Jasmine Mills and Nathan McNeil of Ironton are the parents of a daughter born March 14, 2008, at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was named Sophia Ann. Grandparents are Steven Mills and Joyce and Lee McNeil of Ironton. Great grandparents are Romana Corcoran of Farmington.

Brian and Susan Merkel of Belgrade are the parents of a son born March 13, 2008, at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was named Gunner Anthony David Merkel. Grandparents are David and Patricia Portell of Potosi, and Loran and Phyllis Merkel of Ill. Great-grandparents are Ann Short and the late Lee Short, the late Dorothy and Bernard Portell, and Gladys Merkel.

Philip Lawson and Krista Archer of Irondale are the parents of a son born March 11, 2008, at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington. He weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce and was named Logan Wayne. Grandparents are Gina and Barry Aubuchon, Shannon Lawson and Kelly Fielder, and Chris Lawson. Great-grandparents are Helen Aden, Sharon Laswon, Floyd Lawson, Lonnie Aden, Myrna Harzeu, Robert Archer, Laura Alice Aubuchon, and Robert Aubuchon.

Joel Hawkins and Cherish Everitt of Bismarck are the parents of a daughter born March 14, 2008, at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington. She weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and was named Ashley Ann Marie. Grandparents are Robert Holiday and  Dorothy Holiday of Bonne Terre, Cheryl Berry and John Berry of Pevely, Cael and Maggie Everitt of Collinsville, Ill. Great-grandparents are Marie Hawkins of Bismarck, Otto and Bertha McCracken of Meadview, Ariz.

Kyle Graham Sr. and Kayla Harris of Farmington are the parents of a son born April 14, 2008, at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington. He weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and was named Kolten Andrew Lee. He has one brother, Kyle Graham Jr. Grandparents are Amy Harris of Ste. Genevieve, Cynthia Messimer of Park Hills and Bobby Graham Sr. of Park Hills.

Gary and Julie Estes of Desloge are the parents a son born April 12, 2008, at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington. He weighed 9 pounds, 11 ounces and was named Wyatt Allen. He has one sister, Lily. Grandparents are Roy Althea Brakefield of Park Hills and Terry and Mabel Estes of Potosi. Great-grandparents are Ira and Reba Lambert of Middlebrook and Emma Estes and Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Eric Kirkbride and Robin Neeley-Kirkbride of Farmington are the parents of a son born April 14, 2008, at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington. He weighed 10 pounds, 10 ounces and was named Luchíano Ethan. He has two siblings, Koty and Aubriana. Grandparents are Ruth and Wayne Neeley of Pensacola, Fla., and Deborah Zeiger of Texas. Great grandparents are Lillian and Robert Alton of Benton Harbor, Mich.

BONNE TERRE — Deborah Elaine Kitowski, 58, of Bonne Terre passed away May 8 at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington. She was born February 19, 1950 in St. Louis.

POTOSI — Melvin DeClue, a former resident of Potosi, passed away May 8, 2008.

DESLOGE — Deborah (Debbie) Pettus, 56, of Desloge passed away May 8, 2008 at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born October 9, 1951 in Bonne Terre.

POTOSI — Altha Thomlinson, 86, Potosi passed away May 9, at the Washington County Memorial Hospital.

FARMINGTON — Mildred Nolan, 89, of Farmington passed away May 7, 2008 at Presbyterian Manor at the age of 89 years. Survived by a brother, Melvin Wigger, sisters, Georgia VanSickle and Bonnie Baird, and Patsy Cox.

FARMINGTON — Lester Gray, 85, of Farmington passed away May 6, 2008. Survivors: wife, Virginia Gray, daughter, Kathy Walden, sons, Larry Gray and Tim Gray, four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren and other relatives and friends.

FARMINGTON — Clara Mae Pogue, 91, of Presbyterian Manor passed away May 9, 2008 at Farmington. She was born July 18, 1916 at Madison County to the late Craddock and Anna Martin Lee. She married the late Addie M. Pogue on April 15, 1933 in St. Francois County.

Marcus Franklin Pinkston of Farmington passed away May 9, 2008 at his residence at the age of 91 years. He was born February 6, 1917, at Ste. Genevieve County, son of the late James T. and Jessie A. (Hughes) Pinkston. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four sisters, Felista Griffin, Opal Sutherland, Hester Parson, and Ruby Pippin, and two brothers, David and Clyde Pinkston.

FARMINGTON — Mary Menge, 78, of Farmington passed away on May 7, 2008.

DESLOGE — Debroah (Debbie) Pettus, 56, of Desloge passed away May 8, 2008 at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born October 9, 1951 in Bonne Terre.

IMPERIAL — Logan Roberds, 3 months, of Imperial passed away April 7, 2008 at his home. Logan was born January 2, 2008 in St. Louis.

BONNE TERRE — Raymond O. Barks, Sr., age 67, of Bonne Terre passed away May 8, 2008 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Festus, MO. He was born August 15, 1941.