Stories from Monday, March 25, 2019

FISK, Mo. — Ed Buttrey, 92, of Fisk, died Friday, March 22, 2019 at Winchester Nursing Facility in Bernie, Mo. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Jim Sanders officiating. Burial will be in Malden Memorial Park Cemetery at Malden, Mo. Condolences: www.whitesandersfuneralhome.com

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Gloria Fay Pritchard, 74, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away March 22, 2019 in the Manor at Poplar Bluff. Visitation for Gloria was Sunday, March 24 at the Fowler and Sons Funeral Home of Neelyville. The funeral followed in the chapel. Burial was in the Antioch Cemetery near Oxly, Mo. Donnie Fowler officiated.

By RICHARD STEPHENS JR. Carter County Sheriff As the anniversary of the historic flooring which ravaged Carter County and much of Missouri rapidly approaches, the actions of so many, throughout that time, fill my mind. The feelings of awe and overwhelming appreciation can sparsely leave my thought patterns as I consider what a few have done to better the situation of many...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System welcomes Nurse Practitioner Candace Kirkpatrick to Saint Francis Medical Center’s Emergency and Trauma Center. She is certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners for Family Nurse Practi-tioner and American Nurses Credentialing Center for Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practi-tioner...

ELLSINORE, Mo. — Vernon Edward Highley,74, of Ellsinore, died Friday, March 22, 2019 at Parkland Health Care in Farmington, Mo. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 28 at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellsinore with the funeral following at noon in the funeral home chapel. Rev. Tom Wilder will officiate. Burial will be in the Joplin-New Hope Cemetery in Ellsinore. Online condolences: www.mcspaddenfh.com...

FISK, Mo. — Larry Ray Pritchett Sr., age 79, of Broseley, Mo., died Sunday, March 24, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 28 in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Kevin Murray and Rev. Jim Sanders officiating. Burial will be in Brown Chapel Cemetery in Broseley.

DEXTER, Mo. — Louis Dean Borders, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo.,died Sunday, March 24, 2019 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be after 11 a.m. Thursday, March 28 until time of services at 1 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter with Scott Wilkerson of Poplar Bluff officiating...

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. —With a cool breeze blowing and the ringing of chainsaws echoing through the air at Redman Creek, Wappapello Lake’s recreation season kicked off Saturday with the fourth annual Wappapello Woodlands Expo, bringing competitors and spectators from near and far...

SALEM, Mo. — A Poplar Bluff man continues to be held on a $1 million cash bond after his recent arrest in Dent County on child pornography and sexual exploitation charges. Marvin T. Stephens of the 1600 block of Cross Street appeared Thursday before Associate Circuit Judge Nathan Kelsaw, who formally arraigned Stephens and read the charges to him...

PIEDMONT, Mo. — Arthur M. Spiroff, 85, of Piedmont, died Monday, March 25, 2019 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 at the Morrison Funeral Chapel in Piedmont. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the New Liberty Cemetery near Piedmont.

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Albert 'Bucky' Cevera Andrews died Friday, March 22, 2019. Visitation will be on Thursday March 28 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home. The funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in the Old Oak Hill Cemetery in Butler County.

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at the funeral home chapel. Burial in Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Clarkton, Mo. Online condolences: www.bradshawfh.com .

Lisa Gresham Huettel recently won the 2019 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award by connecting with her students, much like her Poplar Bluff High School teachers did with her. This international award, given yearly since 1990, honors a single individual’s inspirational teaching of undergraduate students in IEEE’s fields of interest, including electrical and computer sciences, engineering, and related disciplines. ...

City firefighters responded at 12:50 a.m. Monday, March 25, to an alarm at the Black River Coliseum, 301 S. Fifth St. It was investigation only. ———— City firefighters responded at 10:27 a.m. Sunday, March 24, to a report of smoke in the 624 Kinzer St. building owned by Ray Robertson...

DEXTER — The last of Amanda Long’s three children graduated from Dexter R-XI in 2014. She attended a public meeting Monday on a proposed $15 million bond measure as a community member and business owner. Long wanted to understand the ballot measure that goes before voters April 2, and be able to explain it to others...