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Helen Louise (Mosley) Costin
Sep 27, 2014
Helen Louise Costin, 90, of New Madrid, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 at The Golden Living Care Center in New Madrid. Mrs. Costin was born April 21, 1924 in Poplar Bluff to the late Thomas G. and Rachael Anna Evans Moseley. She was a member of Collins Chapel General Baptist Church and had retired...
Gladys Marie Pruitt
Sep 26, 2014
Gladys Marie Pruitt, 89, of Springfield, MO, passed away September 26, 2014, at Cox Health in Springfield. Mrs. Pruitt was born September 12, 1925, in Parma, MO, to Edward Bloomer and Opal Richardson Tuttleton. She was a homemaker and enjoyed doing puzzles, books, and computer games. Survivors include her son Thomas Pruitt (Marie), of Springfield, MO; two brothers, four...

Stephen Carl Hicks
Sep 25, 2014
Stephen Carl Hicks, 61, of Poplar Bluff, MO, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2014, at his residence at Maplecrest Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Hicks was born July 1, 1953, in Poplar Bluff, Mo, to Carl Homer Hicks and Thelma Robertson Brace Hicks. He enjoyed music, playing his bass guitar and singing, and watching football. Survivors include his...
Judith A. (Taylor) Raczkowski
Sep 25, 2014
Judith A. Raczkowski, 70, of Poplar Bluff, passed away September 25, 2014 at Westwood Hills Care Center. Ms. Raczkowski was born August 7, 1944 at home in Jefferson Co. MO, to the late John Taylor and Flora Brown Swafford. She retired from retail sales, where she worked in management, and was a homemaker, who enjoyed crocheting, knitting, reading and...
Clarence Franklin Frank Von Ruedgisch
Sep 23, 2014
Clarence Franklin ""Frank"" Von Ruedgisch, 67, of Dexter, Mo, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at Golden Living, in Malden, MO. Mr.Von Ruedgisch was born in Dexter on November 6, 1946 to Fred and Margaret McFarlen Parker Von Ruedgisch. He had worked in the construction business as an electrician and retired from the military, serving his country in the...
Emma Lois Bounds Tedrick
Sep 21, 2014
Emma ""Lois"" Tedrick, 82, of Poplar Bluff, MO, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Tedrick was born July 15, 1932 in Kime, MO. She was very active as a member of First United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff and the United Methodist Women. On May 25, 1957, she married Jack...
Darlene Ann (Novak) Suter
Sep 16, 2014
Darlene Ann (Novak) Suter of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014 St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colo. Born Feb. 7, in Morehouse, Mo. to the late Adam and Ruby (nee Dixon) Novak, Darlene was retired and lived with her husband on their farm near Stringtown, west of Poplar Bluff. She and Ron have a house...
Deborah Debbie J. Isbell
Sep 13, 2014
Debbie Jo Isbell, 53, of Williamsville, Mo., died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Isbell was born Dec. 31, 1960 in St. Louis, Mo. She was a member of Little Brushy Missionary Baptist Church in Wappapello, Mo. and was an assistant to the Commercial Loan Officer at Commerce Bank, West Pine...
Kurt G. Luecke
Sep 12, 2014
Kurt G. Luecke, 58, prominent businessman of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Sept. 12, 2014 at his residence. Kurt was born Oct. 9, 1955 in St. Louis, MO. After graduating from St. John Vianney High School in St. Louis, Mo. he attended Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Mo., where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in...
Betty Jane (Dye) Little
Sep 10, 2014
Betty Jane Little, 64, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 at her residence. Mrs. Little was born July 8, 1950 in Neelyville, Mo. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Poplar Bluff and was a homemaker. Mrs. Little enjoyed spending time with her family, especially with her grandchildren, fishing, playing bingo...
Ollie Virginia Kenney
Sep 9, 2014
Ollie Virginia Kenney, 86, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Kenney was born Aug. 29, 1928 in Colt, Ark. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, where she enjoyed singing in the choir and was a homemaker. Mrs. Kenney enjoyed children. Survivors include a stepdaughter,...
Charles Edward Pinkerton
Sep 7, 2014
Charles Edward Pinkerton, Sr., 97, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. Mr. Pinkerton was born Aug. 2, 1917 in Poplar Bluff to the late John H. and Julia Mae Montgomery Pinkerton and was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School class of 1937. Mr. Pinkerton was...
Jimmy Ray Elledge
Sep 7, 2014
Jimmy Ray Elledge, 73 of Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away peacefully September 7th at his home in the arms of Jesus. Mr. Elledge was born August 5, 1941 in Mills Springs, Mo. to the late Milford and Nettie Elledge. He and Nancy Brooks were married October 12, 1963. Survivors include his wife, one daughter Nannette (Tim), two grandsons: Jakob...
Jerry Kenneth Robinson
Sep 3, 2014
Jerry Kenneth Robinson, 73, of Corning, Ark., formerly of Doniphan, Mo., died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Robinson was born April 10, 1941 in Doniphan, Mo., where he grew up and graduated from high school. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy, and had worked as a chef at Westwood Hills...
Joseph Albert Abbie Davis
Sep 3, 2014
Born Christmas Eve, 1926, Joseph A. ""Abbie"" Davis, died at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau on September 3, 2014. He is survived by one sister, Betty Lowe of Monticello, IN, a son, Mike Davis of Tempe, AZ, two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. During WWII, he served in the U.S. Army. Once an avid outdoorsman, he was a member...
Mary Ruby Worley
Aug 28, 2014
Mary Ruby Worley, 88, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Qulin, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Miss Worley was born Oct. 9, 1925, in Butler County to the late Clyde and Verna Alford Worley. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Qulin and was a homemaker. Miss Worley enjoyed...
Jack Downing
Aug 26, 2014
Jack Downing, 84, of Williamsville, MO, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Downing was born February 7, 1930 in Armorel, AR to the late Rufus Franklin and Bessie Lucille Mangum Downing. On May 10, 1952, he and Jessie E. Sinks were married in Piggott, AR. She survives of the home. Mr. Downing was of the...

Lawrence Franklin Jones
Aug 25, 2014
Lawrence Franklin Jones, 73, of Sikeston, MO, passed away Monday, August 25, 2014, at Hunters Acres in Sikeston. Mr. Jones was born June 24, 1941, in Portageville, MO, to the late Henry and Ardell Davis Jones. Survivors include his children: Lawrence Jones Wallace, of Oskaloosa, IA, Hope Wallace, of Jefferson City, MO, and Jamar Dye, of Poplar Bluff, MO....
Mitchel Elijah Threlkeld
Aug 19, 2014
Mitchel ""Mitch"" Elijah Threlkeld, 91, of Poplar Bluff, MO, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014 at the Missouri Veteran's Home in Cape Girardeau, MO. Mr. Threlkeld was born July 29, 1923 in Naylor, MO to the late George Carlis and Eula Belle Cope Threlkeld. He was a graduate of Doniphan High School Class of 1942 and attended SEMO. Mr. Threlkeld...
Johnny Lee Moore
Aug 16, 2014
Johnny Lee Moore, 65, of Poplar Bluff, MO passed away Saturday, August 16, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Moore was born March 15, 1949 in Poplar Bluff, to Allen V. Sr. and Merle Marie Stucker Moore. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church and was a Sergeant 1st Class and retired from the military after 22 years of...