Michael and Stephany (Dyke) Prather of Walton are parents of an 8-pound, 13- ounce son, Grant Michael, born Feb. 24 at St. Vincent Women's Hospital, Indianapolis. Grandparents are Bill and Susie Dyke of Camden and Jack Prather of Logansport. Maternal great-grandmothers are Eleanor Hardy and Theo Dyke, both of Camden.

John and Kim (Shriver) Samorian of 15 E. Clark Place, South Orange, NJ 07079, are parents of a 7- pound, 13-ounce daughter, Emma Joy, born Feb. 25 at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. Maternal grandparents are the late Kenny and Emma Jane Shriver. Paternal grandparents are James Samorian of Rockford, Ill., and Judi Samorian of Balboa, Calif.

Kayla Wood of Lafayette and Ryan Johnson of Delphi are parents of a 7-pound, 5- ounce son, Cason Douglas Wayne Johnson, born March 6 at Home Hospital in Lafayette. Grandparents are Dennis and Tracey Myers of Delphi, Dale Wood of South Carolina, and George and Diane Kerlin of Delphi. Great-grandparents are Raymond and Rosalie Gray of Rockfield and step-greatgrandparents are Joe Dean and Frances Myers of Delphi.