Stories from Monday, September 22, 2014

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Harps will open its 76th food store at 1301 Shelby Road in Poplar Bluff, Mo., at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24. This will be the 11th location in Missouri for the company, which also operates stores in Northern and Central Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma. This store is one of several new Harps stores to be opening in the upcoming months. Harps has plans for 20 new stores in the next three to four years...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer In what has become one of the area's and the nation's biggest student-led Christian events, people from all denominations will come together at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fred M. Morrow Stadium for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes' (FCA) seventh annual Fields of Faith...

By BARBARA ANN HORTON News Editor The luminaries lighting the Black River Coliseum driveway Friday night at the Butler County Relay for Life reflect the victories of cancer patients who survived their battles and cherished memory of those who fought but lost...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Forever etched in Jeff Shawan's mind is the moment emergency workers recovered the body a child who drown last year in eastern Butler County. The tragic accident added an emotional toll to his job as county emergency management director. One which Shawan never expected when he officially took over in January 2013...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer In Doniphan, Mo., a flourishing community garden has replaced barren ground in a neighborhood emptied by flood buyouts. In Poplar Bluff, Mo., elementary students walked more than 17,000 miles on a new track built in an effort to keep youth moving...

Arrow D. Peters BRUNSWICK, Mo. -- Arrow Danford Peters, 94, of Brunswick, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 at the Brunswick Nursing Home. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday Elliott Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, with Rev. Jonathan Rice and Rev. Bill Gamber officiating...

William Clark ST. CHARLES, Mo.--William M. "Bill" Clark, 77, of St. Charles, died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Stygar Mid Rivers Funeral Home & Crematory in St. Charles. Funeral will at 9:15 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Celebration of Mass will at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Cottleville, Mo. Burial will be in St. Charles Memorial Gardens Cemetery in St. Charles...

Richard Hart DEXTER, Mo. -- Richard Hart, 74, of Essex, Mo., died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 at his residence. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Graveside services will be conducted at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at 1 p.m. ...

Gary Blanchard MALDEN, Mo. -- Gary David Blanchard, 64, of Malden, Mo., died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Dexter, Mo. Visitation will begin at noon Monday in the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral will be at 2 p.m Monday in the funeral home chapel...

Darlene Suter Darlene Ann (Novak) Suter of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colo. Born Feb. 7, in Morehouse, Mo., to the late Adam and Ruby (nee Dixon) Novak, Darlene was retired and lived with her husband on their farm near Stringtown, west of Poplar Bluff. She and Ron have a house in the northwest mountains of Colorado where they were vacationing when she became ill...

Louise Shelton ST. LOUIS, Mo.--Louise (nee Stewart) Shelton, 89, of St. Louis, Mo., formerly of Malden, Mo., died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 in St. Louis. She was the beloved wife of the late Bud Shelton, dear sister of Frances McBride, Betty (Luther) Wunning and the late Naomi Webb and James Stewart and dear aunt and great aunt...

Madaline Wilhelm PUXICO, Mo. -- Madaline Wilhelm, 90, of Puxico, Mo. died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, at Dexter, Mo. Graveside Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Puxico Cemetery in Puxico with Rev. Wayne Burchett of Puxico officiating. Burial will follow in the Puxico Cemetery in Puxico with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Puxico in charge of arrangements...

Katty Gordon DOWAGIAC, Mich, -- Katty Mirl Gordon, 78, of Dowagiac, Mich. died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 at home. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at Keeler General Baptist Church in Hartford, Mich. followed by a Celebration of Her Life at 2 p.m. with Pastor Ephrain Maya officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Dowagiac. Clark Chapel & Cremation Services of Dowagiac is in charge of arrangements...

Cleo Payne GIDEON, Mo. -- Cleo Carl Payne, 85, of Gideon, Mo., died Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will begin at 2 today in the Bradshaw Funeral Home at Gideon. The funeral will be at 3 today in the funeral home chapel...

Mildred Scott PUXICO, Mo. -- Mildred Scott, the daughter of the late James Otto and Bessie Stewart Smith, was born in Puxico, Mo., on Jan. 19, 1919, and passed away at the Cypress Point Nursing Center in Dexter, Mo., on Sept. 20, 2014, at the age of 95 years, 8 months, and 1 day...

