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Crib Note – Charlotte Opal Thompson

Maigan and Hayes Thompson of Nashville, Tennessee, welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Charlotte Opal Thompson, on September 9th. She weighed seven pounds, five ounces, and was 21 inches long. Charlotte has blue eyes and brown hair. Her delighted grandparents are Barb and Webster Thompson of Our Town and Diane and Ron Shanks of Delano, Tennessee. Charlotte’s great-grandparents are Prudence Thompson of Overland Park, the late Mr. Hoyt Thompson, Mrs. Albert Watkins, Jr., of Delano, Tennessee, and the late Mr. Watkins, Mrs. Kenneth Shanks of Dixon, Tennessee, and the late Mr. Shanks, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Farmer. Charlotte’s very proud aunt is Prudence Thompson.

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