Births
Gavin Charles Pryor
Braiden and Jade Pryor of Vandalia are the parents of a boy born at 8:39 p.m. on Thursday, June 2, 2016, at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham.
Gavin Charles weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 20½ inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Bob Ledbetter and Shelly Ledbetter of Vandalia, and paternal grandparents are Mike and Margie Daniels, and Charlie and Becky Pryor.
Great-grandparents are Larry and Thais Ledbetter, Jerry and Barb Metzdorff, Dave and Donna Goodin, Brenda Burtschi, and Gene and Bev Daniels.
Leeland Earl Wayne Ladner
Kyle and Brittany Ladner of Vandalia are the parents of a boy born at 5:35 p.m. on Monday, May 30, 2016, at HSHS Holy Family Hospital in Greenville.
Leeland Earl Wayne weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 18 ½ inches long.
Uncles are Chris Wright, John Wright and Mikel Wright of Vandalia; and Dustin Myers and C.J. Myers of Keyesport. Aunts are Kati Ladner and Christina Cottingham, both of Vandalia.
Grandparents are Vivian and David Wright of Vandalia, Stephanie and Tobie Myers of Vandalia, and Erik Ladner and Tina Cottingham of Vandalia.
Great-grandparents are Bessie Cole of Vandalia, Brenda Martin of Vandalia, Mary Wright of Plant City, Fla., Tony and Cricket Veditz of Vancouver, Wash., Pete and Kris Weber of Alton, and the late Earl Bedford of Ramsey.
The late Tom and Ruby Martin of Vandalia are great-great-grandparents.
Marion Scott Blankenship
Tyler and Jessica Blankenship of St. Elmo are the parents of a boy born at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham.
Marion Scott weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and was 21 inches long.
She has a brother, Nevaeh Scott, age 6.
Maternal grandparents are Ray “Gomer” and Tina Scott of St. Elmo, and paternal grandparents are Kenneth and Veda Woods of Shelbyville.
Grandparents are the late Marion Blankenship and Ramona Blankenship of St. Elmo, and Rosemary Owen and the late Joe Owen of St. Elmo.
Madeline Grace Neathery
Raymond Dean Neathery and Jenna Sue Shelton of Vandalia are the parents of a girl born at 10:19 p.m. on Sunday, July 3, 2016, at HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield.
Madeline Grace weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces, and was 19 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Lavon Shelton of Brownstown and Karen Tate of Vandalia, and paternal grandparents are Ivan Neathery and Karen Neathery of Mulberry Grove.
Great-grandparents are Gary Tate and Doris Tate of Vandalia, and Jack Kersey and Margaret Kersey of Greenville.
Gavin Charles Pryor
