Stories from Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Dorothy Jane Marble Davidson, an avid traveler, left Poplar Bluff for her last grand adventure on Saturday, March 26, 2022. She was born Oct. 13, 1922, to Lee B. Marble and Dorothy Rebecca Smith in Portland, Arkansas. Due to the death of her parents at an early age, her maternal grandparents Dr. Robert L. Smith and Gertrude Munday Smith became her legal guardians. She was much loved and grew up in their family home in Russellville, Arkansas...

Blakeney James Kearbey, 24, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022. Blakeney was born Aug. 19, 1997, to Curtis Melton and Brandy Kearbey in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Cotrell Willow Ridge Funeral & Cremation Services. Funeral service will follow beginning at 4 p.m. with Pastor Jason Jordan officiating...

QULIN, Mo. — Dimitri Jessie Dawayne Aden was born into the arms of his loving mommy, Kadye Aden, Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. He returned into the arms of Jesus Sunday, April 10, 2022. Dimitri had big brown eyes, a beautiful smile, and dimples like his Aunt Lucinda. ...

Clarence James “Jim” Faraone, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 11, 2022 at his residence in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Faraone was born Sept. 20, 1937 in Williamsville, Missouri to the late Santo and Josie (Chatman) Faraone. He was a member of Fellowship General Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff. He had served in the National Guard Army Reserve. He was blessed with three children...

A Poplar Bluff man sits in the Butler County jail after he allegedly engaged in sexual contact with a 13-year-old girl. Lee A. Abraham, 53, of the 600 block of Maple Street is charged with two unclassified felony counts of statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy with a person less than 14 years of age...

Friday, April 8, was an unseasonably chilly day, but Mayor Steve Davis and Park Department horticulturist Murray Hammond braved the freezing temperatures to present Poplar Bluff’s new certification in urban forestry during a gathering at Whiteley Park...

Members of law enforcement have confirmed that one individual died Monday night in the area of Highway 60, close to the Carter County border. Emergency responders received numerous 911 calls starting around 6:30 p.m. by individuals in the area, said Wes Popp, Butler County Sheriff’s Department chief deputy...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Rodney DeWayne Calhoun, 55, of Qulin was booked at the Butler County jail Monday, April 11, on a warrant for felony possession of a firearm. _ Jennifer Lynn Goodwin, 40, of Poplar Bluff was booked at the Butler County jail Monday, April 11, on a warrant for stealing. He later was released...