Samantha Marie Benson Samantha Marie Benson

Peter, Brandy and Caroline Benson of 501 Vernon St., announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Samantha Marie, on Oct. 24, 2009, in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center weighing 7 lbs.

Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Caggiano of Gaffney. Paternal grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. Nord Davis of Gaffney and Mr. and Mrs. Nat Benson Jr. of Charleston.

Maternal great-grandparents are Mr and Mrs. Charles Cole of Gaffney and the late Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Caggiano. Paternal great-grandmother is the late Pauline Wentworth of Canton, Ohio.

Morgan Ahéah Ferguson

Charles and Monica Ferguson of Blacksburg announce the birth of their daughter, Morgan Ahéah, on Sept. 15, 2009, in Piedmont Women’s Center, Rock Hill, weighing 6 lbs. 13 ozs.

Maternal grandparents are Leon and Ruthie Dawkins of Blacksubrg. Paternal grandparents are the late Charles Jones and Dorthy Ferguson of Woodruff.

Morgan Ahéah Ferguson Maternal great-grandparents are the late Charles and Ethel Smith of Rock Hill. Paternal great-grandparents are the late L.C. and Ruth Ferguson of Woodruff.

Jordyn JaKayla Joyner

Dorian and Reginald Joyner, both of Gaffney, announce the birth of their daughter, Jordyn JaKayla Joyner, on Oct. 31, 2009, in Upstate Carolina Medical Center weighing 5 lbs. 5 ozs.

Maternal grandparents are Bessie Degree and Dock Dillard, both of Gaffney. Paternal grandparents are Monica and Michael Leonard and Reginald Hallman, all of Atlanta, Ga.

Paternal great-grandparents are the late Dock Sr. and Edith Dillard of Gaffney and the late Rev. Timothy and Annie M. Cluney of Blacksburg.

Paternal great-grandparents are Elizabeth Joyner of Atlanta, Ga., the late Mary Wells, and Fannie and Moses Leonard of Nashville, Tenn.

Jordyn JaKayla Joyner Misty Dawn Marie Melton

Betty Jo Brown and Donald Melton of Blacksburg announce the birth of their daughter, Misty Dawn Marie Melton, on Nov. 5, 2009, in Upstate Carolina Medical Center weighing 8 lbs. 7 ozs.

Maternal grandparents are William David Brown II of Blacksburg and Margaret Joanne Wylie of Cherryville, N.C. Paternal grandparents are Frank Melton of Blacksburg and Wanda Christensen of Albert Lea, Minn.

Cherysh Ny’Diah Armstrong

Jasmine Pendleton and Gregory Armstrong of Gaffney announce the birth of their daughter, Cherysh Ny’Diah Armstrong, on Nov. 5, 2009, in Upstate Carolina Medical Center weighing 6 lbs. 13 ozs.

Maternal grandparents are Angela Pendleton and McKarios Carpenter. Paternal grandparents are the late Rosa M. Armstrong and Willie Tate.

Maternal great-grandparents are Helen McCarts, Rose Carpenter, the late Jimmy Carpenter and the late Robert “Ross” Foster, all of Gaffney.

Godmother is BreKeema Knuckles.

Julian ZaCorie’z Ervin

Portia Ervin and Zachary Vinson of Gaffney announce the birth of their son, Julian ZaCorie’z Ervin, on Nov. 5, 2009, in Upstate Carolina Medical Center weighing 7 lbs. 5 ozs.

Maternal grandparents are Libby Ervin of Columbia and Fredrick Shippy of Gaffney.