Townsend birth

Tabitha and Steven Townsend, of Houstonia, became the parents of a son, Brock Andrew, born Dec. 7, 2011, at Bothwell Regional Health Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces. The maternal grandparents are Rhonda Ahern, of Hughesville, and Joe Poncy, of Knob Noster. The maternal stepgrandparents are Nate Ahern, of Hughesville, and Billie Poncy, of Knob Noster. The maternal great-grandparents are Mary and Bill Morris, of Ottumwa, Iowa. The paternal grandparents are Marcia Freeman, of Sedalia, and Gary Townsend, of Grain Valley. The paternal stepgrandparent is Art Freeman, of Sedalia.