss, is a program director for the YMCA.

SIKESTON - Sherra Bone and Alvaro Gonzalez Gomez are the parents of their first child, a daughter, born at 6:37 p.m. June 23, 2004, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Lizeth Aaliyah Perla Gonzalez weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces and was 17 1/4-inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Rene and Daniel Medina, Ricky and Kay Bone and Mike Vinson.

Gonzalez, son of Rosalio and Caritina Gomez Segura, is employed by Heartland Wood Products.