Jayson Pierce

Juliane Hildegard and Jon Jason Pierce of Malden, Mo., announce the birth of their son, Jayson Markus Pierce, born Feb. 10, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center's BirthPlace in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

He weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces and was 20 3/4 inches long.

He is the grandson of Eleonore Pfister of Bamberg, Germany, Robert Pfister of Geidfeld, Germany, Janet Payne and Tommy Payne of Kennett.