Stories from Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce that Scott Gard, MD, FACS, is accepting new patients and established office visits at Saint Francis Clinic Poplar Bluff effective July 8. Gard will be traveling to Poplar Bluff on the second and fourth Thursday of each month to expand his vascular and endovascular services to patients in the region. To schedule an appointment, please call Cape Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at 573-331- 3155...

Gladys Ruth Drake, age 77, passed away July 2, 2021, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was born January 7, 1944 in Dexter, Missouri, daughter of the late Jessie Johns and Betty Blankinship Johns. Gladys was a member of Canalou Baptist Church and had worked as an EMT in Sikeston for many years before retiring...

CAMPBELL — Rocky Hill Cemetery in Campbell is more than a burial ground; it is a living link to Missouri’s past and a testament to the families who settled here two centuries ago. Mary Lou Hill, a lifelong Campbell resident, is the volunteer caretaker of the cemetery, taking on the responsibility from her uncle, Bud Miller, when he passed away in 2006...

WAPPAPELLO — A 43-year-old man died Saturday afternoon after an incident at Wappapello Lake. According to the report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Danny K. Braswell, 48, of Dittmer, Missouri, was operating a 2004 Suntracker boat southbound on Wappapello Lake near Sundowner when his passenger, 43-year-old Bo S. Boswell of Wappapello, left the boat...

The Poplar Bluff R-1 School District will host a special “Test Drive a School Bus” event from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, July 10, at the Poplar Bluff Middle School, located at 1300 Victory Lane. The event will give attendees an opportunity to experience what it’s like to sit in the driver’s seat and operate a school bus with a qualified trainer by their side...

BSeven area residents were injured, three seriously, in a trio of accidents Monday and Tuesday on area highways. The first accident happened Monday morning, when a 20-year-old Poplar Bluff man suffered serious injuries in a one-vehicle accident at 8 a.m. in Stoddard County on Highway C, two miles west of Advance...

James Leamon Robertson, 71, of Poplar Bluff, passed away July 4, 2021, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. James was born July 3, 1950, to Leoler and Christine (McBride) Robertson. James was the President and Owner of Joe’s Bridge and Grading Inc...

Lillie Mae (Gowen) Raybern, aged 81, passed away of natural causes on July 2nd, 2021 at NHC-Desloge in Desloge, Missouri. Lillie Mae, named for her father’s mother, was born April 14, 1940 at home in the Township of Coon Island, Butler County, Missouri. ...

Top three finishers per division from Saturday. OVERALL MALE: James Zimmerman, 19 minutes 46.8 seconds; MEN 18-34: Division: Brad Burdin; Derek Spencer; Terry Scudder; MEN 35-54: James Zimmerman; Jared Hicks; Mickey Wilkerson; MEN 55-OLDER: Clark Allen; Rick Wilson...

Mary Sue Heaton, 77, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away July 4, 2021 in the St. Claire Hospital at Fenton, Missouri. She was born August 21, 1043 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri to Monroe ‘Pete’ Davis and Virginia Seely Davis. On May 19, 1961 She was married to Jack Heaton, at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He survives...

Poplar Bluff Fire Department Chief Ralph Stucker has announced his retirement, effective Aug. 1. Stucker submitted a letter June 8 to the city announcing his intention to retire. The city is expected to post the open position Wednesday. Stucker has been with the PBFD since March 1995, and became chief in January 2008 at the age of 43. He’s been a firefighter for more than 30 years...

Two Poplar Bluff men will face sentencing in August after they were found guilty on consecutive days last week by Butler County juries. Adam Rivers, 38, was found guilty Wednesday, June 30, on the offense of possession of a controlled substance, according to Butler County Prosecutor Kacey Proctor...

Monday’s Games CIVIC LEAGUE Shoe Carnival vs. Sterling Bank, no report Smith & Sons 5, Haffy’s 3 Innovative Ortho. 5, Boss Squad 0 LITTLE LEAGUE Focus Therapy 8, S2 Concrete 7 Saylors Vipers 7, Ozark Total 5 Century Twenty-One 16, R&T Auto 1 PONY LEAGUE...