Carson Alexander Parker

Tiffany Ann McFarland and Kristopher Dean Parker of Kennett announce the birth of their son, Carson Alexander Parker, born at 10:42, Oct. 16, 2004, at Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

He weighed 3 pounds and 13 ounces and was 17 3/4 inches long.

He is the grandson of Jerris Raines and the late Kenneth Raines of Paragould, Ark.