Stories from Thursday, September 2, 2021

Charles Everett Chatman, 79, of Winter Haven, Florida went to his eternal home in Heaven Aug. 29, 2021. Born Sept. 11, 1941, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to Alden Chatman and Lucille (Lynch) Chatman, Charles leaves behind his siblings, Leroy (Helen) Chatman of Poplar Bluff, Raymond (Betty) Chatman of Strafford, Missouri; Wanda (Curtis) Dicken of Poplar Bluff, and Verna Anson, who was raised as a sister, of Poplar Bluff...

A 36-year-old Naylor man was arrested Sunday, Aug. 29, and booked on charges of second-degree assault and first-degree property damage into the Butler County jail. Ronald Wilson was identified as the suspected driver of a silver Hyundai, which allegedly chased and rammed another vehicle south of Poplar Bluff into the Walmart Supercenter parking lot...

FISK, Mo. — Ray Loyd, 78, of Wright City, Missouri, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 at Woodland Manor Nursing Center in Arnold, Missouri. Mr. Loyd was born Oct. 6, 1942 in Fisk, Missouri, son of the late Ted and Ida Loyd. He is survived by two children: Vincent and Tammy Loyd, both of Wentzville, Missouri; one brother, Kenneth Loyd of Barnhart, Missouri; two sisters:  Mary Beyer of Dupo, Illinois, and Christine Aydelott of Caruthersville, Missouri, and three grandchildren...

DONIPHAN, Mo. — James Wayman Sullivan, Jr., 64, of Ellsinore, Missouri, departed this life Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born Aug. 23, 1957 in Gideon, Missouri to the late James Sullivan, Sr. and the late Lillie (Smith) Sullivan...

Poplar Bluff officials hope a $1.5 million grant will provide infrastructure improvements that would make an industrial site more attractive to potential employers. The city is seeking the money from a Community Development Block Grant, for a 100% grant-funded project, said City Manager Matt Winters...

Crews spent Wednesday and Thursday completing the final reflective paint striping on a new runway at the Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport. The work was completed by Tramar Contracting of St. Charles, said airport manager Gary Pride. This marks the end of Phase 1 of construction, he said...

MALDEN, Mo. — Barbara Ellen Bradfield, the daughter of the late Earl Brown and Pansy Lucille Jones Hicks, was born Feb. 1, 1938, in Gideon, Missouri. She worked at Brown Shoe Co., in Bernie, Missouri, until its closing. She later worked at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell, Missouri ...

Taking care of yourself may take more effort than you expect. If you need guidance, consider attending the Taking Care of You program being offered by the University of Missouri Butler County Extension. The sessions will offer practical strategies for dealing with stress and life challenges...

The Three Rivers College Championship College Rodeo, presented by Farm Credit Southeast Missouri, will be held Oct. 14-16. The event co-hosted by the Sikeston Jaycees, will be held at the Art Saunders Arena at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo grounds...

Jamal S. Clayborne, 34, of the 1500 block of Meadow was arrested at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 3100 Oak Grove Road on failure to appear warrants for weapon possession, dangerous drugs and trespassing as well as a warrant for possession of amphetamine. He was booked at the Butler County jail...