Births (Published 9/17)

LOWNDES - Cynthia Bosse and Anthony Taylor are the parents of their third child, first daughter, born at 9:50 a.m. Aug. 16, 2006, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Angela Jene Taylor weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Angela Fischer and Daniel Bosse.

Paternal grandparents are Rickey Taylor and Terrie Taylor.

SIKESTON - Roketia and Marcus Sanders are the parents of their first child, a son, born at 11:27 p.m. Aug. 16, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Marcus Elliott Sanders II weighed 3 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 16 inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Verna Wells of Hayti and Robert Woods of Killen, Texas.

Paternal grandparents are Courtney Sanders Sr. and Bernice Sanders of Hayti.

CHARLESTON - Ashley Sledge and Cedric Anderson are the parents of their second child, first daughter, born Aug. 16, 2006, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. CedNihya RaiShun Alis Anderson weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 18 inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Gloria Henderson of Charleston and James Kent of Sikeston.

Paternal grandparents are Billie Anderson and Fred Rodgers of Charleston.

SIKESTON - Epifania Matias Cruz and Arcadio Sarmiento Bauptista are the parents of their third child, third daughter, born at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 17, 2006, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. April Sarmiento-Matias weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 19 inches long.

SIKESTON - Sammie and Belinda Hise are the parents of their fourth child, first son, born at 8:17 p.m. Aug. 17, 2006, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Hunter Preston Hise weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces, and was 19.25 inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Barbara and Joe Salavarria and the late James McGhee.

Paternal grandparents are Sammie and Judy Hise.

SIKESTON - Terri Cross and Sergio Valdivia are the parents of their fourth child, third son, born at 2:01 p.m. Aug. 17, 2006, in Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Sergio Valdivia Jr. weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 19 inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Terri L. Cross and Richard E. Cross.

Paternal grandparents are Rigoberto and Basilia Valdivia.

SIKESTON - Jessica Townsend is the mother of her first child, a daughter, born at 11:59 p.m. Aug. 17, 2006, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Dream Latrise Ann Townsend weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long.

Grandparents are William and Tracy Henry Jr. and Oscar Townsend of Morehouse.

EAST PRAIRIE - Jonathan Smith and Tamara New are the parents of their second child, second daughter, born at 2:48 p.m. Aug. 17, 2006, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Marissa Paige Smith weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long.

Maternal grandparents are David and Kimberly Rogers of Princeton, Ky.

Paternal grandparents are Buddy and Vicki Smith of East Prairie.

SIKESTON - Amy and Brad Blackman are the parents of their third child, second son, born at 10:11 p.m. Aug. 17, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Brady Michael Blackman weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces, and was 20 inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Kathy and Larry Crosier of Cape Girardeau.

Paternal grandparents are Mary and Steve Blackman of Jackson.

SIKESTON - Tammy Landers and Brad Vaught are the parents of their second child, first daughter, born at 9:11 a.m. Aug. 17, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Kiya Charmaigne Vaught weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 19.5 inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Barbara and Howard Landers of Sikeston.

Paternal grandparents are Phillip Vaught of Sikeston and Barbara Vaught of Hickman, Ky.