Stories from Friday, September 27, 2019

PIEDMONT — A faith-based recovery group recently held a retreat in Wayne County as part of an effort to help participants develop stronger bonds with others in recovery. Celebrate Recovery held worship services where ministry leaders shared testimonies of how Jesus, along with the steps and principles of Celebrate Recovery, helped them recover from past hurts, habits and hang ups during an event at Eagle Sky, according to a press release...

PUXICO — Leigh Fredrickson is a name synonymous with wildlife management, and in particular, wetland management, across North America. So important and respected was his decades of research that in 2018, he was recognized by The Wildlife Society, earning its annual Aldo Leupold Memorial Award...

A candidate has entered the race for the District 153 seat that will be vacated in 2021 by Rep. Jeff Shawan of Poplar Bluff. Local businessman Darrell Atchison of Williamsville says he will seek the office in the August 2020 primary. Shawan is not seeking re-election...

ELLSINORE — Charles Edward Crowley, 77, died Sept. 23, 2019 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center iin Poplar Bluff. A visitation will be held on Friday, Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellsinore with the funeral services being held on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. in the funeral home chapel.

The students of the Black Belt Academy in Poplar Bluff recently competed at the ATA World Expo in Little Rock, Ark.

GREENVILLE — A McGee teenager was ordered to stand trial Friday morning for the October shooting death of his younger brother who was killed during the “mother of all arguments.” Accompanied by his attorney, Jordan Cantoni with the Public Defender’s Office, Williem Taylor appeared before Associate Circuit Judge Christina Kime for a preliminary hearing on the Class A felony of first-degree murder and the unclassified felony of armed criminal action...

FISK, Lois 'Molly' Evans Hildrich, 74, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Sept. 25. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. Funeral services will follow at 3 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Jason Daves of Moberly, Mo. officiating.

Shelby Glenn Blades, 79, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29 at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Fr. Daniel Robles officiating. Burial with full military honors will be held at noon at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...

A few years ago, I came back to my hometown after being gone for decades. I was visiting some family members I dearly love, when they gently scolded me for having left my family there in search of other adventures. Now, God offered me an opportunity to teach at a college that I had attended when I was 18 years old. It was a dream come true, and a chance to come back home, at least for a little while, to catch up with family and help with anything that I could...

NEELYVILLE — Alvin Isom, 94, formerly of Neelyville, died Sept. 26, 2019. Visitation will be at noon Monday, Sept. 30 at Fowler & Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home. Burial will be in the Naylor Memorial Cemetery...

GREENVILLE —Rosie ‘Polly’ Pennington, 69 of Greenville, died Sept. 21, 2019. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at Kirkpatrick Cemetery in Greenville. Per the family’s request donations may be made to a church of your choice. Online condolences can be made at www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

Mary Ann Quinn, 62, of Poplar Bluff, died Sept. 21, 2019 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. The family is planning a memorial service at a later date. Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff is in charge of arrangements.

Blanche Aline Vincent, 85, of Poplar Bluff and formerly of Jonesboro, Ark., died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 at the Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff, Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of the service Monday, Sept. 30 in the chapel at Moore Funeral Service, 1100 Iron Bridge Road, Poplar Bluff. Funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. with Bro. Steve Proctor and Terry Kimbrow officiating.

Jessica Lynn Chaney, 38, of the 400 block of Vaden Street was arrested at 3:28 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in the 800 block of Valley Street on a warrant for parole violation on an original drug offense, a municipal failure to appear warrant for larceny and delivery/possession of a controlled substance in a correctional facility. She was booked at the Butler County jail.

City firefighters responded 12:41 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, to a report of a structure fire at 616 Kinzer St. According to the report, firefighters found smoke coming from a vacant, two-story wood frame house. Upon entering the home, firefighters found a fire had been set in the living room and used 200 gallons of water to put it out.

Sherman and Virginia Thomas, of Broseley, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary in October. The couple were married on Oct. 24, 1959 at the Elk General Baptist Church in Broseley. The Thomases have two children, Vickie Niva and Cynthia Smith; six grandchildren, Julian Pearson III, Nautosha Pearson Bellers, Heather Pearson Bruton, Dustin Pearson, Lakesha Cook and Derrick Cook and eight great-grandchildren, Evie Pearson, Noah Pearson, Elsie Pearson, Leighton Bellers, Reed Bellers, Harper Bruton, Hope Cook and Matthew Cook.. ...

James Loyd and Justyce Allison, of Bonne Terre, Missouri, announce the birth of their son, Graham Parker Loyd, born on Sept. 9, 2019, at Parkland Health Center in Farmington, Missouri. He weighed 7-pounds, 5-ounces and was 19.5 inches long. Grandparents are Michael L. Allison Sr. and Suzanne Burns; Cecilia Southeren; Eddie Loyd; Mindy and Wayne Sanders...