Stories from Tuesday, March 1, 2022

By MARK J. SANDERS Contributing Writer This February, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks celebrated 154 years of community service. Poplar Bluff Elks Lodge Post 2452 is an active steward of this proud American tradition. Donnie Trout serves as “exalted ruler” of the lodge. Despite the grand title, Trout, like all other members, is a volunteer who gives his time and efforts to the community...

DONIPHAN, Mo. — Elvin Bryan Murray, son of Ed Murray and Minnie Marie (Kempf) Murray, was born Oct. 16, 1931, near Doniphan, Missouri. He departed this life Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 in Grandin, Missouri. On Dec. 25, 1965 he was married to Veda Mae McDowell at the Doniphan United Methodist Church. ...

DONIPHAN, Mo. — Patricia Kay Griffin, 80-year-old resident of Doniphan, Missouri, departed this life Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was born Jan. 21, 1942 to the Hardy and Maybell Ruth Whitely Martin. Pat taught in the Doniphan R-I School system. ...

FISK Mo. — Alvin Wade Hobbs, 54, of Bloomfield, Missouri, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022 at M.D. Anderson in Houston, Texas. Mr. Hobbs was born June 13, 1967 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to the late Alvin Oscar and Ethel Louise (Sanders) Hobbs. He is survived by three children: Valerie Hobbs of Poplar Bluff, Dillon Hobbs of Saint Louis, and Taylor Jones of Poplar Bluff; three grandchildren; and six siblings: Coletta Lusk of Broseley, Bruce Hobbs of Dudley, Anna Livesay of Bloomfield, Monica Greuel, Lydia Daniels, and Kimberly Rowland, all of Dexter. ...

A Poplar Bluff man, who is a previously-convicted felon, sits in the Butler County jail facing multiple charges after he led police on a vehicle pursuit early Monday morning and crashed a vehicle into a home. According to a news release from the Poplar Bluff Police Department, Patrolman Matt Kassing came across 36-year-old Richard Matthew Trice while he was seated in the driver’s seat of a vehicle on McKinley Street...

Preparations are underway for the 11th annual UCAN Sarah Jarboe White Walk to be held Saturday, April 30. The walk is one of UCAN’s major fundraisers. The theme this year is Matthew 11:29, which is “Walk with me and work with me — watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.”...