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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....
Charles "Jim" Franklin Smith
Apr 10, 2015
Charles "Jim" Franklin Smith, 69, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, April 10, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Smith was born Jan. 21, 1946, in Hazelton, Ind., to the late Elmer William and Frances Elnora Myers Smith. He attended Calvary Community Church and had retired as owner and operator of Walt's paint and auto body shop in...
Alice (Wade) Hicks
Apr 7, 2015
Alice Hicks, 66, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at her residence shortly after the death of her husband. Mrs. Hicks was born May 10, 1948 in St. James, Mo., to the late George E. and Carmalee M. Bailey Wade. She was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Survivors include two...
Mickie Lee Hicks
Apr 7, 2015
Mickie Lee Hicks, 76, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at his residence Mr. Hicks was born June 17, 1938 in Holcomb, Mo., to the late Bertie B. and Gladys E. Smith Hicks. He had retired from Greer Construction Company and had proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. Mr. Hicks enjoyed spending time with his...

Julius Romeo Aaron Hightower
Apr 5, 2015
Julius Romeo Aaron Hightower, infant son of Julius and Lee Andrea Jones Hightower, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, shortly after his birth. In addition to his parents, survivors include two sisters: Alantris and Amira Allen; two brothers, Julius Hightower and baby Julius's twin brother, Juel Hightower; grandparents, Lonnie and Lekesha Moss, of...
Dorothy Emma Barks
Apr 3, 2015
Dorothy Emma Barks, 81, of Poplar Bluff passed away Friday, April 03, 2015, at The Manor, after a courageous fight with lung cancer. Ms. Barks was born February 23, 1934 in Dike, Iowa, to John C. and Clara Rathman Schmidt. She was baptized after birth and confirmed on December 16, 1945 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Reinbeck, IA....
Helen Louise (Reed) Dodge
Apr 2, 2015
Helen Louise Dodge, 79, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Dodge was born Aug. 21, 1935, in Catron, Mo. to the late Robert and Edith Irene Page Reed. She was a member of New Home General Baptist Church and had retired as a sewing machine operator for Florsheim Shoe Factory....
Emma Fay Wallis
Mar 31, 2015
Emma Fay Wallis, 90 of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, March, 31, 2015 after a brief stay for hospice care at The Manor Nursing Home. Mrs. Wallis was born June 16, 1924 in Qulin, Mo., to the late John and Beulah (Hewlett) Reed. She enjoyed Church, playing Scrabble, cooking, gardening, sewing and spending time with family and friends. Mrs....
Ronald Gene Parrent
Mar 30, 2015
Ronald Gene Parrent, 61, of Poplar Bluff, MO passed away Monday, March 30, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital. Mr Parrent was born May 28, 1953, in Doniphan, MO to Gene and Imogene Parrent. Mr Parrent was a high school graduate of Naylor High School and he later went on to mortuary school in Louisville, KY. Upon completion of...
Donna Mae Atkins
Mar 30, 2015
Donna Mae Jackson Atkins, 87, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Monday, March 30, 2015. Donna was born in Poplar Bluff on March 7, 1928. She graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1946, and went on to attend Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo. Donna spent many years living in Kennett, M., and Columbia, Mo. before returning to Poplar...
Freda Lindsay Krivohlavek
Mar 30, 2015
Freda Lindsay Krivohlavek, 79, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Krivohlavek was born Nov. 11, 1935, in Chaonia, Mo., to the late Luther and Mary Noldge Wilson. She was a member of Second Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, where she was a Sunday School teacher, a member of the...
Francis "Frank" Joseph Catalano, Sr.
Mar 28, 2015
Francis "Frank" Joseph Catalano, Sr., 71, of Wappapello, Mo., passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Catalano was born Jan. 3, 1944 in New Orleans, La., to the late Michael and Mary Gagliano Catalano. He was of the Catholic faith and was a retired plumber. Mr. Catalano proudly serviced his country in the U.S. Army during...
Leonard W. Ehlers
Mar 27, 2015
Leonard W. Ehlers, 95, of Columbia, Missouri, formerly of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and a retired Official Court Reporter of the 36th Judicial Circuit of the State of Missouri, went to be with his Lord on Friday, March 27, 2015. He passed away at Slater Place, Lenoir Woods, in Columbia, Missouri. Leonard W. Ehlers was born in Sedalia, Missouri, on...
Nova Arlene Pratt
Mar 26, 2015
Nova Arlene Pratt, 94, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Ironton, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015. Mrs. Pratt was born Feb. 18, 1921 in Hogan, Mo., to Elzie and Clara Odessa Swaringim Sherrill. On Nov. 12, 1941, she was united in marriage to the father of her children, Lewis E. Pratt. He preceded her in death in April, 2008....
Katherine Louise Parker
Mar 25, 2015
Katherine Louise (Stovall) Parker, 87, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. Parker was born March 24, 1928, in Taskee, Mo., to the late William and Tilda McCane Moore. She was a member of Living Word Baptist Church and had retired after 20 years of service from the housekeeping department at Doctor's Hospital....
Everett Hampton Nunley
Mar 23, 2015
Everett H. Nunley, 82, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2015, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Mr. Nunley was born July 8, 1932, in Butler County, to Ernest Franklin and Clora Morlen Nunley. On June 18, 1993, he and Sandra L. Warren were married in Butler County. She survives of the home. Mr. Nunley...