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Irene  "Sally" Lemings

Irene "Sally" Lemings

May 19, 2015

Irene "Sally" Lemings, 75, of Poplar Bluff, MO, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. Lemings was born July 18, 1939, in Alabama to the late Carl Doyle and Fennie Irene (Oakes) Heaton. She was married to Clyde Wade Lemings. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Lemings was of the Baptist faith, a homemaker who enjoyed...

Marian  Marie Shields

Marian Marie Shields

May 16, 2015

Marian Marie Shields, 79, of Poplar Bluff, MO, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital. Mrs. Shields was born July 22, 1935 in Hancock, MI, to the late Ernest and Matilda Raymond Verville. On September 4, 1973, she married Frank Shields in Flint, Michigan. He preceded her in death on January 30, 1987. She was...

Brenda  L Morgan

Brenda L Morgan

May 16, 2015

Brenda L. Morgan, 71, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, May 16, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Morgan was born Sept. 27, 1943, in Corning, Ark., to the late George C. and Beatrice (Duncan) Norwood. She was of the Church of Christ faith and had retired as owner and operator of Morgan's Jewelry and Furs, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Morgan...

James "Peewee" Bryant Miller

James "Peewee" Bryant Miller

May 12, 2015

James Bryant "PeeWee" Miller, 87, of Wappapello, Mo., died Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Miller was born March 13, 1928 in Honey Grove, Texas to the late John and Maggie (Neeley) Miller. He was of the Baptist faith; and had retired as a hospital dock and maintenance supervisor in Elgin, Ill. Mr. Miller...

Joe  D. Russell

Joe D. Russell

May 12, 2015

Joe D. Russell, 76, of Williamsville, MO, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Russell was born July 13, 1938 in Poplar Bluff, to the late Georgia (Miller) and Leslie Russell. He was of the Baptist faith, served nine years with the National Guard, had worked as a meat cutter at Country Mart, and enjoyed horses,...

Wanda  Ruth Whittenburg

Wanda Ruth Whittenburg

May 11, 2015

Wanda Ruth Whittenburg, 66, of Kissimmee, Fla., formerly of Poplar Bluff died Monday, May 11, 2015 at Osceola Regional Hospital, in Kissimmee. Mrs. Whittenburg was born June 6, 1948 in Poplar Bluff to the late Leo Leonard Ward, Sr. and Wilma (Raper) Ward. She was of the Baptist faith and worked as a fruit market clerk. Mrs. Whittenburg enjoyed...

Wilma  Joyce (Fletcher)  Hathaway

Wilma Joyce (Fletcher) Hathaway

May 10, 2015

Wilma Joyce Hathaway, 81, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Hathaway was born Oct. 20, 1933, in Gideon, Mo. to the late William and Freda (Mead) Fletcher. She was a member of South Poplar Bluff General Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Quilting Club and...

Sara  Lou (Smith)  Jones

Sara Lou (Smith) Jones

May 7, 2015

Sara Lou Jones, 94, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, May 7, 2015 at her residence surrounded by her family after a long battle with renal and congestive heart failure. Mrs. Jones, one of 14 children of the late Benjamin and Sara Townsend Smith, was born Dec. 30, 1920, in Pheba, Miss. She was an active member of True Believer's...

Dolly Vinson

Dolly Vinson

May 5, 2015

Dolly Clarabelle (Wheeling) Vinson, 75 of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015, .at her residence. Ms. Vinson was born December 23, 1939 in Hendrickson, MO to the late Bert and Clara (Allen) Wheeling. After graduating from PBHS in 1957, she owned and operated Popular Beauty Shop on S. Main St. for many years with her sister, Dorthea...

Michael  Lee Adams

Michael Lee Adams

Apr 25, 2015

Michael Lee Adams, 67, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Adams, son of the late Albert L. "Doc" and Helen (Drew) Adams, was born May 31, 1947, in Gideon, Mo. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy and was self-employed. Mr. Adams was a licensed solo pilot who...

