Births (published 1-8)

SIKESTON -- Jessica Holmes and Brandon Banks are the parents of their second child, first daughter, born at 10:15 a.m. Nov. 25, 2008, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Anisiah Cherrelle Banks weighed 5 pounds and was 18.75 inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Gloria Holmes and Ivory Blacksure Jr.

Paternal grandparent is Christina Adams-Zavala.

Bye

SIKESTON -- Wes and Christy Bye are the parents of their first child, a son, born at 1:20 p.m. Nov. 26, 2008, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Jackson Myles Bye weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 19.5 inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Curtis and Sharon Spencer.

Paternal grandparents are Bill and Teresa Bye.

Lewis

SIKESTON -- Paula and Donald Lewis are the parents of their fourth child, second son, born at 8:33 a.m. Nov. 27, 2008, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Dillon Damien Lee Lewis weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce and was 19.5 inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Paul Gregory and Savonnda Gregory of Stearns, Ky.

Paternal grandparent is Blanche Sturgeon of Charleston.