Births (published 8/3)

BENTON - Chrystal Lynn Chidester and Anthony Lee Rogers are the parents of their first child, a son, born at 6:40 p.m. July 3, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Landen Drake Rogers weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and was 20-inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Barbara Chidester and Melvin Chidester of Benton.

Rogers, son of Rebecca Caviness and Rondall Rogers Sr. of Benton, is employed with Concord Publishing.

JACKSON - James Timothy and Kerri Ann Urhahn are the parents of their first child, a daughter, born at 11:29 p.m. July 4, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Bailey Corinn Urhahn weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19-inches long.

Mrs. Urhahn is the former Kerri Sanders, daughter of Judy and Richard Sanders of Oak Ridge. She is a pharmacist with the Jackson Wal-Mart Pharmacy.

Urhahn, son of James and Jearldine Urhahn of Sikeston, is a paramedic with Arch Air Medical.

CHARLESTON - Robyn Schaefer and Randy Coffer are the parents of their first child, a daughter, born at 8:15 a.m. July 5, 2003, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Allison Caroline Mae Schaefer weighed 7 pounds and was 18 1/2-inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Vernon and Carol Schaefer.

Coffer, son of George and Doris Coffer, is a truck driver.

SIKESTON - Rebecca Vanessa Robbins and Timothy Brent Pearson are the parents of their first child, a son, born at 4:14 p.m. July 7, 2003, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. David Cullen Pearson weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19 1/4-inches long.

Robbins, daughter of Jere Robbins and Susan Whitehead of New Madrid, is a licensed practical nurse at Missouri Delta Medical Center.

Pearson, son of David and Diane Pearson of Sikeston, is a farmer with Pearson Farms.

SIKESTON - David and Janice Haley are the parents of their first child, a daughter, born at 11:04 a.m. July 7, 2003, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Klara Louise Haley weighed 4 pounds, 11 ounces and was 16-inches long.

Mrs. Haley, daughter of Robert ad Antonia Grojean, is a social worker.

Haley, son of Mary Beth Haley, is an accountant.

SIKESTON - Robert and Genia Eaves are the parents of their third child, second son, born July 7, 2003, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Robert E. Eaves II weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces and was 17 1/2-inches long.

Mrs. Eaves is the daughter of the late Ruth Faye Staggs and Gary Wayne Staggs Sr.

Eaves, son of Brenda Joyce Richardson and Darrell James Eaves, is employed by Bob's Heating and Cooling.

SIKESTON - Christopher W. and Holly Newell are the parents of their second daughter, born at 12:28 a.m. July 9, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Logan Elizabeth Newell weighed 7 pounds, 3 1/2 ounces and was 20 1/2-inches long.

The former Holly James, Mrs. Newell is the daughter of Glynn and Sheila James of Bloomfield. She is a registered nurse in the St. Francis Medical Center Emergency Room.

Newell, son of DeWayne and Angie Barnett of Sikeston, is a public safety officer and firefighter with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety.

EAST PRAIRIE - Brian Ivan and Michele Dawn Jones are the parents of their first child, a daughter, born at 9:37 p.m. July 9, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Evelyn Rhae Jones weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and was 20 1/2-inches long.

The former Michele Carden, Mrs. Jones is the daughter of Dennis Carden and June Wolford of Sikeston.

Jones, son of McIvan and Becky Jones of East Prairie and the late Glenda Brock, is employed by the McIvan Jones Farms.