Special to Iredell Free News

The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births:

OCTOBER 21
♦ A boy, Jair Ezequiel Ventuta Araiza, born to Bertha Ventuta Araiza of Statesville.

OCTOBER 24
♦ A boy, James Perry Reid Jr., born to Perry and Kellie Reid of Statesville.

OCTOBER 25
♦ A girl, Gemma Claire Marshall, born to Caleb and Jessie Marshall of Olin.

OCTOBER 26
♦ A boy, Ivan Alejo, born to Yesenia Aguilar and Ivan Alejo of Statesville.

OCTOBER 28
♦ A boy, George Edward Hesson, born to Jarrod and Maggie Hesson of Statesville.