Births (Published 10/21)

Adell

SIKESTON - Lori and Paul Adell are the parents of their first child, a daughter, born at 11:06 p.m. Sept. 6, 2007, at St. Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace in Cape Girardeau. Kadison Paige Adell weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 20 inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Wayne and Marilyn Rush of Doniphan.

Paternal grandparents are Armond and Hazel Adell and Patricia Moorhead of Grandview.

Shepherd

BENTON - Brittany Lambert and Roy Shepherd are the parents of their third child, second son, born at 11:43 a.m. Sept. 6, 2007, at St. Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace in Cape Girardeau. Kaden Aaron Shepherd weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 19.25 inches long.

Maternal grandparent is Cathy Ray of Benton.

Maternal grandparents are James and Fern McGuire of Essex and Ray Shepherd of Jonesboro, Ark.