Robyn Mae Appling
Jamie Lynn Watt of Emporia is the mother of a daughter, Robyn Mae Appling, born Dec. 21, 2006, at Newman Regional Health. Robyn has a sister, Abby Nadine Appling. Grandparents are Ken and Waunita Barnes of Havensville and Tom Watt Sr., of Emporia. The great-grandparents are Don and Marlene Liby of Manhattan, Gene and Mary Klingensmith of Emporia and Bill and Karen Watt of Independence, Mo.
Meredith Lynn Johnston
Ron and Monica Johnston of Lee’s Summit, Mo., are the parents of a daughter, Meredith Lynn Johnston, born Dec. 6, 2006, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. Grandparents are Kenneth and Marsha Young of Independence, Mo., and Paul and Jill Johnston of Emporia. The great-grandmothers are Ruth Young and Barbara Harper, both of El Dorado.
Rose Marie Turpin
Bryan and Crystal Turpin of Emporia are the parents of a daughter, Rose Marie Turpin, born Dec. 2, 2006, at Newman Regional Health. Rose has one sister, Alexis Turpin; and one brother, Hunter Turpin. Grandparents are John and Alice Marin and Jerry and Sara Gardner of Emporia and Jim and Faye Turpin of Ponca City, Okla. Charles and Rosemary Marin of Emporia and Harriet Rumford of Americus are the great-grandparents.