Births (Published 1/25)

DEXTER - Christopher Micheal and Melanie Rochelle Mills are the parents of their second child, first daughter, born at 4:18 p.m. Dec. 29, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Marci Claire Mills weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and was 18 1/2-inches long.

Mrs. Mills is the former Melanie Gregg, daughter of Dan and Teri Gregg of Dexter and T.J. and Debbie Wilburn of Sikeston.

Mills, son of Mike and Diane Mills of Dudley, is employed by Consolidated Plastics in Bloomfield.

BENTON - Bobbie Jo Worley and Justin Lee Evans are the parents of a daughter, born at 7:12 p.m. Dec. 30, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Hailey Marie Evans weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19 1/2-inches long.

Worley, daughter of Billie and Lee Carmack of Essex and the late Charles Worley, is employed by Havco Wood Products.

Evans is the son of Roy and Mary Beth Evans of Benton.

SIKESTON - Lance and Bobbie Clark are the parents of a son, born at 2:50 p.m. Dec. 30, 2004, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Lance Dee Clark Jr. weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 21-inches long.

Mrs. Clark, daughter of Micheal Duty and Carol Barber, is a cashier.

Clark, son of Susan Clark and Richard Lewis, is self-employed.

ORAN - Clayton Edward and Terry Layne Sauceda are the parents of their first child, a daughter, born at 3:22 a.m. Dec. 30, 2004, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Sierra Madison Sauceda weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and was 18 3/4-inches long.

The former Terry Conley, Mrs. Sauceda is the daughter of Terry Boyers of Morley and William W. Conley of Golconda, Ill. She is employed by Manpower Inc.

Sauceda, son of Juan and Alice Sauceda of Oran, is employed by Procter and Gamble.

CHARLESTON - Shandi Joyce and Nathan DeHaan are the parents of their fourth child, third daughter, born at 2:45 p.m. Dec. 31, 2004, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Chloe Danielle DeHaan weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19 3/4-inches long.

Paternal grandfather is Stephen Carter.