Stories from Monday, February 25, 2013

NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- William (Bill) Cecil Callow Jr., 62, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Callow was born Oct. 11, 1950 at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. He lived in Hillsboro, Mo., most of his life before moving to Poplar Bluff six years ago. He attended Hillsboro schools. He retired from Chrysler Corp. and later from construction doing drywall...

Dean and Connie Potts of Poplar Bluff, Mo., will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, March 2, 2013, with a celebration from 1-3 p.m., at the Westwood Baptist Church Gymnasium. The couple eloped on March 2, 1963 in Shawneetown, Ill., obtaining their marriage license and getting married all in one day--a Saturday. ...

Rebecca Knee NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Rebecca Carol Knee, 46, of Taylor, Mich., formerly of Reyno, Ark., died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at her home. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Fowler-Sullivan Memorial Chapel at Neelyville, Mo. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be Richwoods Cemetery near Corning, Ark...

Lyle Auld Francis Lyle Auld, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., native of Oakdale, Ill., entered into his heavenly rest on Feb. 21, 2013, at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. Son and fourth child of Ollie Hood and Fanny Watson (McConnell), Lyle was born on Oct. 25, 1929, at the family home in Oakdale, Ill...

Marvin Hackworth Marvin Hackworth, 68, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, at his residence. Marvin was born in Piedmont, Mo., on Aug. 24, 1944, to Everett and Dorothy (Taylor) Hackworth. He attended Clearwater High School. He owned and operated a dump truck for several years after working at Montgomery Ward and Fritt's Service Station. Later he worked for Brown's Limousine and Renzenburber carrying railroad crews...