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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....