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Marie Burgin Carpenter
Mar 24, 2013
Marie Carpenter, 92, of Poplar Bluff, Mo, passed away Sunday, March 24,2013 at her home. Mrs. Carpenter, one of 13 children, was born on January 31, 1921, in Butler County, Mo. to Charlie and Myrtle Wicker Burgin. In August of 1937, she and Jonithan E. Carpenter were married in Butler County. He preceded her in death on Aug. 17,...
Betty Jane Jeffries
Mar 24, 2013
Betty Jane Jeffries, 99 of Poplar Bluff, Mo, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital. Mrs. Jeffries was born on Nov. 23, 1913 in Rogersville, Mo to Scottie and Birdie Williams Fraser. They preceded her in death. She and Woodrow Jeffries were married in Lancaster, Mo. on December 20,1934. He preceded her in death on...
Ruth Kanell
Mar 22, 2013
Ruth Elizabeth Kanell, 86, of Poplar Bluff Mo passed away Friday March 22, 2013 at West wood Hill Health Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Ruth was born April 12, 1926 in Malden, Mo. to Ellis A. and Jessie Marie Johnson Burks. Her parents preceded her in death. She married Claudie Kanell in Poplar Bluff, Mo. on July 23, 1945....
Treva Lucille (Clifton) Skiles
Mar 18, 2013
Treva L. Clifton Skiles, 80, of Poplar Bluff passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Skiles was born Oct. 6, 1932 in Memphis, Tenn., and was a homemaker. She was a member of First Baptist Church, and attended church services held at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, where she also...
Norma L. (Combs) Goodwin
Mar 17, 2013
Norma Lee Goodwin, 80, of Poplar Bluff passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Goodwin was born Sept. 17, 1932 in Leachville, Ark. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, and had retired after 22 years as a cook at O'Neal School cafeteria. Mrs. Goodwin enjoyed spending time with...
Deborah Debbie Janice Mckim (Emerson) Scaggs
Mar 17, 2013
Deborah Janice McKim Scaggs, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away at her home on Sunday, March 17, 2013, surrounded by her family following a long battle with cancer. Debbie was born on July 30, 1951 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Frances Stone Emerson and Raymond Emerson, Sr. She was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and was a...
Agnes R. (Berry) Choisser
Mar 16, 2013
Agnes R. Choisser, 94, of Council Bluff, Iowa, formerly of Poplar Bluff, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluff. Mrs. Choisser was born Dec. 3, 1918 in Poplar Bluff. She was of the Methodist faith, and had retired from Bergan-Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Neb. as an L.P.N. Mrs. Choisser was also a member of...
George W. Plumb
Mar 16, 2013
George W. Plumb, 96, resident of Poplar Bluff for over 60 years, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 16, 2013 at The Cedargate in Poplar Bluff George was born on Nov. 30, 1916 in Allenville, Mo. He was a man of great faith, and was a previous member of Third Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, where he was a Sunday...
Harold Glenn Spencer
Mar 16, 2013
Harold Glenn Spencer, 66, of Poplar Bluff passed away Saturday, Mar. 16, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Spencer was born Aug. 17, 1946 in St. Louis, Mo. He was of the Lutheran faith, and had retired in 1997 from John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff as head cook. Mr. Spencer was a veteran of the U.S....
Danny L. Dan Maloney
Mar 16, 2013
Danny Leo ""Dan"" Maloney, 56, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013 at St. Francis Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. Dan was born Sept. 22, 1956 in Dexter, Mo. He joined the U.S. Fish and Wildlife in 1989, and became a mail carrier for the US Postal Service in 1994. Dan immensely enjoyed his...
Betty Rosella (Myers) Young
Mar 15, 2013
Betty Rosella Young, 79, of Poplar Bluff passed away Friday, March 15, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital. Mrs. Young was born on May 7, 1933 in Stanton, Mo. to William C. and Lucy Nicholas Myers. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was a retired Riverboat Cook. Betty enjoyed cooking, sewing and taking care of...
Mary Wilma (Jenkins) Scalf
Mar 14, 2013
Mary Wilma Scalf, 91, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Thursday, Mar. 14, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Scalf was born April 21, 1922 in Cuba, Ill. She was a member of the Eagles Lodge and the V.F.W. in Poplar Bluff, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Scalf enjoyed spending time with her family, and her cats. In...
Ovella Bounds Shirrell
Mar 10, 2013
Ovella Shirrell, 85, of Wappapello, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Shirrell was born Oct. 13, 1927 in Wappapello. She was a Charter Member of Little Brushy Church at Wappapello, and had retired from Florshiem Shoe Company. Mrs. Shirrell enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her granddaughter and great-grandchildren, her church...
Calvin Earl Tolley
Mar 10, 2013
Calvin Earl Tolley, 73, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Tolley was born in Paragould Arkansas, on July 5, 1939 to Gilbert and Myrtle Agnes French Tolley. He and Brenda K. Crew were married in St. Louis, Mo in 1976. Together they had two children;...
Wesley Davis
Mar 9, 2013
Wesley Davis, 83, of Poplar Bluff entered into eternal rest on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Mr. Davis, a native of Wayne County, was born to Shirley Washington and Fannie Davis on Aug. 24, 1929. He attended Mt Zion Missionary Baptist Church. After nearly 23 years of service, Mr. Davis retired from the U.S. Navy at the rank of Master...
Valencia Bader
Mar 7, 2013
Valencia Marie Bader, 59, of Gideon, Mo., died Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Valencia was born April 17, 1953 in Corning, New York. She was of the Catholic faith, and was a homemaker. Valencia enjoyed spending time with her family, riding horses and 4-wheelers, crafting, cooking and fishing. Survivors include her children,...

Robert Raymond Mcnally
Mar 4, 2013
Robert Raymond McNally, 80, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Monday, March 4, 2013 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. Mr. McNally was born Aug. 20, 1932 in Houlton, Maine; and was a retired (Union) Roofer. Mr. McNally enjoyed dancing, spending time with his friends, and fishing. He was married to the former Margie Triplett. She preceded him...
Linda Kay Smith
Mar 3, 2013
Linda Kay Smith, 58, of Poplar Bluff passed away Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Smith was born Sept. 19, 1954 in Butler County. She was a 1972 graduate of Poplar Bluff High School, and a graduate of Three Rivers College. Mrs. Smith was a member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church,...

Little Jerry Lee Brown
Mar 1, 2013
Little Jerry Lee Brown Jr., infant son of Jerry Lee Brown Sr. and Jody Lynn Losh Brown, was stillborn Friday, March 1, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. In addition to his parents, Little Jerry is survived by six brothers and sisters, Alicia Reed, Mikiah Weldon, Jazlynn Burgess, Roy Brown, Zoey Brown and Carson Brown; grandparents, Sherry Brown...
Emma Jane Prall
Feb 26, 2013
Emma Jane (Fain) Prall, 89, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Born on October 26, 1923 in Walnut Ridge, AK, Mrs. Prall resided in Poplar Bluff from early childhood, graduating from Poplar Bluff High School in 1941.She married Norman E. Prall in 1942 and had two children ? Phillip Fain and Charlotte Cheri. Mrs....