Births (published 2/19)

SIKESTON - Sharonda Boyd and Tommy G. Jones are the parents of their first child, a daughter, born at 7:58 p.m. Jan. 22, 2004, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Tamiya Marie Jones weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces and was 17 1/4-inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Janet Boyd and Herman Thompson.

Paternal grandparents are Barbara Jones and Tommy Jones.

SIKESTON - Aaron Charles and Cheryl Dawn Kindle Coplin are the parents of their fourth child, third daughter, born at 11:59 p.m. Jan. 23, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Addie Marie Coplin weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and was 19 1/2-inches long.

Mrs. Coplin is employed with William Clayton Vandivort Law Offices.

Coplin is employed by Labor Local 1104.

SIKESTON - David Blake and Jessica Lynn Ottinger are the parents of their second child, first daughter, born at 9:28 p.m. Jan. 23, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Amberly Briann Ottinger weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20-inches long.

The former Jessica Cochran, Mrs. Ottinger is the daughter of Diana and Rusty DeVore and Roger Cochran of Dexter.

Ottinger, son of Joyce and Dale Kincade of Benton and David and Lisa Ottinger of Sikeston, is employed by Havco Wood Products in Scott City.

SIKESTON - Christopher Boyce and Chesnye Jo Steward are the parents of their second child, first daughter, born at 1:41 p.m. Jan. 23, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Isabella Ruth Steward weighed 7 pounds and was 18 1/2-inches long.

The former Chesnye Clark, Mrs. Steward is the daughter of Mike and Jo Clark of Oklahoma City, Okla.

Steward, son of Fred and Linda Steward Jr. of Sikeston, is vice president of Steward Steel Inc.

Maternal great-grandparents are Billie Ramsey and Floyd Hilderbrandt of Lindsay, Okla., Ovada Clark of Oklahoma City and the late Royal Clark.

Paternal great-grandparents are Ruth Steward of Sikeston and the late Fred Steward Sr. and Charlie and Lucy Boyce.