Bernie, Missouri – John Scott and Nicole Danielle Ward-Mathis of Bernie are the proud parents of a baby boy born August 11, 2015 at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Elijah Carroll Lawrence Mathis arrived at 8:54 a.m. weighing 7 lbs., 11 oz., and was 19.75 inches long at birth.

Maternal grandparents are Robert Ward and Jeri Pritchett both of Dexter.

Paternal grandparents are Vernon and June Mathis of Dexter.