Stanton Whitener

Melanie Silman Whitener and Stanton Lee Whitener of Howell, Mich., announce the birth of their son, Stanton Lee Whitener, Jr., born May 3, 2006, at Sparrow Medical Center in Lansing, Mich.

He weighed 7 pounds and 13 ounces and was 21 inches long.

He is the grandson of Martha Jane and Claude Whitener of Hayti, Mo., Pat L. Nowell Silman of Kennett and Danny Silman of Portageville, Mo., and the great-grandson of Margie and A.J. Silman and Marie and Robert Nowell all of Portageville.