Births at Lakeland-Niles

Published 8:58 am Thursday, December 15, 2016

Purucker – McCain
Jessie Purucker and Deryck McCain, of Niles, are the parents to a son, Wyatt Michael McCain born at 9:12 p.m. Nov. 30, 2016.
He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 20 1/4 inches.
He has two siblings: Riley PeGan, 5, and Kendall PeGan, 3.
Maternal grandparents are Tonya Martinez, of Niles.
Paternal grandparents are Dawn and Jeremy Kolberg.

McCuddy – Sweet
Brianna McCuddy and Nathan Sweet, of Dowagiac, are the parents to a daughter, Raelie Sweet, born at 6:28 p.m. Dec. 1, 2016.
She weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 20 inches.
She has one sister: Skylynn Sweet, 2.
Maternal grandparents are Janelle and Stanley McCuddy, of Dowagiac.
Paternal grandparents are Dawn and James Sweet, of Dowagiac.

Bradshaw – Beard
Darnesha Bradshaw and Martell Beard, of Dowagiac, are the parents to a son, Saiyor Beard, born at 4:01 a.m. Dec. 6.
He weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 18 1/2 inches.
He has one brother: Peyton Beard, 4.
Maternal grandparents are Tonya Bradshaw, of Ypsilanti, Michigan and Angelo Bradshaw, of Dowagiac.
Paternal grandparents are Lacey Beard and Jesse Bobbitt, of South Bend, Indiana.
Maternal great-grandparents are Patricia Farrow and the late Tony Farrow, of Dowagiac.
Paternal great-grandparents are Geneva Beard and the late Joe Beard, of South Bend, Indiana.