Stories from Monday, February 11, 2019

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is asking the public’s help in finding a Poplar Bluff man suspected of being the driver in an earlier hit-and-ran crash that killed a local woman. The crash occurred at about 7:40 p.m. Feb. 4 on Highway 53, about three miles south of Poplar Bluff, and left Wendy L. Dumas, 23, dead...

Doyle Ronald Layton of Essex, was born in Manila, Ark. on November 25, 1947, and passed away at his home in Essex, on February 9, 2019, at the age of 71 years, 2 months and 14 days. Funeral services will be held on Wed., February 13, at 2 p.m. at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield with the Rev. Charles Woodard of  Advance, Missouri officiating...

Doyle Gene Sanders of Essex, was born in Essex, on November 12, 1939, passed away at his home in Essex on February 8, 2019, at the age of 79 years, 2 months and 26 days. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 13, noon until time of services at 2 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter with Julian Lerma of Portageville officiating...