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Margaret M. Anderson Barton
Nov 1, 2015
Margaret Matilda Anderson Barton, 94, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Sunday. Nov. 1, 2015. Margaret was born May 25. 1921 in Poplar Bluff to Walter Edward Anderson and Lottie Lee Sanford Anderson. On Dec. 21, 1936 she married Sandlin Wilbur Barton. He preceded her in death after nearly 70 wonderful years together. Two sisters, Juanita Leamon (Harold) and Patty...
Charles Leroy Barriner
Nov 1, 2015
Charles Leroy Barriner, 89, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on November 1, 2015, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, surrounded by family members. Mr. Barriner was born on November 16, 1925 in the Hendrickson Area. He was a member of the Mt Zion Southern Missionary Baptist Church in Williamsville and was a veteran of the US Army during...
Cynthia S Milner
Oct 26, 2015
Cynthia S. Milner, 61, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Monday, Oct. 26, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Milner, the daughter of the late Patrick and Charlene (Baughman) Donnellan was born Jan. 18, 1954 at Manhattan, Kans. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was a Ward Secretary for Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She enjoyed spending...
April Michelle Waters
Oct 25, 2015
April Michelle Waters, 36, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015 at her residence. April, the daughter of the late Lonnie Joe and Sharlene (Bailey) Waters was born Dec. 11, 1978 in Poplar Bluff. She was of the Baptist faith, and enjoyed spending time with her daughter and family. She is survived by a daughter; Loni Alexis...
Helen Coleen (Walker) Brooks
Oct 25, 2015
Helen Coleen Walker Brooks, 91 of Chesterfield, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, departed from this life on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at her home lovingly surrounded by family. Mrs. Brooks, the daughter of James and Edith (Bush) Helvey was born on March 18, 1924 in Poplar Bluff. She graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1944 and attended LPN...
Jerry D. Garrett
Oct 23, 2015
Jerry D. Garrett, 82, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Mr. Garrett, son of the late Lawrence and Rose (Joiner) Garrett, was born May 15, 1933 in Williamsville, Mo. He was a member of the Twin Oaks Baptist Church and was owner and operator of the A to Z...
Jerry Dale Hendrickson
Oct 20, 2015
Jerry Dale Hendrickson, 73, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hendrickson, son of the late O. Paul and Velma (Murray) Hendrickson, was born Sept. 14, 1942 in Poplar Bluff. He had retired after many years as a building and trade teacher for the Poplar Bluff R-1 School District; and...
Jacob Henry "Jake" Baumgardner
Oct 18, 2015
Mr. Jacob Henry "Jake" Baumgardner, 90, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015 at the Convalescent Care Center in Sikeston. Mr. Baumgardner was born Dec. 7, 1924 in Pine, Mo. to the late Abraham and Nina (Gordon) Baumgardner. He was of the Baptist faith and had retired after over 20 years as a teacher with the Poplar Bluff...
James W. Hastings
Oct 17, 2015
James W Hastings, 90, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Hastings was born September 1, 1925 in Poplar Bluff and was orphaned at an early age. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff and had retired from Commerce Bank with over 37 years of...
Jack Lee Griffith
Oct 13, 2015
Jack Lee Griffith, 82, of Wappapello, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 at his childhood home, lovingly surrounded by his family. Mr. Griffith, son of the late E. Wayne and Veda (Rodery) Griffith, was born April 14, 1933 in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Pentecostal faith and a member of the Lakeland Assembly Church of God at Wappapello....
Donald P. Macanni
Oct 12, 2015
Donald P. Maccani, 65, of Fairdealing, died Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, after suffering a stroke a week earlier. Mr. Maccani, the son of the late William and Jeanne (Prouty) Maccani, was born June 5, 1950, in Toledo, Ohio. He spent most of his life in the suburban Detroit area, where he...
Gary Gene Mitchell
Oct 7, 2015
Gary Gene Mitchell, 54, of Wappapello, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Mitchell was born June 24, 1961 in Hayti, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith and had proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force, where he retired. Mr. Mitchell enjoyed boating, hunting, fishing and playing pool. Survivors include his son,...
Jo Ann (Brannan) Shields
Oct 7, 2015
Jo Ann Shields, 73, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 07, 2015 at Westwood Healthcare Center. Mrs. Shields, daughter of the late Homer Franklin Brannan and Anna Lucille (Cox) Brannan was born June 21, 1942 in Poplar Bluff. She attended the Cowboy Church and was a former clerk for Farmers Cash Lawn and Garden. She enjoyed spending...
Arthur Joseph "Joe" Gunn, Jr.
Oct 6, 2015
Arthur Joseph "Joe" Gunn, Jr., 65, of Poplar Bluff, and a former resident of Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Gunn, son of the late Arthur J. Sr. and Edna L. Boyer Gunn, was born Aug. 12, 1950 in Poplar Bluff. He was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High...
Alma Jean (Wooten) Gulledge
Oct 6, 2015
Alma Jean Gulledge, 89, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Gulledge, daughter of the late George and Beulah Sanders Wooten, was born June 3, 1926 in Butler County. She was of the Baptist faith and was a homemaker. Mrs. Gulledge had formerly worked at the Holiday Inn as a...
Lewis Franklin Pruitt Ii
Oct 5, 2015
On September 4, 1961, Betty Joyce Kanell Pruitt and Thomas Lewis Pruitt welcomed their first born, Lewis Franklin Pruitt, II into the world. He was a chubby, bouncing baby boy and immediately became the center of their world. He was a curious, sensitive boy who loved to learn by watching his dad and pawpaw do their jobs at Pruitt...
Kenneth Lavern Holderfield
Oct 4, 2015
Kenneth Lavern Holderfield, 97, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Holderfield, son of the late Fred and Amanda Purdy Holderfield, was born Aug. 20, 1918 in Herrin, Ill. He was of the Baptist faith and had retired after many years as a Neon Glass Bender. Mr. Holderfield proudly served his county in...
John Woodruff
Oct 4, 2015
John Woodruff, 65, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away Sunday, Oct 4, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Woodruff was born June 17, 1950 in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Nazarene faith and enjoyed spending time with his family and attending country concerts. Survivors include a son, John Woodruff Jr.; and girlfriend, Donna Devine both of Poplar Bluff. Mr....
Mildred R. (Clemons) Sweat
Oct 2, 2015
Mildred Rene Sweat, 89, of Poplar Bluff passed away Friday, Oct. 2, 2015 at Glendale Gardens Nursing and Rehab Center in Springfield. Ms. Sweat, daughter of the late John and Maggie (Hornbeck) Clemons, was born June 15, 1926 in Poplar Bluff. She retired after many years as a pharmacy tech at Kneibert Clinic. Mrs. Sweat enjoyed spending time with...
Dicie (Hollis) Whiffen
Oct 2, 2015
Dicie Whiffen, 89, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, Oct 02, 2015 at Westwood Hills Health Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Whiffen, daughter of the late James and Alma (Hobgood) Hollis, was born Feb 24, 1926 in Bernie, Mo. She was a former nurse's aide for Lucy Lee and Doctor's Hospital. Mrs. Whiffen was of the Pentecostal...