GIDEON JAMES RIDER

RIDER -- Erika and Jeremy Rider and big sister Isabella, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Gideon James Rider.

Gideon was born at 5:36 p.m., on Oct. 4, 2010 at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo.

He weighed 9 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 21 inches in length at birth.

Paternal grandparents are Keith and Cleta Rider, Ohio.

Maternal grandmother is Jacki Provence, Fort Scott.