Birth announcement
Thomas and Melissa Benedict of Cedar Falls are the proud parents of a son, Cooper Thomas, born on December 29, 2016.
He weighed 9 lbs. 4.3 oz. and was 21 ½ inches long.
His grandparents are Anita and Roger Benedict, Monticello, Marilyn Merten, Spencer, and Dave Merten, Spencer.
Great-grandmothers are Bonnie Lyon, Center Junction, and Lillian Hackney, Cedar Rapids.