Stories from Thursday, March 23, 2023

Rev. Frank Everett Gunter, 82, of Poplar Bluff passed away March 11, 2023, at General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell, Missouri. Frank was born July 19,1940, to Van and Janie Gunter in Rives, Missouri. He was preceded in death by wives, Clara Gunter, and Betty Gunter...

Mary Sue Shamblin, 85, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, formerly of Qulin, Missouri, died Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Shamblin was born March 21, 1938, in Qulin, daughter of the late Chester Sylvester and Ethel Iona Rose. She was of the Baptist faith and loved Gospel music. She was married to Ronnie Shamblin. He preceded her in death in 1995...

Charley Wayne Brooks, 68, Malden died Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Plans for the Women Aware Conference Sept. 21 in Poplar Bluff are well on the way, but there still is time for volunteers to become involved. “We’ve already begun planning for the 2023 conference, and we are so excited about some changes and fresh ideas this year,” said conference director Cindy-Lou Morgan of Legacy Marketing...

The T-shirts for the United Cancer Assistance Network’s annual Sarah White Walk Saturday, April 29, are ready to be purchased at the UCAN office. This year’s shirts say “Fear not for I am with you,” from Isaiah 43:5, along with the names of some who have battled cancer, said executive director Melody Chailland. The event began in 2012, and “we started putting names on T-shirts in 2015.”...

The Butler County Resource Council was the recent recipient of the Heartland Moves Grant through the Prevention Research Center at Washington University. According to BCRC Prevention Director Abby Hanners, the grant will allow the council to assist with the designation of community walking groups, as well as advertisement for the program...

The Poplars on the Bluff mini park was created in 2006. On April 1, a group of local citizens will give it a brush up after 17 years of weathering and use. The mini park is located at the Butler County courthouse east parking lot, overlooking the Black River and the Union Pacific railroad line. Volunteers will give everything a fresh coat of paint, repair fencing and pull weeds. Work starts at 8 a.m. and is expected to be completed by 3 p.m...