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Deonne Chapman
Sep 14, 2015
Deonne Chapman 57, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Monday, Sept. 14, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Chapman, daughter of the late Dariold and Alice Dodge, was born October 31, 1957 in Las Vegas, Nev. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Poplar Bluff and was a homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with...
Lloyd Spencer
Sep 14, 2015
Lloyd Spencer, 63, of Poplar Bluff passed away Monday September 14, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Spencer, son of the late Pete and Ila (Randall) Spencer, was born Dec. 28, 1951 in St. Louis, Mo. He was owner and operator of a body shop and auto salvage. Mr. Spencer enjoyed spending time with his family, working on cars and...
Vernon Junior Ward
Sep 13, 2015
Vernon Junior Ward, 85, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Vernon, son of the late Ben and Edna (Gaylon) Ward, was born on March 25, 1930 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Westwood Baptist Church and a lifetime member of the D.A.V. Vernon was...
Mary Dean (Callow) Bryeans
Sep 11, 2015
Mary Dean Bryeans, 83, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of Little Brown General Baptist Church and was a homemaker. For a number of years Mrs. Bryeans worked as a restaurant cook and waitress at the Chuck Wagon Restaurant, Davis Café and Miller Café....
Betty Phillips Bankert
Sep 8, 2015
Betty Bankert, 94, of Poplar Bluff passed away Monday, Sept. 7, 2015 at her Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Bankert, daughter of the late Evert C. and Etta Martha (Oskins) Phillips, was born Jan. 16, 1921 in Evansville, Ind. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was a super homemaker. For several years she served...
Samuel Leo Giambelluca
Sep 7, 2015
Samuel Leo Giambelluca departed from this life on September 7, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. Sam was the son of Vincenzo (Charlie) and Frances (Fria) Giambelluca. He was born on June 28, 1928, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Sam graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1946. The start of Sam's shoe career began with Bob Evans...
Gladys Irene (Hindes) Braden
Sep 6, 2015
Gladys Irene Braden, 92, of Puxico, passed away Sunday September 6, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Braden, daughter of the late Samuel and Gladys (McKeene) Hindes was born November 5, 1922 in Pittsburg, Pa. She was a member of the Life Chapel in Puxico and was a homemaker. From 1980 to 1992 she owned and operated Pow-Wow Resort at...
Rex A. Magee
Sep 3, 2015
Rex A. Magee, 81, prominent businessman and owner of Magee Farm Equipment of Poplar Bluff passed away Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Rex, son of the late Johnny and Neeney (Rogers) Magee was born July 4, 1934 in Piggott, Ark. He joined the Church of Christ in Piggott at an early age. He attended...
Arlan King Dixon
Sep 2, 2015
Arlan King Dixon, Jr. 83, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Dixon, son of the late Arlan King Sr. and Elsie (Miller) Dixon, was born Oct. 29, 1931 in Aruba, Dutch West Indies. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy proudly serving his country...
Thelma Mae Crouse
Sep 2, 2015
Thelma Mae Crouse, 95, of Poplar Bluff was called home to glory by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at her home surrounded by family and friends. Mrs. Crouse, the daughter of the late Elisha and Mary Ann Lowery, was born Feb. 10, 1920 in Essex, Mo. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking,...
Doyne Baker
Aug 29, 2015
Doyne Baker Jr., 75, of Wappapello, passed away Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Baker was born Dec. 11, 1939 Gideon, Mo., to the late Doyne Bruce and Margie (Grimes) Baker. He attended Little Brushy Missionary Baptist Church and had retired from Ford Motor Company in St. Louis. Mr. Baker enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing,...
Maggie Cornelia Coble
Aug 29, 2015
Maggie Cornelia Coble, 90, of Farmington, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, passed away Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 at Community Care Center in Farmington. Mrs. Coble was born March 26, 1925 in Mt. View, Ark., to the late John and Esther (Tuttle) Webb. She was of the Pentecostal faith and was a homemaker. During her earlier years Mrs. Coble worked...
Fredda Lee Norden
Aug 22, 2015
Fredda Lee Norden, 88, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Miss Norden, daughter of the late Fred W. and Vida P. Davidson Norden, was born in Poplar Bluff and attended school at Kinyon, Williamson-Kennedy, J. Minnie Smith, Poplar Bluff Junior and Senior High and Southeast Missouri State University, in...
Barry Dean Whitehead
Aug 21, 2015
Barry Dean Whitehead, 56, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Aug. 21, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Whitehead was born May 27, 1959 in Poplar Bluff to Dellos and Alma Jean (Walls) Whitehead. Mr. Whitehead had retired as a laborer and grounds-keeper at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Poplar Bluff. He enjoyed riding his bike, fishing and spending time with his...
Jerry Lyle Dawe
Aug 20, 2015
Jerry Lyle Dawe, son of the late Eugene and Mary Dawe, went to be with his Lord, surrounded by his family on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015. Jerry was born Sept. 14, 1942 in Marion, Ill. After graduating Marion High School in 1960 he served in the U.S. Air Force, stationed in Spain. Upon returning to the States, Jerry graduated...
Vivian E. Garman
Aug 19, 2015
Vivian E. Garman, 83, of Poplar Bluff died in her home the morning of August 19th after a 25-year battle with breast cancer. Mrs. Garman was born July 27, 1932 in Broseley, Mo. to the late Floyd and Louise (Brown) Fredwell. She graduated from Poplar Bluff High School and was a member of the First Christian Church for sixty...
John Leroy Helton
Aug 18, 2015
John Leroy Helton (Big John), 77, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Center. Born in Butler County, Mo. to Lawrence and Lucinda Stage Helton, he was the tenth of ten children. His parents and five sisters; Alice, Gladys, Letha, Lorene, and Lela, and four brothers; Clyde, Jim, Lawrence, and Ervin preceded him in...
Ruben Lee Faughn
Aug 18, 2015
Ruben Lee Faughn, 101, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015 at Swiftcreek Residential Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Faughn was born Aug. 1, 1914 in Harviell. He was a member of South Poplar Bluff General Baptist Church, where in 1941 he was ordained as a Deacon and served as a Sunday School superintendent and teacher for...

Betty May (Clark) Mcknight
Aug 14, 2015
Betty May McKnight, 87, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 14, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. McKnight was born June 30, 1928 in Flint, Mich., to the late Maynard and Annettie S. (Smith) Clark. She was of the Pentecostal faith and was a homemaker. For many years Mrs. McKnight worked as a restaurant cook. She enjoyed spending time with...
Willa Glen (Ray) Klinkhardt
Aug 13, 2015
Willa G. (Ray) Klinkhardt, 75, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Klinkhardt was born June 26, 1940 in Poplar Bluff to the late William and Nina (Bybee) Ray. She was of the Baptist faith and had retired as owner and secretary of K & H Medical Supply. Mrs. Klinghardt enjoyed spending...