Birth announcement: Braxton Ray Thompson

Ashley Shears and Jamie Thompson of Ranson, W.Va., announce the birth of a son, Braxton Ray Thompson, Oct. 6, 2011. Maternal grandparents are Patty Shears of Ranson and Pat Shears of Charles Town, W.Va. Paternal grandparents are Sherry Dodson and Keith Oden of Kearneysville, W.Va., and Jimmy Thompson of Charles Town. Maternal great-grandparents are Dorothy Dillon of Harpers Ferry, W.Va., and Duane Irene Shears of Harpers Ferry.