Birth (Published 5/8)

SIKESTON - Samantha Wise and Kenneth Heaton are the parents of their first child, first son, born at 8:36 a.m. March 21, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace in Cape Girardeau. Gavin Edward Heaton weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 19 inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Tolietha Campbell and Sam Wise of Sikeston.

Paternal grandparents are Dewayne Heaton and Jeri Heaton of Sikeston.