Sparks birth

Tisha and Justin Sparks, of Sedalia, became the parents of a daughter, Vaida Mabel, born Oct. 24, 2011, at University of Missouri Children’s Hospital in Columbia. She weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces. The maternal grandparents are Kathy Carpenter and the late Tom Carpenter. The maternal great-grandparents are Wanda and Wesley Riesland. The paternal grandfather and stepgrandmother are Chris and Michele Sparks. The paternal grandmother and stepgrandfather are Terry and Terry Marcum. The paternal great-grandmother is Betty Fore. The paternal great-great-grandmother is Marie Reed.