Stories from Thursday, August 8, 2019

An autopsy will be performed this morning on a Poplar Bluff woman who was fatally shot, allegedly by her boyfriend. Katrina Suiter, 36, was pronounced dead after 7 p.m. Wednesday at her residence on County Road 476, off of the West Outer Road, according to Butler County Coroner Andy Moore...

OAK GROVE NEW BEGINNINGS, second Saturday Service, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 10. Everyone welcome. ———— KERNS CHAPEL CHURCH, Hwy. M, Stringtown, will feature Touched by the Master, 7 p.m. Aug. 10. ———— NEW COVENANT FELLOWSHIP, 3396 Kanell Blvd. Poplar Bluff will present an Eschatology (end times) eight-week study lead by Dr. Bobby Myers at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday starting Aug. 7...

I read on Facebook the other day of a person who was so very proud of herself for her ‘easy’ back-to-school shopping experience online. She also bragged of finishing the shopping up on Amazon.com and how simple this has made her life for school shopping. Being a local small business owner, I guess I think about this a little more than the ‘average shopper.’...

Local authorities are searching for a man accused of taking inappropriate photographs of women as they recently were shopping at the Walmart Supercenter. On the evening of Aug. 1, Poplar Bluff Police Patrolman David Perkins responded to Walmart, where he contacted the store manager, said Detective Joey Woodruff...

City firefighters responded at 1:39 a.m. Thursday to a report of a smoke odor at the intersection of Bartlett and B streets. According to the report, firefighters found an unauthorized burn at 108 S. B St. and used 10 gallons of water to put out the fire...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 16-year-old Puxico resident was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 12:25 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of U.S. 60 and Highway T. According to the report, Henery S. Sperino, 61, of Puxico was operating a 2003 Mercy Sable westbound when it struck the rear of a 2016 GMC Yukon being operated by Kimberly K. Miller, 47, of Dexter...

People turned out for the first National Night Out (NNO) hosted at the Poplar Bluff Head Start on Tuesday night. The event was geared toward supporting relationships between the community and members of law enforcement. Along that thread, the event was hosted by the Poplar Bluff Housing Authority, but some of the sponsors included Poplar Bluff Police Department, Poplar Bluff Fire Department, Southeast Missouri Search and Rescue and the Butler County Fire Department...

Area school children will head back to classes next week, and an annual fair was held Thursday to help them get ready. School supplies, information and fun activities were on tap for the event at the Black River Coliseum. Classes resume Aug. 14 for Neelyville students, and Aug. 15 for Twin Rivers and Poplar Bluff R-1 youth...

Patricia Ann Crites, 84, of Qulin died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, at the Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, at Cotrell Funeral Chapel, followed by the funeral at 11:30 a.m. with the Rev. Kent Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Sparkman Cemetery in Butler County...

MALDEN — Kenny Dwight Loafman, 62, of Campbell died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Friday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden, followed by the funeral at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Bryan Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the Bethany Cemetery at Campbell...

Donald “Donnie” Wayne Brown, Jr., 45, of Poplar Bluff went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Donnie was born February 28, 1974, in Poplar Bluff, a son to the late Don Brown Sr. and Rebecca Ann (Thomas) Chadwick who survives of Poplar Bluff...

With the school year gearing up to start next week, a new law is causing districts to start considering the 2020-21 schedule. The new law, formerly House Bill No. 161 and 401, will require schools to start no earlier than 14 days prior to the first Monday in September. For the 2020-21 school year, that means not starting before Aug. 24. This is pushing it back by four days from what the law currently requires...

Mary Evelyn (Carter) Honesty, 77, passed peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Wayne, Pennsylvania, following a brief illness. Mary was born to the late Arthur and Evelyn (Mayle) Carter. She was the granddaughter of the late Mann and Lillie Carter...

Johnny Ray Stanley, 69, of Harviell, passed away on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, at his home. He was born July 21, 1950. He proudly served his country in the United States Army and was a retired truck driver. He enjoyed working on race cars with his brother, Jerry, as well on his racing buddy, Vernon Barker...

DONIPHAN — Anna Lee Roberts, 94, of Doniphan died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in Doniphan. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Doniphan. Burial will be in the Doniphan Cemetery...

Nevaeh’Lynn Faith Forbes, 9 days, of Poplar Bluff, entered heaven on Aug. 4, 2019, at Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Nevaeh’Lynn was born on July 26, 2019 to Joshlyn Forbes in Poplar Bluff. Nevaeh’Lynn is survived by mother, Joshlyn Forbes; brother, Ja’Marion Forbes; sister, Janaye Gainwell; sister, Jordyn Gainwell; grandmother, La’Quisha Winston (Darnell Dunson); grandfather, Jackson Lucas III (Latasha); great-grandmother, Virgie Morton; great-grandfather, “Thang”; uncle, Joshua Forbes and aunt, Maryn Goudy.. ...

DONIPHAN — Winfred Charles Williams, 76, of Doniphan died Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be at noon Sunday in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. The funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Hunt-White Memorial Gardens...

Gloria Dean Selvidge, 78, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., entered the gates of Heaven on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, in Poplar Bluff. Gloria, the daughter of the late William Frank and Minnie Margaret Rook Ramsey, was born Oct. 27, 1940, in Myrtle, Mo. She was an active and faithful member of South Poplar Bluff General Baptist Church for over 40 years, where she also served as a Sunday School teacher. ...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Staff Writer Authorities say the trajectory of the bullet that killed a Poplar Bluff woman and the evidence found at the scene do not match her boyfriend’s account of how she died Wednesday evening. An autopsy performed by Dr. Russell Deidiker at Farmington showed Katrina Suiter died from a gunshot wound to her face, Butler County Coroner Andy Moore said. ...

CAMPBELL — Erma Sue Veatch, 83, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Qulin, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019 at the New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid. Erma, daughter of Wilburn Paul and Velma Alpha Gaultney Veatch, was born on Tuesday, July 7, 1936, in Campbell, Missouri...