Stories from Thursday, October 3, 2019

For many God-fearing, America-loving patriots across the country we are finding ourselves in a country resembling something more out of the ‘Twilight Zone’ than the America we know and love. Liberals today are campaigning for president on the platform of gun-confiscation, leaders of the Communist Party have advocated for their members to actively support the Democratic party in 2020 as the best method for furthering the Communist agenda, companies like Nike are cowering away from symbols of American exceptionalism and caving into the lunacy that the American flag is offensive!. ...

Milder temps are on the way for the weekend so there’s no better time to pack up the kids and have some fun together while the weather’s nice. I found plenty of kid-friendly fare for your to-do list this weekend including a free movie, free drawing class, a small town homecoming and a couple of citywide yard sales in our region. At the end of the column I’ve included a quick and easy throw together recipe for a packable snack the whole family will enjoy...

An artist with a passion for watercolor painting and whimsy will be featured by the Margaret Harwell Art Museum in October. Wayne Conyers has participated in 185 exhibitions — local, national and international — in a career spanning nearly 50 years...

Just in time for this fall’s Optimist Soccer League season, the Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation Department has opened four new practice fields at Whiteley Park. “It’s exciting,” said Parks and Recreation Department Director Lanny Corcimiglia. “We’ve had a lot of people using them already.”...

FISK — Brenda Gaile Williams Brown, age 71, of Malden, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 at Southeast Missouri Hospital, in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will begin at noon Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Richard Blagg officiating.

The Sons of the American Legion Brown Mabry Post 153 in Poplar Bluff has donated to the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center’s Homeless Veterans, Care and Share and Craft Kit programs to help area veterans. VA Voluntary Services Chief Dale Garrett accepted the gifts, saying, “We truly appreciate your unflagging energy and generosity when it comes to supporting our veterans.”...

VAN BUREN — Rebba ‘Geraldine’ Jones, 89, of Mountain View, Mo., died Oct. 1, 2019 in Mountain View. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4 at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Van Buren. The funeral will be at noon in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Stephen Jones will be officiating. Burial will be in the Green Mountain Cemetery in Fremont, Mo...

DEXTER — Opal Gasser, 98, of Arlington, Tenn., died Oct. 2, 2019 at the Methodist North Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 at Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter. The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 in the funeral home chapel. An Eastern Star service will be held before the service on Saturday...

Kristy Lynn Rowland, 51, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 at her home. Visitation will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10:30 a.m. until the time of service in the chapel at Moore Funeral Service, 1100 Iron Bridge Road, Poplar Bluff.

Leroy Burgess, 65, of Poplar Bluff, died on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Celebration of life will be at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 in The Lord’s Chapel, County Road 605 in Poplar Bluff, with Pastor Rowdy Boyers officiating...

Marilyn R. Hastings, 88, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 at River Mist Assisted Living. The visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 at the First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff with the funeral service following with the Rev. Jim Schremp and Brandon Spain officiating