Zander Levi Smith was born at 7:41 a.m. on Feb. 10, 2010, at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He weighed 7 pounds and was 19 1/2 inches long. Zander is the son of Courtney Michelle and Brade Matthew Alan Smith of McLeansboro. He has one sibling, Ciera Paydon. Maternal grandparents are Melissa Wellen of Belleville and Melvin Rubenacker of Edgewood. Paternal grandparents are Mark and Ellen Smith of McLeansboro.