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Viola Byrd (Obituary ~ 07/11/22)
Viola Ruth Threlkeld Byrd, 99 years, 3 months, and 9 days, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Friday, July 08, 2022, in the comfort of her sister Melva’s home in Piggott, Arkansas. Viola Ruth Threlkeld, a descendant of Sir Lancelot de Threlkeld, Lake District, Cumbria, England, member of the Privy Council of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, was born on March 29, 1923, to Evret Reed Threlkeld, son of Elnora Stalions and Ulie Threlkeld, and Ora Belle Smith, daughter of Winnie Hill and Mack Smith), in Brown, Arkansas, a community near Manila.. ... -
Frances Thomas (Obituary ~ 07/11/22)
FISK, Mo. — Frances Lee Allen Thomas, 78, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri died Friday, July 8, 2022 at her residence, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Mrs. Thomas was born Oct. 25, 1943 in Kensett, Ark., daughter of the late Edgar and Ethel Sills Allen. She had formerly worked at Montgomery Ward until it closed. ... -
Mary Gipson
(Obituary ~ 07/11/22)
Mary Gipson, 99, of Campbell died Sunday, July 10, 2022, at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell.
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Arkansas man arrested for sexual misconduct in Poplar Bluff (Local News ~ 07/11/22)
A Salem, Arkansas, man is in the Butler County jail facing alleged charges of sexual misconduct. Joel W. Griffith, 47, of Salem, Arkansas, was arrested at 8.42 a.m. Friday, in the 3000 block of Oak Grove Road. Griffith was booked on three charges of Sexual Misconduct 1st degree and he was lodged in the Butler County Jail... -
Margaret Gunter (Obituary ~ 07/11/22)
Margaret Gunter, 92, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away July 8, 2022, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Margaret was born on Jan. 11, 1930 to the late William and Hazel (Newton) Howe in Woodriver, Illinois. She married Cecil Herbert Gunter on July 23, 1949. He preceded her in death on Feb. 25, 2021... -
Piranhas swim team prepares for final meet of season with faster times (Community Sports ~ 07/11/22)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — The Poplar Bluff Piranhas swim team tuned up for the Southeast Missouri Swim Conference Championships meet Saturday with swimmers lowering their times. Poplar Bluff finished second as a team behind Farmington 620-568 while River City (428), host Ste. Genevieve (403) and Perryville (401.5) also at the meet Saturday... -
Godwin wins Westwood Hills match play title (Community Sports ~ 07/11/22)
Bobby Godwin won the Westwood Hills Country Club Match Play Championship, beating Brad Thielemier 3 and 2 in the championship match Sunday. Both golfers started the 29-player tournament as the No. 6 seed on their side of the bracket. Godwin won his second-round match on the 21st hole and advanced to the semifinals with a 2 and 1 win before winning 5 and 4 to reach the final...
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