Ava Keris Basinger was born July 15, 2014 at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center. She weighed 7 lbs. She joins her parents, Ashley and Kerry Basinger and 6-year-old big sister, Kaitlyn Alyzabeth, in Salisbury.
Ava is the granddaughter of Phil Black of Charlotte, Jane Black of Concord and Kelly and Beryl Simpson of Salisbury. Her great-grandparents are David and Sylvia Bryan of Salisbury, Don Smith of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Patricia Smith of Salisbury, Ruby Simpson of Salisbury and Perry Basinger of Gold Hill.