Jonathon and Jessy Thomas of Sumter, S.C. are happy to announce the birth of their daughter. Joretta Helen Thomas was born at 3:39 p.m. on Monday, June 19, 2017. She weighed eight pounds and was 20 inches long. She was named after two of her great-grandmothers. Jo is the granddaughter of Linda and the late Scott Thomas of Sumter, S.C., and Charles and the late Sherry Lou Anthony of Landrum, S.C. (photo submitted by Jessy Taylor Thomas)