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Carolyn Josephine Gooch
Oct 12, 2013
Carolyn Josephine ""Jodie"" Gooch, 72, of Poplar Bluff passed away Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center after a 20-year battle with cancer. Mrs. Gooch was born Sept. 3, 1941 in Springfield, Mo. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Poplar Bluff and had worked from 1979 to 1994 as the P.E. Teacher...

Jack Everett Sturgeon
Oct 8, 2013
Jack was born on January 26, 1940 and passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2013. Jack was a resident of Wappapello, Missouri.
Berniece Lucille Miller
Oct 5, 2013
Berniece Lucille Miller, 56, of Poplar Bluff, MO, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Miller was born November 19, 1956 in St. Louis, MO to Robert and Catherine Mick Gehlbach. Mrs. Miller previously worked at Rick's 66. She enjoyed spending time with her family, doing crafts, watching movies and face booking with friends. Survivors include...

Linda Kay Ayers
Oct 5, 2013
Linda Kay Ayers, 62, of Wappapello, Mo., passed away Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Ayers was born Aug. 30, 1951 in Sikeston, Mo. to Bob and Ruth Hargrove Schwab. In 1998, she married Gary ""Bud"" Ayers in Poplar Bluff. He preceded her in death in 2002. Mrs. Ayers attended the Wappapello Methodist Church,...
George H. Ladyman
Oct 2, 2013
Dr. George H. Ladyman, 84, of Williamsville, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Dr. Ladyman was born March 6, 1929 in Knob, Ark. and graduated from Rector High School, Rector, Ark. He was a 1951 graduate of Arkansas State University (B.S. Chemical Engineering), a 1953 graduate of University of Arkansas (M.S.) and...
Robert H. Martin
Oct 1, 2013
Robert Hardy Martin, D.PH., 80, of Poplar Bluff, MO, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Martin was born August 26, 1933, in Milan, TN, to Buel and Beniva Mathis Martin, they preceded him in death. On July 17, 1954, he married Doris I. Laufenberg in Augusta, GA. She survives of the home....
Letha Montgomery Hays
Sep 27, 2013
Letha Montgomery Hays, 83, co-founder of Hays Music in Poplar Bluff died peacefully at her home Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 with her family by her side after a yearlong illness. Letha was born Dec. 26, 1929 to Coker and Hazel Montgomery in Patterson, Mo. She was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School and lived in Poplar Bluff the...
Laveta Gentle
Sep 24, 2013
Laveta Gentle, 72, of Doniphan, MO, died Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Gentle was born February 25, 1941, in Kirksville, MO. On March 5, 1958, she married Howard B. Gentle Jr. in Edina, MO. He survives of the home. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, and volunteered with VBS and...
Howard Dale Mcfadden
Sep 24, 2013
Howard D. McFadden went to be with the Lord at the Mark Twain Caring Center, Tuesday morning, at age of 91. He was born in Akron, Indiana, June 16, 1922. He served in the Navy, Pacific Theater, during World War II. Howard graduated from Lincoln Christian University, Lincoln, Illinois, and entered the Ministry. He married Ruby Ann, January 10,...
Bruce Andrew Mosebach
Sep 22, 2013
Bruce Andrew Mosebach, 58, of Poplar Bluff passed away Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013 at his brother's residence in Benton, Mo. Mr. Mosebach was born Jan. 10, 1955 in Kirksville, Mo. He was of the Methodist faith and had retired from the U.S. Navy after becoming disabled. Mr. Mosebach enjoyed fishing and playing cards. Survivors include his daughter, Cassandra Mosebach...
Lela Mae Crusoe
Sep 21, 2013
Lela Mae Crusoe was born May 26, 1932 in Webster County, Miss. to Obediah Marshall and Vera Hardy. On Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 at 12:20 p.m. at Poplar Bluff Regional Center in Poplar Bluff Missouri, Lela departed this life for eternal life with the Lord at the age of 81. Lela was a member of House of Prayer, Church...
Gail Louise Files
Sep 20, 2013
Gail Louise Files, 40, of Poplar Bluff, Mo passed away Friday, September 20, 2013 at her residence. Ms. Files was born in Springfield, IL, on December 26, 1972. She was raised by Jack and Peggy Files, who survive of the home in Sikeston, MO. She was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed music and playing the cello. Other survivors...
Thomas Earl Jenkins
Sep 16, 2013
Major Thomas Earl Jenkins, 64, of Harviell, MO, passed away Monday, September 16, 2013, at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital. Mr. Jenkins was born in Poplar Bluff, MO, on May 26, 1949, to Paul and Wilma (Adams) Jenkins. His mother preceded him in death. On June 26, 1993, he married Deana Robertson in Poplar Bluff, MO. She survives of the...

Rodney M Hogg
Sep 16, 2013
Rodney M. Hogg, 98, of Bryant, Ark. passed away, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013 at the John L. McClellan Memorial VA Medical Center in Little Rock, Ark. Mr. Hogg was born Dec. 27, 1914 in El Dorado, Ark. He was of the Baptist faith and had retired after many years as a heavy equipment maintenance worker. Mr. Hogg was a...
Millard Thomas Gilliam
Sep 16, 2013
Millard Gilliam died September 16, 2013, two days after celebrating his 92nd birthday. He was born September 14, 1921, to Mansel Edgar and Della Mitchener Gilliam. He grew up on a farm in Butler County and was a lifelong resident of Poplar Bluff, graduating from Poplar Bluff High School in 1940. Like many of his generation, Millard served in...
Fred Eugene Ellis
Sep 11, 2013
Fred E. Ellis of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at his home after a long illness. He was eighty-seven. Mr. Ellis was born on September 10, 1926 here in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. His parents, Virgil E. Ellis and Mahala Johnson Ellis preceded him in death. Fred attended and graduated from Poplar Bluff Senior High School in 1944....
Norman Lee Mckinney
Sep 10, 2013
Norman Lee McKinney, 74, of the Hamtown Community of Butler County passed away, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. McKinney was born March 20, 1939 in Poplar Bluff. He grew attending Hamtown Church and had retired as a superintendent for Huffman Engineering in Poplar Bluff. Mr. McKinney enjoyed spending time with his...
Raymond W. Dago Hawkins
Sep 7, 2013
Raymond ""Ray"" W. Hawkins, 87, known by many as 'Dago', of Poplar Bluff, MO passed away Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 at his daughter's residence. Mr. Hawkins was born Dec. 5, 1925 in Kennett, Mo. He was the first son of Everett and Myrtle (Fry) Hawkins. He was a member of First General Baptist Church and worked many years as...
Leonard Eastwood Jr.
Sep 3, 2013
Leonard Eastwood Jr., 78, of Poplar Bluff, MO, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Eastwood was born in Poplar Bluff on July 25, 1935 to Leonard and Dorothy Gunter Eastwood. On January 12, 1957, he married Edith Cicek in Germany. She survives of the home. Mr. Eastwood was a member of Little Brushy Missionary Baptist...
Rev. Jerry Wayne Anderson
Sep 2, 2013
Reverend Jerry Wayne Anderson, 57, of Athens, GA, passed away Monday, September 2, 2013 at Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Anderson was born September 25, 1955 in Poplar Bluff to Phillip J. and Sallie Mae Lewis- Anderson. Thirty-two years ago he married Debbie D. Anderson, and to this union, they had a son Adrian J. Anderson. She survives of the...