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Golda Virginia (Worley) Harris
Nov 19, 2015
Golda Virginia Worley Harris 87, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Harris, the daughter of the late Charles Floyd and Elma Myrtle (Palmer) Transue, was born Aug. 12, 1928 in St. Louis, Mo. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene and attended Westside Church of God. Mrs....
Lawrence "Larry" Michael Arnold
Nov 19, 2015
Larry M. Arnold, 72, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Nov, 19, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Arnold, son of the late Robert Sr. and Helen (Pry) Arnold, was born July 7, 1943 in St. Louis, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith and had worked as a roofer and also as a sanitation engineer. Mr. Arnold...
Lydia Ferne (Larrew) Lee
Nov 19, 2015
Mrs. Lydia (Ferne) Lee of Surprise, Ariz., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died peacefully on Nov. 19, 2015 in Surprise, AZ at the age of 96. Ferne was born on June 21, 1919 in Birch Tree, MO, to Ethel (Faulkner) and Joseph W. Larrew. She met and married Joe Lee in Rombauer, MO. The two lived in MO, KS,...
Brian Keith Bettis
Nov 15, 2015
Brian Keith Bettis, 51, of Williamsville, Mo., died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Bettis was born May 10, 1964 in Granite City, Ill. He was of the Baptist faith and had worked all around the country as an industrial smoke-stack cleaner. Mr. Bettis enjoyed spending time with his family, hunting and fishing. On...
Sue Ann (Potter) Seal
Nov 15, 2015
Sue Ann Seal, 102, of Wappapello, Mo, passed away early Sunday morning, Nov. 15, 2015 at her home Sue was born on January 29, 1913 in Ruble, Mo. to Ivan Julian and Mary Janette (Helvey) Potter, the seventh of fourteen children. At the age of 13 she left home and began work. In 1929, she met Clarence Elvin Seal...
Lola Evalyn (Bruce) Crain
Nov 14, 2015
Lola Evalyn Bruce Crain, 84, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 in Poplar Bluff. Lola was born Sept. 11, 1931 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. to David Otto and Luvina Christina Pierce Bruce. She had three older sisters: Violet Edna Bruce Powell, Beulah "Boots" Bruce Slabaugh, and Flora Lee Bruce Martin. Lola was preceded in death by her...

Gregory S. Donnellan
Nov 13, 2015
Gregory S. Donnellan, 59, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Donnellan, the son of the late Patrick and Charlene (Baughman) Donnellan, was born June 11, 1956 at Manhattan Kan. Mr. Donnellan was an avid gardner and enjoyed cooking and canning. Survivors include a son; Zachary Donnellan of Malden; one...
Betty Jean (Baker) Thompson
Nov 12, 2015
Betty Jean Thompson, 83, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Thompson, daughter of the late Norbert and Lea Jones Baker, was born March 25, 1932 in Sulphur, Louisiana. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and was a homemaker. Mrs. Thompson enjoyed spending...
Joseph John Rouse
Nov 12, 2015
Joseph John Rouse, 84, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Rouse was born June 27, 1931 in Salem, Ill. and grew up in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and had retired in 1993 from Farm Bureau Insurance as an...
Wayne Thomas Dugger
Nov 10, 2015
Wayne Thomas Dugger, 71, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Dugger, the son of the late Raymond and Verna (Trotter) Dugger, was born Sept. 14, 1944 in Chicago, Ill. He was a member of the Midland Church and had proudly served his country in the U.S. Army as a...
Thomas "Tommy" William Hunter
Nov 8, 2015
Thomas "Tommy" William Hunter, 41, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015 at St. Louis University Hospital from the results of injuries sustained in an auto accident. Tommy, the son of Gordon and Janeanne (Wells) Cochran, was born June 9, 1974 in St. Louis. He was of the Pentecostal faith and was employed as an industrial roofer. Tommy...
Phyllis Darlene (Winchester) Moussette
Nov 8, 2015
Phyllis Darlene Moussette, 74, of Greenville, Mo., passed away Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Moussette, the daughter of the late Thomas and Priscilla (Cleveland) Winchester, was born Sept. 10, 1941 in Caseyville, Ill. She was a member of Little Brushy Missionary Baptist Church in Wappapello and was a retired Registered Nurse. Mrs. Moussette enjoyed spending time...
Glenn Calvin Scaggs
Nov 7, 2015
Glenn C. Scaggs, 89, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 7, 2015 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Scaggs, the son of the late Albert and Gladys (Cole) Scaggs, was born April 6, 1926 in Naylor. He was of the Baptist faith and over the years had worked as a river boat deckhand, a general...
Mable M. (Browning) Graham
Nov 5, 2015
Mabel M. Graham, 95, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday evening, Nov. 5, 2015 in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Graham, the daughter of the late James Edward "Eddie" and Katherine "Katie" Bergesch Browning, was born Oct. 5, 1920 in Poplar Bluff. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, gardening, quilting, crocheting and canning. On Feb. 18, 1942, she married...
Illa E. Frazier Cook
Nov 4, 2015
Illa E. Cook, 87, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 at Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Cook, the daughter of the late Mart and Grace (Holt) Frazier, was born March 30, 1928 in Deslet, Mo. She was a very active member of First United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff and had retired after many years...
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...