Kruse Elliott Backman

Dennis and Jamie Backman, Maryville, Missouri, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Kruse Elliott Backman, born May 12, 2015 at 9:39 a.m. at St. Francis Hospital & Health Services in Maryville. He weighed 8 pounds and was 20 ½ inches long. Kruse joins sisters, Andaya, Mylee and a brother, Racyn.

Maternal grandparents are James and Joyce Smith, Maryville.

Paternal grandparents are Dennis and Connie Backman, Maryville, and Linda Backman and Bob Pimofsky, Tehackapi, Calif.

Paternal great-grandmother is Jeanette Palmer, Maryville.