Stories from Thursday, March 31, 2022

Hazel V. Kinder, 97, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away on March 26, 2022, at her home in Poplar Bluff. Hazel was born on Feb. 16, 1925, to John Washington and Maggie Lee (Finch) McPherson in Holland, Arkansas. She married William (Vernon) Kinder in England, Arkansas...

Hazel V. Kinder, 97, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away on March 26, 2022, at her home in Poplar Bluff. Hazel was born on Feb. 16, 1925, to John Washington and Maggie Lee (Finch) McPherson in Holland, Arkansas. She married William (Vernon) Kinder in England, Arkansas...

Connie Johnston, daughter of the late Medford and Ruby Bennett, was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on Dec. 3, 1942, and left this earth while residing at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 79. Connie had lived in the Poplar Bluff and Puxico area all of her life. ...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Theresa Ann “Croy” Fleming, 57, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri sadly departed this life on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Theresa was born on July 7, 1964 at St. Louis, Missouri. She was a member of Church on the Rock, Sikeston, Missouri and worked as a tow boat cook with ADM. She so loved to attend church and spend time with her daughters and grandchildren. She also enjoyed reading and researching the Bible and gardening and planting her rose bush...

WILLIAMSVILLE, Mo. — Mildred Eads, 92, of Williamsville died Monday, March 28. Visitation is at 11 a.m., Friday, April 1, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Williamsville Chapel. Funeral service will follow at 1 p.m., also in the Williamsville Chapel. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Williamsville...

Christine Michelle Jones, 47, passed away Friday, March 25, 2022, at her residence. Christine was a life-long resident of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was born Jan. 28, 1975 to Jack Albert Gidney of Park Hills, Missouri, and Rose (Bilskey) Fuller of Poplar Bluff...

DONIPHAN, Mo. — Beverly Ann Drane, 76, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, departed this life Monday, March 28, 2022. She was born Nov. 23, 1945 in Doniphan, Missouri, to A.H. “Doc” and Molly Francis (Ponder) Roberts. Beverly worked for and retired from the accounting firm Kraft, Miles, and Tatum. ...

SEMO United, a seventh grade AAU traveling basketball team, recently placed first at the Missouri Middle School State Basketball Championship in Columbia, Mo. going undefeated. Pictured are, from left, (front row) Ty’Riquis Campbell (Steele), Will Guethle (Dexter), Jude Harmon (Metropolis, Ill.), LeDon Webb (Poplar Bluff), (back row) Assistant Coach KC Gilmer, Lajayvion White (Richland), Colt Clifford (Poplar Bluff), Sammy Durden (Poplar Bluff), Nicolai Sohahong-Kombet (Poplar Bluff), Langston Werneck (Dexter) and Head Coach Don Webb.. ...

The Mules Booster Club recently named Addison Kirkman and Lucas Robertson the Poplar Bluff High School February Athletes of the Month. Robertson, a junior wrestler, finished the season with a record of 44-8, with 26 pins. He placed fifth in the state championship tournament, was SEMO Conference runner-up, and landed third in the district...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Eric N. Lambert, 43, of Poplar Bluff was booked at the Butler County jail Wednesday, March 30, on a warrant for possession of a controlled substance. John A. Simmons, 42, of Naylor was booked at the Butler County jail Thursday, March 31, on a warrant for a parole violation...