Stories from Monday, September 23, 2019

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Michael A. Pitman, 69, of the 1100 block of Mary Street reported a 2003 Suzuki 650 was taken from his home between 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, and 12:26 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20. _ Chase Allen Chrisman, 23, of the 700 block of Taft Street was arrested at 11:40 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, in the 800 block of Henderson Street on a failure to appear warrant for burglary. He was booked at Butler County jail...

Over the weekend, we were all alarmed by the images of oil fields on fire in the Middle East. Historically, whenever there is global uncertainty around the security of the world’s oil supply, it sends energy prices soaring, which impacts the day to day lives of the hardworking people here in southern Missouri just trying to make ends meet. All of a sudden, families are forced to stretch their budgets further than expected due to higher costs to heat their homes or to fill up on gas...

CAMPBELL — Geneva White, 94, of Glennonville, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 at her residence. Visitation and Rosary were held Monday at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 at St. Teresa Catholic Church in Glennonville with Fr. William Hennecke officiating...

DONIPHAN — Carter John Matthews, four hours old, died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. A service was held Sunday, Sept. 22 in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with Walter Wells officiating. Burial followed in the Hunt-White Memorial Gardens...

VAN BUREN — It’s been more than 75 years since there was a year when fewer than 100 officers were killed in the line of duty. Below 100 is an initiative seeking is to reduce police officer line-of-duty deaths to fewer than 100 per year, something that hasn’t happened since 1943, explained National Park Service Ranger Daniel Newberry...

DONIPHAN — Dottie Kayren Jackson, 72, died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019 in Thayer, Mo. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. The funeral will follow at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be in Kennett, Mo. Online condolences: www.edwardsfuneralhome.org...

NEELYVILLE — Clarence Junior Cagle, 81, formerly of Fairdealing, died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, at his residence. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, with the funeral following at 1 p.m. in the Fowler and Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville.

Betty Ann Griffy, 71, of Republic, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 at Republic Health and Rehab Center. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff. The funeral will follow at 11 am. in the funeral home with Rev. Roger Mayo officiating. Burial will be at Sparkman Cemetery in Butler County...

MALDEN — Lois E. Johnson Luzzo, 102, of Florida, died Aug. 20, 2019 in Sarasota, Fla. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Malden United Methodist Church in Malden with Pastor Tom Zych. Burial will be in Park Cemetery.

Montine Evalee Rhodes, 87, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019 at Oakdale Assisted Living Center in Poplar Bluff. The visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel with the funeral service following at noon. Mr. Adam Noles will officiate.

CORNING, Ark. — Joyce Marie (Montgomery) Little, 81, of Jonesboro passed away Sept. 21, 2019 at Ridgecrest Nursing and Rehab in Jonesboro. Visitation will be Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. at Ermert Funeral Home in Corning. Funeral service will follow at the funeral home at 2 p.m.

LOWNDES, Mo. — Lottie Stotts Meese, 97, of Zalma, Mo., died Sept. 21, 2019 at the Advance Assisted Living in Advance, Mo. Visitation and funeral were held Monday, Sept. 23 at the Lowndes Community Church of Christ in Lowndes. Burial was in the Lowndes Community Church of Christ Cemetery...

Doniphan will have its first Fields of Faith event this year now that the high school has a completed football field where it can be held.

Gov. Mike Parson was among the dignitaries who spoke Saturday during an event at the new Missouri National Veterans Memorial in Perryville. Liberty Riders of America and Veterans in Defense of Liberty hosted the Missouri Vietnam Wall Run 2019 on Saturday, to honor POW-MIA’s that are still unaccounted for and to honor Vietnam Veterans...