Stories from Monday, December 16, 2019

ELLSINORE — The charges against a Van Buren man, who is accused of hitting and stabbing his mother, are expected to be upgraded after she died of her injuries. An autopsy completed Saturday on Kathryn Hall determined the Ellsinore woman died of blunt force trauma, officials report...

MALDEN — Brenda Ann Atnip, 72, of Gideon, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 at Southeast Healthcare-Dexter. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18 at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. at Bradshaw Chapel in Malden. Burial will be in Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton...

DEXTER — Thomas Allen Crowe, son of the late Cecil and Mildred Patterson Crowe was born Aug. 20, 1928 at Powe, Mo. and passed away at the age of 91, Dec. 14, 2019 at his home in Dexter. Mr Crowe was united in marriage to Nadine Douglas on Sept. 8, 1950. Mrs. Crowe survives of the home in Dexter...

Over 30 joggers came out Saturday morning to help raise funds for the Louie Smith Memorial Fund.

A 21-year-old Williamsville man was seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash at 7 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, on County Road 430, one and one-half miles east of Highway A, in Wayne County. According to the report, Shawn A. Goebel was operating a 1988 Ford pickup westbound when it ran off the right side of the road, struck an embankment and overturned...

City firefighters responded at 5:04 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, to a motor-vehicle crash at 2001 N. Westwood Blvd. _ City firefighters responded at 3.22 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, to a motor-vehicle crash at 110 N. Westwood Blvd. _ City firefighters responded at 6:29 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, to an alarm at Kids Corral Care Center, 2337 N. Main St. It was investigation only...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Larry W. Robins, 37, of Naylor was arrested at 4:23 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of fewer than 10 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia and on a St. Charles County Department of Corrections municipal warrant. He was booked at the Ripley County Sheriff’s Department...

PIEDMONT — Thomas W. Shelton, 57, of Piedmont, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 at the Morrison Funeral Chapel in Piedmont. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18 at the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the Eaton Cemetery...

Helen M. Graham, 87 of Greenville, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Online condolences: www.morrisonfuneral.com

PIEDMONT — Billy Joe Jordan, 60, of Piedmont, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 at the Deckard Family Cemetery near Piedmont. Online condolences: www.morrisonfuneral.com...

PIEDMONT — Alma ‘Imogene’ Parker, 82, of Piedmont, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 at her residence. Visitation will be at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont chapel. The funeral will follow at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 at Victory Baptist Church in Piedmont. Burial will follow at Beulah Baptist Cemetery in Brunot, Mo...

CAMPBELL — Thomas Eugene Arnold, 81, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Campbell, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18 at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. The funeral will be at noon Thursday, Dec. 19 at Landess Chapel with Rev. Jim Pemberton officiating. Burial will be in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...

Five o’clock traffic saw a short interruption Monday evening on Westwood Boulevard, near Walmart Supercenter. Poplar Bluff city firefighters responded to a two-vehicle accident. Minor injuries were reported.

An Ellsinore woman who allegedly escaped custody was arrested Friday night after a pursuit with Butler County deputies.

Poplar Bluff could receive almost $5.8 million to help fund a project to four lane Highway 67 south to the Arkansas state line.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the United Gospel Rescue Mission in Poplar Bluff. Preparations for the holiday dinner began Thursday, said mission executive director Rev. Greg Kirk. While Kirk normally expects 1,100 for dinner at the mission, this year he’s planning for about 1,300 to celebrate the holiday...