Stories from Monday, December 23, 2019

Barbara A. Anderson, 76, of Piedmont, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019 at her residence. There are no services to announce at this time. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com.

Allen Eugene Phillips, 70, of Poplar Bluff passed away on Dec. 20, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Allen was born on June 17, 1949 to the late Allen and Lillian Irene (Short) Phillips in Bloomfield. He married Ella (Ward) Phillips on July 14, 1973...

GREENVILLE — Willard V. Thurston, 97, of Greenville, died Friday, Dec. 20, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29 at the Morrison Funeral Chapel in Greenville. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30 at the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the White Hollow Cemetery...

DEXTER — William Richard ‘Bill’ Jordan, 79, of Batchelor, La., died Dec 18, 2019 at his residence. Visitation and services were Monday, Dec. 23 in Watkins & Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter. Burial was at the Essex Cemetery in Essex with full military honors...

Naomi (Goodrich) Barker passed from this world on Dec. 20, 2019 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Naomi was born on Aug. 9, 1959 in Poplar Bluff. She was preceded in death by her father, BA Goodrich. Naomi is survived by her mother, Dorothy Goodrich; her husband, Paul Barker; two sons, Travis Templemire (Cassie) of Dexter and George Rowland of Springfield; four sisters, Sandra (Jerry) Murphy, Debra (John) Sells, Jenny (Kent) Miller, Penny (Keith) Burson, all of Poplar Bluff and one brother, Bruce (Kellie) Goodrich of Fisk.. ...

Robert Ray Seal, 73, of Des Arc, Mo., died Monday, Dec.16, 2019, at Iron County Medical Center in Pilot Knob, Mo. There are no services to announce. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com.

Poplar Bluff police officers ended a multi-week search early Monday morning when they captured Carlos James Wallace, 30, of the 600 block of Maple Street, following a lengthy pursuit in a stolen vehicle, officers report. “We have been looking for him two or three weeks as part of investigations into shootings in November,” said Poplar Bluff Police Chief Danny Whiteley...

A 43-year-old Malden man became the 54th fatality in Missouri Highway Patrol Troop E Monday. Jared R. Risinger, 43, died when his 1998 Dodge Ram was travelling eastbound and ran off Dunklin County Road 118 at Malden and overturned. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Dunklin County Coroner James Powell at 1.35 a.m...