Stories from Tuesday, October 31, 2017

GPS mapping of buildings, roads and landmarks for the three-county 9-1-1 addressing project has begun in Doniphan, Ellsinore, Grandin, Greenville, Naylor, Piedmont, Williamsville and Van Buren. Crews from Spatial Data Research (SDR), Inc., the contractor for the project, will be mapping addressed structures, named roads, long driveways, fire hydrants, street signs, water towers, parks, cemeteries, bridges and other landmarks...

Though Halloween comes but once a year, a curiosity for the supernatural is a quality members of Midwest Paranormal share throughout the year. The group has explored allegedly haunted buildings in Downtown Poplar Bluff and said learning about local history is almost as fun as searching for things that go bump in the night...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. - Georgia Mae Rice, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Fairdealing, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 at her residence. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until noon on Tuesday, October 31 at Fowler and Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville. The funeral will follow at noon in the funeral home with Rev. James Gore officiating. Burial will be in the Naylor Memorial Cemetery...

CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Lenora Richardson, 83, of Qulin, passed away Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Richardson, daughter of Willie M. and Ruth Ann Hopkins Arnold, was born Saturday, April 7, 1934 in Campbell...

Cheryl Jean Glass, 52, of Wappapello, Mo. died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017 at her residence. A Celebration of Life was held Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 at the Wappapello Cotrell Funeral Chapel. Rev. Jimmy Bolin officiated. Memorial donation may be made to the family...

Lisa Ann Walker, 58, of Wappapello died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 at her residence. Visitation was held Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017 at Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico. Graveside service was held Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2015 at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Brownville, Ky...

Harley Lou Lou Conner, 3, of Naylor, Mo., died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Services were held Thursday, Oct. 26 at the Fowler Sullivan Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff. Rev. Timothy Schultz officiated.

Brandon Tyler Bennett, 19, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 at his residence. Services were held Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 at the Moore Funeral Service Chapel. Brother Calvin Buhler officiated. Online condolences: www.moorefuneralservice.com...

To the Editor: I am penning this letter about an individual who has done so much for Poplar Bluff and Poplar Bluff sports it is too hard to fathom his good deeds he has accomplished through the years. The person I am speaking of was recently honored on the front page of the Daily American Republic, having a drive named in his honor, "Tom Hoover Way"...

By WALTER E. WILLIAMS I am not nearly so coldhearted and unsympathetic toward the mainstream media as some of my conservative friends, such as Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Chris Plante and Ann Coulter. In fact, my heart goes out to them. ...

Ivan Dewayne Lemons, 66, of Zalma died Sunday, October, 22, 2017 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Services were held Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 at the Morgan Funeral Home in Advance.

Hillview Elementary honor roll students are for the first quarter include: A HONOR ROLL Second Grade: Alicia Barker, Richard Bunton, Landon Burdin, Shane Deaner, Mallory Dicken, Mason Cosgrove, Jace Dodd, Devon Gore, Logan Green, Zimri Hogan, Jacen Litterest, Bailey Rich, Hailey Rich, Paetin Seals, Trenton Sisson, Moriah Stone, Eli Stotts, and Zaine Stull...

DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Henry Eli "Fuzz" Swindle, 92, a veteran of World War II, and resident of Doniphan departed this life Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, at his residence. A member of the greatest generation, he was a man who proudly fought for his country, who proudly stood for the national anthem, a man who believed in working hard to support his family and a man who stressed love and loyalty above all else...

Students earning places on the Puxico Elementary School first quarter honor roll are: Fifth Grade: Eleanore Armstrong, Lanie Benson, McKailee Bishop, Ziyi Boyco, Allie Brawley, Adison Denny, Nathaniel Dumas, Avery Hancock, Raegan Hodges, Chloe Isaac, Perry Isaac, Jaydan Miller, Mason Parsley, Lilly Payne, Laney Porter, Jerrett Powell, Nevaeh Powell, Waylon Powell, Logan Robison, Victoria Skinner, Taylor Thomason, Carson Ward and Scyler Zimmerman...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Rev. Jeff Fails, 50, of Neelyville, died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Aug.9, 1967 in Little Rock, Ark. A resident of Butler County since 1984, he also had lived in Albuquerque, N. M. He was owner-operator of Jeff's Handyman Service...

Two of the East Carter cheerleaders underwent surgery on Tuesday. They put off necessary procedures in order to compete -- and win -- a state championship. One of them is senior Kaley Thies, who tore her ACL in June and tweaked it just before performing the team's championship routine Saturday at the Missouri Cheerleading Coaches Association at the Hearnes Center in Columbia...

During the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery we read an interesting story of a crisis that arose about the lack of water. There were 600,000 men old enough to bear arms besides the women and children. If every man had a wife and two children there would have been 1,800,000 people that needed water to drink and for other needs. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) encourage deer hunters around the state to share their harvests through the state's Share the Harvest program. Administered by MDC and CFM, Share the Harvest coordinates the efforts of thousands of deer hunters, numerous participating meat processors, many local supporting organizations, and a handful of statewide sponsors to help feed hungry Missourians...

With the season opener a day away, Three Rivers coach Jeff Walk is reminded of the recruiting class of 2012 that won a combined 43 games. The freshman trio of Erin Bollmann, Anna Vogt and Macy Wright finished one, two, three in scoring as freshmen. Bollmann and Vogt went on to earn All-American status. The class itself holds a special place in Walk's coaching memories...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. - Georgia Mae Rice, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Fairdealing, Mo., died Saturday, Oct.28, 2017 at her residence. Mrs. Rice was born on April 20, 1933 in Delaplaine, Ark. On July 29, 1957 she married Harrel Rice in Corning, Ark. He preceded her in death on Thursday, March 6, 2008...

From Staff Reports Dusty Stroud will be sworn in as the newest member of the Puxico School Board Thursday, Nov. 9, at the board's regular meeting. Stroud was selected at the October meeting to complete the term of Jerry Wayne Crisel, 75, of Puxico, who died Aug. ...

Join in the Annual Lighted Christmas Parade festivities at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 beginning at the Old John Deere Lot. Any lighted object you can push, pull, ride or drag is welcome. All church groups, organizations (Boy Scouts, Tractor Club, Car Club) etc., business and individuals are invited to place lighted floats in parade. Present and former queens are encouraged to participate...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Absentee balloting is underway for the Nov. 7 Special Election in Stoddard County, with voters to elect a state representative for District 151. Also on the ballot is a request to levy a use tax in Stoddard County. The special election will be the first election in the county under the new Photo Identification (ID) Law in Missouri...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The low bidder for construction of a replacement bridge in Stoddard County was Pace Construction Company in St. Louis, Mo. The Stoddard County Commission opened sealed bids during a recent regular meeting to replace a bridge on County Road 488 (old Highway 60 between Highway F and Dudley)...

You see them at many veterans' funerals. Dressed in military-style uniforms, they fire off their guns in tribute to their deceased comrades in arms. They are the Honor Guard and they have been preforming the solemn ritual in this area for almost 70 years...

From Staff Reports The Tinnin Center Art Gallery at Three Rivers College will continue its 2017-18 season with "Inner Space," an exhibition featuring the works of Minnesotan sculptor Kim Matthews. The exhibition will launch with a free artist lecture by Matthews at noon Friday in Room 108 of the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center on TRC's Poplar Bluff Campus...