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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....
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....