Merritts girl

David and Laura Merritts, of Alabaster, are excited to announce the arrival of Rachael Lynn Merritts, born at Shelby Baptist Medical Center on June 4, 2013, weighing 7 pounds and measuring 20 and three quarters inches long.

Proud grandparents include maternal grandparents, Patsy and Jimmy Thompson, and paternal grandparents, Sylvia Jean and Ron Mahlon Merritts of Altoona, Pa.