Abel Brown
A son, Abel John Mitchel, was born to Tyler Duran and Kayla Cherry Brown of Salisbury on July 30, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. He weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces. He has a brother, Aidan TJ, 22 months. Grandparents are Kevin and Laura Brown of Concord, Mike and Rhonda Rakowski of Salisbury, Bo and Sharon Burrell of China Grove and the late Jeffrey Cherry. Great-grandparents are John Mitchel Brown of Salisbury, Joe and Marcia Cherry of Dublin, Ga., and Sam and Nancy Collins and Harold and Rachel Smith, all of Salisbury.Sophia Redding
A daughter, Sophia Grace, was born to Jeffrey Allen and Traci Trimmer Redding of Salisbury on July 13, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. She weighed 9 pounds, 3 ounces. She has three brothers, Archie Lee Fritz IV, 13, Chase Logan Fritz, 10, Jesse Allen Redding, 12, and a sister, Ashlyn Brooke Fritz, 7. Grandparents are Frank and Wanda Trimmer and Phillip and Melinda Redding, all of Salisbury. Great-grandparents are Ruth Trimmer of Richmond,Va. and Lois Walton of Salisbury.
Dierks Rye
A son, Dierks Alan, was born to Brad Cecil and Gina Lentz Rye of Rockwell on July 23, 2009, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces. He has two brothers, Evan, 6, and Nathan, 4. Grandparents are Al and Connie Lentz of Rockwell, and Danny and Shirley Rye of Salisbury. Great-grandparents are Opal and Charles Doby of Rockwell, Jim and Lorraine Lentz of Granite Quarry, and L.C. Rye of Aberdeen, Miss.Rylan Furr
A son, Rylan Triplett, was born to Melissa Secreast Motley and Ryan Michael Furr of Spencer on July 21, 2009, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. He weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces. Grandparents are Roger Secreast of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., Patti Secreast of Spencer and Connie Furr of China Grove. Great-grandparents are Frances Lineberger of Spencer, and William and Verlee Furr of Concord.Taylor Simon
A daughter, Taylor Grace, was born to Christopher Ray and Amanda Douglas Simon of Woodleaf on June 11, 2009, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces. Grandparents are David and Cheryl Douglas of Cleveland and Ray and Thelma Simon of China Grove. Great-grandparents are Tommy and Margaret Douglas of Salisbury.
Kendall Brown
A daughter, Kendall Leah, was born to Kenneth and Brittany Thompson Brown of Mooresville on April 4, 2009, at Lake Norman Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces. She has a brother, Zakari, 5. Grandparents are Jessica Ward of Cleveland, the late Mark Thompson, Wanda Brown of Mooresville, and the late- Kenneth Brown Sr. Great- grandparents are Dan and Joyce Caldwell and Ruth Thompson, both of Mt. Ulla, Ruby Brown of Mooresville, and Unice Wray of Conover.