Karah Jo Cooper
T.J. and Julie Cooper of Emporia are the parents of a daughter, Karah Jo Cooper, born Jan. 24, 2007, at Newman Regional Health. Karah has two brothers, Cass and Seth. Grandparents are Gordon and Joyce Watts of Cottonwood Falls, Betty Watts of Salt Lake City, Utah, Bob Purvine of Clearwater and David and Wanda Cooper of Chanute. Willie and Millie Rathke of Olpe are the great-grandparents.
Avia Alexis Duran
Melvin Duran and Michelle Dains are the parents of a daughter, Avia Alexis Duran, born Feb. 1, 2007, at Newman Regional Health. Grandparents are Wanda Dains and Juana Duran, both of Emporia. The great-grandparents are Sandy Hileman and Rex Hileman, both of Emporia, and Paul Dains and Joy Kimbrel, both of Chase County.
Lily Jaymes Hudson
David Hudson and Laura Barrett of Madison are the parents of a daughter, Lily Jaymes Hudson, born Jan. 30, 2007, at Newman Regional Health. Lily has a brother, Ethan Moore. Grandparents are Kevin and Sheila Cook of Marietta, Okla., Ron Barrett of Emporia, Mindy David of Salina and Darrell and Sharon Hudson of Madison. The great-grandparents are Philip and Carol Mejia of Emporia, Bob and Betty Wayman of Wilsey, Beverly David of Prairie Village, Kingsford and Joann David of Basehor, Bill and Joyce Adams of Haysville and Ken White of Minneapolis.
Maxamis Lee Olson
Eric and Jennifer Olson of Americus are the parents of a son, Maxamis Lee Olson, born Feb. 1, 2007, at Newman Regional Health. Grandparents are Kent and Julie Dains of Americus, Warren and Beth Olson of Cottonwood Falls and Paul and Karen Stephen of Rockland, Calif. The great-grandparents are Larry and Mary Dains of Council Grove, Sandra Baugher of Garnett, Rich Steen of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Marcia Cornelius of Lebo.
Schaefer McKee Smallwood
Drue and Lisa Schaefer Smallwood of Tulsa, Okla., are the parents of a son, Schaefer McKee Smallwood, born Jan. 18, 2007, at Tulsa. Grandparents are John and Carol Schaefer of Emporia and Johnce and Karen Smallwood of Amarillo, Texas. Ralph and Grace VanSickle and Larry and Beverly Schaefer of Emporia and Lavoice Smallwood of Houston, Texas, are the great-grandparents.
Nolin Dewayne Trester Jr.
Nolin Trester and Shaina Hanners of Madison are the parents of a son, Nolin Dewayne Trester Jr., born Jan. 20, 2007, at Newman Regional Health. Grandparents are Susan Hanners, Mark Hanners, Robin Trester and Rodney Jackson, all of Kansas City, Kan. The great-grandparents are Eva Hanners, Raymond Hanners, Ivan Trester, Carolyn Henery, Steve Gumphrey, Rosemary Allred and James Allred, all of Kansas City, Kan.