Claire Elizabeth Linton

Todd and Angie Linton of Springfield, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Claire Elizabeth Linton, born on March 11, 2004, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Mo.

She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long.

She is the granddaughter of Danny and Carol Pigmon of Kennett and Bill Harrell of Arlington, Indiana, and Bobby and Judy Linton of Springfield.

She is the great granddaughter of the late Virgil and Avis Sikes, the late William and Ernestine Harrell, Hallie Pigmon, Wilma Hardiman and the late Tommy Hardiman and Robert Linton and the late Lucy Linton.

She was welcomed home by a brother, Austin Linton and a sister, Abbey Linton.