Matt and Kayla Westerman, Piqua, announce the birth of a son, Karter Dean, born Oct. 28, 2011, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. He weighed 9 pounds and was 21 3/4 inches long. He joins sisters, Anna, 9, and Gracie, 6.
Maternal grandparents are Tim and Virginia Wools, Iola, and David and Joelen Owens, Neosho Rapids, and paternal grandparents are Daryl and Judy Westerman, Piqua. Great-grandparents are Dale D. and Virginia Sandlin, Iola, Sheldon and Ruth Caudell, Colony, and Bill and Charlotte Owens, Humboldt. His great-great-grandmothers are Thelma Manbeck and Ruby Owens, Iola.