Stories from Tuesday, November 12, 2013

By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer Animal Welfare Alliance members and supporters hoped to come another step closer to opening a Butler County no-kill shelter with the group's fifth annual Howling at the Moon benefit Friday night at the Westwood Center...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Missouri Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Pennington commended the "selflessness, honor and courage" of the men and women who have served and are serving in the United States military during the Veterans Day program Monday...

By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer "As long as there are people like you defending what we love, I will be forever grateful from the bottom of my heart. I thank you all." Words like those from sixth grader Sabrina House were the theme of the student-led Qulin Middle School Veterans Day Assembly Monday afternoon...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor Local authorities continue to search for a Poplar Bluff, Mo., man now charged with multiple felonies stemming from a weekend shooting on Apple Street. Bryce Davis, 23, of the 1000 block of Garfield was charged with the felonies of first-degree assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and felon in possession of a firearm by Butler County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Ted Thompson, according to Poplar Bluff Police Chief Danny Whiteley. ...

A local student has received a scholarship as he prepares to join Culver-Stockton's freshman class of fall 2014: Tyler Holmes of Poplar Bluff Senior High School in Poplar Bluff, Mo., has been accepted and awarded the Hilltop Scholarship. Holmes's anticipated major is pre-medicine...

Michael Hayes FISK, Mo. -- Michael Lynn Hayes, 46, of Wappapello, Mo., died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at Wappapello. Mr. Hayes was born Jan. 6, 1967, in Detroit, Mich. He had worked at Rowe Furniture, Nordyne and Mid Continent Nail. He enjoyed working on cars, building models and drawing. He was married to Nikki Michelle Miller. She preceded him in death on Sept. 22, 2013...

Bob Nelson Bob C. Nelson, 81, a lifetime resident of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Bob was born July 31, 1932, to Charles and Gladys Coleman Nelson. On Sept. 9, 1950, he married Ava Butts. Bob owned and operated Ozark Beverage Distributorship and later was a self-employed building contractor. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran and was a member of the Poplar Bluff Blue Lodge 209, 32 degree Scottish Rite, Moolah Temple Shrine, Poplar Bluff Eagles and American Legion Post 153...

Smiley Lawrence GIDEON, Mo. -- Alvis Doyle "Smiley" Lawrence, 65, of Clarkton, Mo., died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, at Gideon Care Center in Gideon, Mo. Visitation began at 11 a.m. today with the funeral service following at 1 p.m. at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Gideon. Burial was in Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton...

Wayver Hawkins MALDEN, Mo. -- Wayver Louise Hawkins, 84, of Malden died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County in Dexter, Mo. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. today at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with burial following in Memorial Park in Malden...

Eva Klenn DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Eva Lena Klenn, 103, lifetime resident of Ripley County, Mo., died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at the Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Mrs. Klenn, daughter of Andrew and Cora (Hufstedler) Randel, was born Aug. 7, 1910, in the Lone Star community of Ripley County. ...

Michael Campbell ANNAPOLIS, Mo. -- Michael A. Campbell, 58, of Annapolis, Mo., died Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, at the Ironton County Hospital. Visitation and funeral services have been moved to Wednesday for Mr. Campbell. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Happy Zion Baptist Church in Annapolis. Funeral services will follow at noon at the church with the Rev. Steve Naff officiating...

Norma Gisi DEXTER, Mo. -- Norma Ann Gisi, 88, of Dexter died Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.

Floy Brinkley PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Floy M. Brinkley, 90, of Piedmont died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at Piedmont. Visitation will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday also at the Piedmont chapel with burial in Mill Spring Cemetery...

Brantlee Pelliccio Baby Brantlee Mikel Pelliccio of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mt. Zion Cemetery with Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff in charge of arrangements...

Helen Merritt FISK, Mo. -- Helen Louise Merritt, 74, formerly of Broseley, Mo., died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, in Dexter, Mo. Helen was born Oct. 7, 1939, the daughter of T.D. and Reba Wood. On Aug. 15, 1970, she married Clinton Merritt. He preceded in death on April 28, 1997...

Sacred Heart School has released the names of students on the "A" and "B" Honor Rolls for the first quarter. "A" Honor Roll 1st Grade: Cohen Ashcraft, Keith Ashcraft, Jackson Beis, Madelyn Cauthen, Hugo Esquivel, Maci Hockersmith, Lilyanna Johnson, Michael Rodriguez, Vanessa Torres and Joshua Wheeler...

Mary Stewart DEXTER, Mo. -- Mary Elizabeth Long Stewart, 84, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Bloomfield First General Baptist Church. A funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. with burial in the Bloomfield Cemetery...

CARUTHERSVILLE -- The Malden Green Wave picked the worst night to have their special teams unit have a rough outing. Malden had two punts go wrong in the first half, a crucial fumble lost on a kick return and then gave up a long punt return for a touchdown in the second half as the top-seeded Caruthersville Tigers won 60-18 Monday night to earn their sixth consecutive MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 title...

Greenville High School has named two students as Student of the Month. Kaci Renee Payne, daughter of George and Beverly Payne of McGee, Mo., has been named Student of the Month. Payne, who is president of Sr. Beta, treasurer of FCCLA, and secretary/treasurer of FBLA, also is a member of the National Honor Society and the Art Club...

Walter Hickey, an eighth grader, has been named Sacred Heart School student of the month for October. He is the son of Tony and Dr. Edie Hickey. He is the big brother of Ben Hickey, a sixth grader at Sacred Heart School. He was nominated because "he thinks of others before himself." He is often seen helping younger students. He volunteers to help teachers and staff with many jobs around the school...

Pregel gets scholarship Joshua Pregel of Bernie, Mo., has received the Residence Life Leadership Award to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year. Pregel is the son of Scott and Michelle Stephens of Bernie. He will be a 2014 graduate of Bernie High School in Bernie...

KIRKWOOD -- It was quite the turnaround for the Jackson football team that lost by 25 points to Vianney in the second week of the season. The Indians shutout the Griffins' offense -- and Iowa commit Markel Smith -- to claim their first district title since 2007...