Amanda Griffin, daughter of Otto and Nancy Griffin, of Qulin, Mo., announces her engagement to Joshua Robinson of Harviell, Mo. The bridegroom-to-be is the son of Jason and Lisa Robinson, also of Harviell. The couple will be married at 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 at Olgesville General Baptist Church on Highway N south of Qulin...

By BEN CARSON The incident in which Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice savagely beat his fiancee in an elevator has garnered much attention, largely because the savagery was captured on video. The video evoked a visceral response in almost everyone, present company included. ...

Charissa Alexis Bridges of Fairdealing, Mo., and Jeffrey Don Young, of Naylor, Mo. announce their engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of J. Russell Bridges of Fairdealing, and the late Mary Jane Bridges. The bridegroom-to-be is the son of Don and Melinda Young of Naylor...

The children of Luther (Bud) and Bonnie Goins are hosting a 50th wedding anniversary gathering Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, at The Family Worship Center, Highway 53, Poplar Bluff, Mo. The celebration will be held in the fellowship hall of the church from 3-7 p.m. The family asks "please come and say hello and share a story or two." They request "no gifts please."...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of two articles by former Daily American Republic reporter Sarabeth Waller. The second will appear in the Sept, 28 Sunday Extra section. By SARABETH WALLER Special to the DAR It's Aug. 9, 2014, around noon. I am laying on the deck of Kalev, a small sail boat built for the opening ceremonies of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ...

Each Monday and Wednesday at 9 a.m., the P.A.C.E (People with Arthritis Can Exercise) class is held in the Activity Room. Don Stinson is a certified teacher for the Arthritis Foundation. The class is sponsored by the Independent Living Center. Tuesday at 1:30 p. m., the Independent Living Center teaches a class on Chronic Disease in the Snider Room...

Blame it all on climate change About how long do you think it's going to take for those purported scientists that are claiming climate changes are happening all across the globe...just how long do you think it's going to take for them to blame the hurricane that's going to hit Hawaii on climate change? I'll give you about five minutes and then you can go see the headlines already. ...

Santana Marie Jensen and Jesse Aaron Cate, both of Puxico, Mo. are engaged. Jensen is the daughter of Lori and Shane Ivy of Poplar Bluff, Mo. Cate is the son of Ernie and Becky Cate of Puxico. The couple plan to be married at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, at the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Harviell, Mo...

Nola Ryan PUXICO, Mo. -- Nola Ryan, 92, of Greenville, Texas, a former resident of Puxico, Mo., and Marble Hill, Mo., died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, in Greenville, Texas. She was born Dec. 26, 1921, at Wappapello, Mo. She was a teacher in Puxico, Marble Hill and many rural schools. She was a member of the United Methodist Church...

Jeff Loafman CAMPBELL, Mo.--Jeff Loafman, 79, of Piggott, Ark., formerly of Campbell, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 at NHC Healthcare in Kennett, Mo. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Landess Funeral Chapel in Campbell with Bro. Dawsey Lee Brown officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Malden, Mo...

Shasta Nicole Inman and Maxwell David Gregoire, both of Tucson, Ariz. are engaged. Inman is the daughter of Merl and Sheila Inman Jr. of Poplar Bluff, Mo. Her grandparents are Linda Hill the late Gladys Louise Inman, both of Poplar Bluff. Gregoire is the son of Tim and Colleen Gregoire of Lawrence, Kan. His grandfather is Dr. David Zacharias of Topeka, Kan...

MALDEN -- If this was basketball, Malden's Cortez Dobbins was perfect from the field Friday night. Dobbins had just four touches on offense and each went for a touchdown. The state-ranked Green Wave found the end zone on their first eight drives as they pounded SEMO South and district opponent East Prairie for a 55-6 homecoming win...

JACKSON -- Just about everything went wrong Friday night for Poplar Bluff -- even the coin flip. The Mules trailed by two touchdowns just 69 seconds into the game and before they even took an offensive snap. Dante Vandeven ran for four touchdowns and threw another in the first half to lead Jackson to a 42-0 SEMO North Conference win...

CARUTHERSVILLE -- The Dexter Bearcats went toe-to-toe with Caruthersville in the second half but was unable to overcome one of their slowest starts of the season Friday night. The Tigers jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first 10 minutes and padded their advantage to 20 by halftime before holding off Dexter for a 40-20 SEMO Central win...