Sergeant Chad A. Fordyce, United States Marine Corps, and Tuanette A. Jeffries announce the birth of their first child, a son, at 8:36 p.m. on May 7, 1999, at Liberty Hospital. Taran Orion weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 20 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Randall and Darlene Jeffries of McFall. Paternal grandparents are Michele and Pat Sharp of Liberty and Harold and Candice Fordyce of Bethany. Maternal great- grandparents are Jones and Clarene Mason of Mulvane, Kan. Paternal great-grandparents are Patricia and Harold Goepferich, Dub Gentry and Christine Fordyce, all of Bethany, and Paul and Venita Jennings of Grant City.
The couple is getting to know the new arrival in their North Kansas City home at 4117 N. Wheeling, Kansas City, 64117. Chad is a former Bethany resident and 1992 graduate of South Harrison. Tuanette is a former Pattonsburg resident and 1994 graduate of Pattonsburg.
