Stories from Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Jimmy Lidell Rayburn, 70, of Poplar Bluff passed away on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Mississippi. He was born on Nov. 23, 1951, to William and Vivian Rayburn in Greenwood, Mississippi. Jimmy grew up in Greenwood and graduated from Greenwood High School and obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Delta State University. ...

The Voluntary Services Department at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center believes music is therapeutic, and its Whole Health Team is looking for volunteers and donors for its new “Guitars for Veterans” program. The organization is preparing to hold six-week guitar lessons for veterans and is looking for guitar donations and instructors...

Melba Louise Lourance, 76, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Dec. 5, 2021, at her home. Melba was born Aug. 10, 1945, to Kenneth and Dorothy (Stucker) in Poplar Bluff. She married Clyne Lourance Oct. 19, 1974, at Cane Creek Church in Poplar Bluff...

John Deal Holland, much loved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. John was born on Sept. 1, 1937, in Poplar Bluff, to Earnest Rudolph Holland and Alphia Emma Holland. He was an only child and besides a short time living on naval stations during his father’s WWII deployments, he grew up in Poplar Bluff on the corner of Maud and Ninth street, playing sand lot baseball in Ferguson Grove. ...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT George D. Allensworth, 33, of Fisk was booked Monday, Dec. 6, at the Butler County jail on suspicion of stealing and first-degree tampering. _ Shyenne D. Stevens, 28, of the 600 block of Cherry Street was booked Monday, Dec. 6, at the Butler County jail on a failure to appear warrant for stealing...

One Poplar Bluff City Council seat and a handful of school board seats are already seeing a contest. Election filing opened Tuesday for municipal and school board races and continues until Dec. 28. City Council The terms of Ward 1 council member Lisa Parson and Ward 3 council member Barbara Ann Horton are expiring...

A Poplar Bluff, Missouri, woman received the Stevinson Award, the most prestigious honor given by the Missouri Rehabilitation Association. Kathie Kearbey was surprised Tuesday at the Independent Living Center of Southeast Missouri by coworkers from across southern Missouri...