Obituaries

Debbie Kay Roberts - Knuckles

Jul 7, 2015

Debbie Kay Roberts- Knuckles, 62, of Poplar Bluff, MO passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Debbie was born July 27, 1952 in Wynona, MO to the late John and Freda Huitt Roberts. She and Mark Knuckles were married on August 22, 1991 in Eureka Springs, AR. She was self-employed and enjoyed...

Jennifer Lynn (Harness) Smith

Jul 6, 2015

Jennifer Lynn Smith, 45, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, July 6, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Smith, daughter of Kirk Earl Harness and the late Gladys (Dewitt) Sutton, was born Sept. 6, 1969 in South Bend, Ind. She was a member of the Fellowship General Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, where she was active in the Fellowship of Acceptance...

Theodore Alan Tackett

Jul 6, 2015

Theodore Alan Tackett, 47, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, July 6, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Tackett, son of Larry and Pansy (Moylan) Tackett, was born Feb. 22, 1968 in Granite City, Ill. He was a talented artist, who loved to paint churches, barnes, portraits, outdoor scenes, deer, quail, and squirrels. A private family memorial service will be held...

M. Gene Alford

Jul 5, 2015

M. Gene Alford passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015 surrounded by his family at St. Anthony's Medical Center, in St. Louis, MO. Gene was born near Poplar Bluff and was preceded in death by his mother, Millie Alford, his father, Milburn Alford; and his four brothers, James Alford, Earl Alford, Junior Alford and Walter Alford. He is survived by...

Norma Ruth Cox

Jul 5, 2015

Norma Ruth Cox, 88, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, July 5, 2015 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. Mrs. Cox was born April 4, 1927 in Neelyville to the late Guy and Dora (Tate) Davidson. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. On Aug. 27, 1948, she married Howard Cox in...

Betty Joyce (Goodson) Stewart

Jul 5, 2015

Betty Joyce Stewart, 78, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital. Mrs. Stewart was born January 23, 1937, in Deering, MO, to the late Esco and Lucille Pullam Goodson. On July 26, 1957 she and Melvin Bodine Stewart were united in marriage in Aurora, IL. He preceded her in death on November...

Deloma (Strickland) Calvert

Jul 2, 2015

Deloma Francis Calvert, 87, of Poplar Bluff passed from this life into the arms of our Heavenly Father on Thursday, July 2, 2015 after a long illness. Mrs. Calvert, daughter of the late William Riley and Lillian (Silman) Strickland, was born Nov. 22, 1927 in Hartzell, Mo. She was of the Baptist faith and had retired from Gossard Clothing...

Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Helton

Jul 2, 2015

Kenneth R. "Kenny" Helton, 66, a lifelong resident of Poplar Bluff, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center lovingly surrounded by his family. Mr. Helton, son of the late James Charles Helton and Helen (Withrow) Harris, was born Oct. 10, 1948 in Butler County. He was of the Baptist faith, and had worked as...

Zella Marie (Boyer) Ashby

Jul 2, 2015

Zella Marie Ashby, 94, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Oakdale Care Center. Mrs. Ashby, daughter of the late. Leonard and Laura (Stanley) Boyer, was born Oct. 4, 1920 in Chaonia, Mo. She was of the Protestant faith, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Ashby was a member of NARVE, Amvets Post 29, and the VFW Lady's...

Dr. Eugene Tice Hansbrough

Jun 29, 2015

Dr. Eugene T. Hansbrough, 90, a prominent Poplar Bluff medical doctor and surgeon died Monday, June 29, 2015 at his residence. Dr. Hansbrough, son of the late Hilton A. and Della A. (Tice) Hansbrough, was born Feb. 24, 1925 in Sharon, Tennessee. With intentions of going to University of Tennessee at Martin on scholarship to play basketball and obtain...

Gerald Thomas Crowley

Jun 28, 2015

Gerald Thomas Crowley, 61, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, June 28, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Crowley was born March 29, 1954 in Poplar Bluff to Thomas and Mary Leach Crowley. He previously worked at Briggs & Stratton as an engineering technician. Survivors include his wife, Patricia; his parents, Tom and Mary Crowley of Poplar Bluff; two sons, Jeremy...

John S. West, Sr.

Jun 27, 2015

John S. West, Sr. lovingly known as “Big John”, 91, prominent long-time businessman and former Mayor of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. West, son of the late Henry Celester and Florence May Briggs West, was born Dec. 20, 1923 in Denver, Tenn. He was a faithful member of...

Jack Gary Baker

Jun 26, 2015

Jack Gary Baker, 65, of Poplar Bluff passed away Friday, June 26, 2015 at The Manor Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Baker, was born Sept. 4, 1949 in San Antonio, Tx., to Viola Patricia Bennett Baker and the late Harold A. Baker, Sr. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force, and was a retired truck...

Erden "Connie" Claudine Richardson

Jun 25, 2015

Erden Claudine "Connie" Richardson, 87, of Poplar Bluff, entered the gates of Heaven on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Richardson, daughter of the late Claude Moses and Ruth Irene (Greene) Mann, was born Feb. 10, 1928 in Marmaduke, Ark. She was a dedicated member of the First Baptist Church for over 50 years...

Claudette Lee Wheelis

Jun 23, 2015

Claudette Lee Wheelis, 61, of Poplar Bluff, Mo, passed away June 23, 2015, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Mrs. Wheelis was born January 2, 1954 in Poplar Bluff. On November 7, 2014, she and Shirley Owen where married in Belleville, IL. She survives of the home. Mrs. Wheelis retired from John J. Pershing V.A. Hospital after...

Roger Morris Swenson

Jun 22, 2015

Roger Morris Swenson, 78, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, June 22, 2015 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff.

Mr. Swenson, son of the late Albert and Ruth (Morris) Swenson, was born Feb. 23, 1937, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

On Feb. 23, 1957, he married Eunice Roesler in St. Louis. She...

Athena Marie (Ward) Napier

Jun 21, 2015

Athena Marie Napier, 48, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Napier was born April 17, 1967 in Poplar Bluff to the late Johnny and Louise Marie (Dorris) Ward. She had previously worked in Home Health Care. Ms. Napier enjoyed spending time with her family. Survivors include her son, Scotty...

Dianne Carol Paul

Jun 16, 2015

Dianne Carol Paul, 66, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff, MO. Mrs. Paul was born in Swartz Creek, MI, on February 14, 1949, to the late Jack Browder and Marvella Ballard Howe. Survivors include her mother of Poplar Bluff; two children: Rebecca Burns -Anderson (Kevin) of Alexandria, VA,...

Arvil Dale Killian

Jun 16, 2015

Arvil Dale Killian, 70, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Springfield Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Springfield. Mr. Killian was born May 28, 1945 in Poplar Bluff to Ellen Stout Killian and the late James Arvil Killian. He was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School and Three Rivers College, where he received an Associate of...

Susan Lea Gallamore

Jun 15, 2015

Susan Lea Gallamore, 77, of Wappapello, MO, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015, at her residence.

Mrs. Gallamore was born May 16, 1938, in Gideon, MO, to the late Thomas and Ida Gray Morgan.

On October 15, 1994 she and Curtis Gallamore were married in Wappapello. He survives of the home.

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