Mary  Helen Hogg

Mary Helen Hogg

Apr 25, 2015

Helen Hogg, 94, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Black River Medical Center. Mrs. Hogg, daughter of the late Daniel Luther (D.L.) and Gertrude (Proffer) Sanders, was born February 5, 1921, in Poplar Bluff, MO. She was a homemaker and had taught at Bluff City Business Collage in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Hogg was a member of...

Hilda  Maxine Martin

Hilda Maxine Martin

Apr 21, 2015

Hilda M. Martin, 95, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Martin, daughter of the late Theodore Alexander and Julie Emrald Cole Whitt was, born Dec. 17, 1919, in Butler County. She graduated with the Poplar Bluff High School Class of 1939, which was the first class to graduate in the...

Alice  E. Simmons

Alice E. Simmons

Apr 19, 2015

Alice E. Richter Simmons, 89, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, April 19, 2015 at The Cedargate Care Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Simmons, the daughter of the late Frank and Hetwig (Germer) Richter, was born Sept. 24, 1925, in Chicago, Ill. She was a member of Township Line Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Simmons was...

Walter  Michael Grams

Walter Michael Grams

Apr 17, 2015

Walter Michael Grams, 100, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Friday, April 17, 2015, at The Manor. Mr. Grams was born in St. Louis, MO on September 20, 1914, to the late Stanley and Josephine Sobioraji Grams. He had owned and operated The Stag Inn Restaurant and Bar in St. Louis. Survivors include his daughter, Judith M. Pyle of Wappapello;...

Randy  Allen Graham

Randy Allen Graham

Apr 15, 2015

Randy Allen Graham, 55, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Graham was born June 29, 1959 to the late William and Della Irene Browning Woodrow. He enjoyed gardening. Survivors include two sisters, Shirley Batson and Barbara (John) Lumsden; and a brother. Billy Graham, all of Poplar Bluff. A sister, Katie...

Katie  M. (Underhill)  Bilderback

Katie M. (Underhill) Bilderback

Apr 14, 2015

Katie Mae Bilderback, 87, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Bilderback, daughter of the late Everett Henry and Martha Jane Nichols Underhill, was born May 27, 1927, in Paris, Ark. She was a member of The First Church of God, where she was very active in the WCG (Women of...

Ann (Hafford)  Rogers

Ann (Hafford) Rogers

Apr 12, 2015

Ann Rogers, 63, of Jackson, and formerly, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, April 12, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital, in Cape Girardeau. Mrs. Rogers was born July 18, 1951, in Poplar Bluff to the late Paul and Bertha Foster Hafford. She was of the Protestant faith; and had previously worked as a dietitian at John J. Pershing VA Medical...

Mildred  Lee (Petty)  Sims

Mildred Lee (Petty) Sims

Apr 11, 2015

Mildred Lee Sims, 94, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the Cedargate Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Sims was born Feb. 15, 1921 in Qulin, Mo. to the late Charles O. and Ada Wiggs Petty. She was a member of Abundant Life Christian Center and was a homemaker. Mrs. Sims enjoyed spending time with and...

U.  L. Smith

U. L. Smith

Apr 11, 2015

U. L. Smith, 90, of Poplar Bluff, MO and formerly of Cardwell and Kennett, died Saturday, April 11, 2015. Mr. Smith was Born August 26, 1924 to the late Cecil and Mary Smith in Cave City Arkansas, Mr. Smith is survived by Edna Merle Smith, his wife of 72 years and sons Dr. Shelton (Butch) Smith, his wife, Glenda,...

Frieda Kathleen "Kathy" Comer

Frieda Kathleen "Kathy" Comer

Apr 10, 2015

Frieda Kathleen (Kathy) Comer, 70, of Poplar Bluff was called home to glory by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, April 10, 2015. Mrs. Comer, the daughter of the late George and Grace Digges, was born January 19, 1945 in Poplar Bluff. She retired from working as a customer service representative at Rowe Furniture for 31 years....

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