Brooklyn Grace Countryman
Toby and Monica Countryman of Emporia are the parents of a daughter, Brooklyn Grace Countryman, born April 10, 2007, at Newman Regional Health. Brooklyn has a sister, Kaitlyn. Grandparents are Albert and Betty Olberding of Seneca, and Nancy Zimmerman and Jim Countryman, both of Emporia.
Jenna Reese Irwin
Michael and Tamra Irwin of Emporia are the parents of a daughter, Jenna Reese Irwin, born April 1, 2007, at Newman Regional Health. Jenna has a sister, Peyton Rylee Irwin. Grandparents are Jack and Mary Chapman of Emporia, Chuck and Cathy Irwin of Trimble, Mo., and Carmen Santiago Rios of Kansas City, Mo. The great-grandparents are Esther Chapman and the late Ralph Chapman and Ben Winter and the late Bernice Winter, all of Emporia.
Macy Ellamae Jones
Former Emporians Timothy and Shelby Jones of Olathe are the parents of a daughter, Macy Ellamae Jones, born March 30, 2007, at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park. Macy has one sister, Abigail Jones, and two brothers, Timothy Jones and Thomas Jones. Grandparents are Jane Schneider of Kansas City, Kan., and Tom and Mary Jones of Cottonwood Falls. Edith Purvis of Manhattan is the great-grandmother.