Stories from Tuesday, November 12, 2019

City firefighters responded at 5:07 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, to a report of a smoke in the 1231 Grand Ave. residence occupied by Charlene Arnold and owned by Stephanie McCain. According to the report, firefighters found light smoke in the residence and found the furnace in the basement was overheating...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 40-year-old Bernie man was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 5 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, on Highway Z, one-quarter of a mile east of County Road 755. According to the report, Justin K. Huffman was operating a 2005 Chevrolet pickup eastbound when it slid off the right side of the road and overturned...

Attention Black Friday shoppers! We are looking for a couple of people willing to divulge their Black Friday shopping strategies for an upcoming holiday article. Do you have a unique way of utilizing the store ads and merchandise layouts? Are you an extreme early bird or do you wait until the crowds thin?...

DONIPHAN — Betty Melba Brooks, 84, of Doniphan, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. A graveside service will be at noon Wednesday, Nov. 13 at Macedonia Cemetery with Jim Kelly officiating.

The Missouri Department of Revenue’s new mobile unit will be in Poplar Bluff from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday to assist customers with tax, motor vehicle and driver licensing questions. The unit will be stationed inside the Family Support Division Resource Center at 1903 Northwood Drive...

MALDEN —Mary Parker, 90, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Malden, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 at Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 at Bradshaw Funeral Homes in Malden. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at River of Life Church in Malden with Bro. Richie Parker and Bro. Gerald Burger officiating. Burial will be in Rosewood Cemetery in Malden...

PUXICO ­— Paula Doublin, 60, of Allen, Texas, formerly of Puxico, passed away Nov. 1, 2019, in Allen, Texas. Paula was born on July 25, 1959, in Poplar Bluff, to Jack and Ruth Doublin of Puxico. Upon graduating from Southeast Missouri State University she moved to Texas and started her career with Southwestern Bell Telephone. During her time with them, she worked in Texas, Missouri and South Africa. Paula retired from AT&T in December 2017 after 35 years of service...

Tammy ‘Tamra’ Sowell, 62, of Poplar Bluff, passed from this life Nov. 11, 2019 at Cedergate Nursing Facility. Tamra is the daughter of Ray and Dorris Sowell of Poplar Bluff. She was a long time member of Green Forest Church of Christ. During her life Tammy’s greatest joy was loving on her 13 nieces and nephews. She loved music, celebrating holidays, visiting with family and church family...

Those looking for community and dinner will be able to find it Tuesday at Poplar Bluff R-I High School.

CAMPBELL —Maggie Jo Umfress, newborn infant, of Campbell, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be from noon - 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21 at the Landess Chapel in Campbell. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the Campbell Cemetery...

Pastor James E. (Jim) Dunn, 75, of Poplar Bluff, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born on May 19, 1944 in Denver, Colo. the son of Jerry Gaugh and Greta Alberta (Root) Dunn. On Dec. 9, 1961 he married Dee Ann Butler in Rock Port, MO. Together they have shared over fifty-seven years of marriage...

By BARBARA ANN HORTON Staff Writer A lot of things in Poplar Bluff have changed in the last 50 years, but one thing has not changed, John Stanard told the group attending the Twin Towers 50th anniversary celebration Tuesday. “That would be the importance to our community of these two 14-story, high-rise apartment towers,” Stanard said. “Thousands of our elderly citizens have been proud to call this place home over those five decades.”...

The Mules Booster Club has named senior, Khelie Spence and junior, Jaden Deaton of Poplar Bluff High School the October athletes of the month. Shown presenting Spence, left and Deaton, center, awards is Booster Club Vice President Brian Taylor.