Stories from Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Andrew Gene Shain, 37, of St. Petersburg, Fla., died Thursday, March 7, 2019 at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Petersburg. A memorial service will be held on a date not yet determined at Shain Memorial Cemetery in Ash Hill, Mo.

Lieutenant Colonel Eric T. Olson, acting superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the Patrol will participate in the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators’ (NASBLA) Spring Aboard campaign. Developed by NASBLA, and produced under a grant administered by the U.S. ...

Twin Rivers Middle School in Qulin, Mo. has announced its third quarter honor and merit rolls for fifth through eighth grades. Fifth grade honor roll Evan Bonifield, Wyatt Lewis, Bo Lilly, Zane Morgan, Thomas Patterson, Kennan Siebert, Eli Thurman, and Camron Trout...

VAN BUREN, Mo. — Inez M. Harvatin, daughter of the late Alva and Avo (Groblebe) O’Dell was born February 12, 1921 in Ellsinore, Mo., and departed this life on March 18, 2019 at the Westwood Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She had attained the age of ninety-eight years, one month, and six days...

GREENVILLE, Mo. — Paul Pigg, 96, of Greenville, died Wednesday, March 20, 2019 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville Chapel. Online condolences can be made at www.rueggfuneralhome.com

There’s not a whole lot going on in the outdoors world right now, but there are plenty of events on the schedule to get you though the upcoming weekend. One of the biggest events is Saturday’s annual SEMO Sportsman’s Banquet and fried chicken dinner...

FISK, Mo. — Sterling Hill Sr., 88, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 22 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Sloan Parker officiating. Burial will be in Kinsey Cemetery at Harviell, Mo. Condolences: www.whitesandersfuneralhome.com

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. — Cleman Wayne Elledge, 83, of Wappapello, died Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at his residence. The visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel at Wappapello with the funeral service following at noon. The Rev. Ted Elledge will be officiating. Burial will be at the Puxico City Cemetery. Online condolences may be expressed at www.cotrellfuneralservice.com

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Renee Dawn Forshee, 45, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, March 18, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. A celebration for close family and friends will take place at a later date.

City firefighters responded at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, to a report of an unauthorized burn on Morrison Road. According to the report, firefighters saw a large amount of black smoke coming from the area as they were en route. Upon their arrival, firefighters found a very large fire consisting of trash and rubbish on fire behind 3105 Morrison Road and underneath a large set of power lines...

MALDEN, Mo. — Martha Lee Johnson, 76, of Gideon, Mo., died Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at her residence. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 22 at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. in the Bradshaw Chapel with Rev. Tony Allen officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Clarkton, Mo...