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Paul  A. Neudecker

Paul A. Neudecker

Dec 21, 2012

Paul A. Neudecker, 75, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of St. Louis, passed away Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Neudecker was born Feb. 15, 1937 in St. Louis. He was of the Lutheran faith, and had retired from the St. Louis Police Department after 32 years of service. Mr. Neudecker was a veteran of...

Barbara  Ann Weaver

Barbara Ann Weaver

Dec 21, 2012

Barbara Ann Weaver, 71, of Poplar Bluff passed away, Saturday, December 21,2012 at 9:48 p.m., with her family by her side. Mrs. Weaver was born Jan. 20, 1941 in Gooding, Idaho. She was an over the road truck driver (retired), and a homemaker. Mrs. Weaver enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and collecting dolls....

Betty  Ruth (Gregory)  Hanks

Betty Ruth (Gregory) Hanks

Dec 20, 2012

Betty R. (Gregory) Hanks, 83, of the Stringtown community of Butler County died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 at her residence. Betty was born Oct. 16, 1929 in Cabool, Mo. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and was a homemaker. During the 1950s, Betty worked for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, Kans. She...

Gerald  Marvin Hicks

Gerald Marvin Hicks

Dec 18, 2012

Gerald Marvin Hicks, 87, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Marvin was born Jan. 7, 1925 in Datto, AR. He was a member of First General Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, and had retired from John J. Pershing VA Medical Center after 37 years as boiler plant operator. Marvin was a...

Lula Lu Caroline (Mays)  Warren

Lula Lu Caroline (Mays) Warren

Dec 16, 2012

Lula (Lu) Caroline Mays Warren, 82, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, December 16, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Lu was born at home on June 26, 1930 at Palestine, AR to Joe and Robbie Mays. On October 4, 1946, she married George Herbert Warren in New Madrid, MO. He preceded her in death...

Jennie  Ruth Stout

Jennie Ruth Stout

Dec 13, 2012

Jennie Ruth Stout, 50, of Sanford, NC, formerly of Poplar Bluff and Warrensburg, MO, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 at her residence after a courageous battle with breast cancer surrounded by her family. Jennie was born April 16, 1962 in Poplar Bluff. While growing up, she was an active member of the Girl Scouts, at Camp Latonka. Jennie loved...

Lester  Allen Abernathy

Lester Allen Abernathy

Dec 13, 2012

Lester Allen Abernathy, 86, of Wappapello, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Mr. Abernathy was born Sept. 20, 1926 in New Madrid County, Mo. He was an inspector at Buick Motor Div. in Flint, Michigan for 31 years. Mr. Abernathy attended the Lakeland Assembly of God Church at Wappapello. He enjoyed mechanic work, fishing,...

Kenneth  Donovan Elliott

Kenneth Donovan Elliott

Dec 12, 2012

Kenneth ""Kenny"" Donovan Elliott, 41, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 in Towanda, PA as the result of a work-related accident. Mr. Elliott was born Dec. 30, 1970 in Oceanside, CA., and was a graduate of Slidell High School Class of 1990, in Slidell, LA. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and was employed with...

Robert A. Bob Armes

Robert A. Bob Armes

Dec 10, 2012

Robert A. ""Bob"" Armes, 79, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Armes was born March 9, 1933 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Westwood Baptist Church, and had retired from the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Armes also owned and operated Lonnie's Restaurant for 15 years, and later retired from Sears Youth...

Michael  Timothy Stokely

Michael Timothy Stokely

Dec 8, 2012

Michael Timothy Stokely, 58, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Stokely was born Feb. 3, 1954 in Baton Rouge, LA. He was of the Baptist faith, and had previously worked as a truck driver. He enjoyed motorcycles, fishing, and boating. Survivors include his mother, Hazel Hobbs, of Poplar...

James Jim O. Richardson

James Jim O. Richardson

Dec 8, 2012

Dr. James O. ""Jim"" Richardson, 67, of Naylor, MO, and well known Poplar Bluff veterinarian, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 in Poplar Bluff. Dr. Richardson was born Feb. 16, 1945 in Winston-Salem, NC. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Dr. Richardson operated Hillcrest Animal Hospital...

Robert  Jay Ordway

Robert Jay Ordway

Dec 7, 2012

Robert Jay Ordway, 67, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Ordway was born May 30, 1945 in Holgate, Ohio, and had been disabled for many years. Survivors include two children, Chad Ordway and Robert ""Bobby"" Ordway and wife Debbie, all of Poplar Bluff; a step-daughter, Barbara Espey,...

Martha  Mitchell Bidewell

Martha Mitchell Bidewell

Dec 4, 2012

Martha Mitchell Bidewell, 86, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Bidewell was born June 6, 1926 in Memphis, TN. She was a member of First United Methodist Church; was a member of Three Rivers College Foundation; and was a homemaker. Mrs. Bidewell enjoyed spending time at the family cabin on Black River,...

Betty  Jean (Kidder)  Gibson

Betty Jean (Kidder) Gibson

Dec 3, 2012

Betty Jean Gibson, 81, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Mrs. Gibson was born Nov. 4, 1931 in Flint, MI, and was a graduate of Neelyville High School class of 1949. She was a member of Twin Springs Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Gibson enjoyed spending time with...

Truman  Floyd Belt

Truman Floyd Belt

Dec 2, 2012

Truman Floyd Belt, 79, of Poplar Bluff, died December 2, 2012 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Mr. Belt was born August 10, 1933 in Gibson, MO. He was a veteran of the US Army and served in the Korean War. Mr. Belt was a self-employed building and painting contractor, and enjoyed fishing, hunting, and spending time with...

Harold Turpin

Harold Turpin

Dec 2, 2012

Harold D. Turpin, 92, formerly of Poplar Bluff, MO, died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 at the Christian Health Care Center in Hermitage, MO. Mr. Turpin was born Sept. 8, 1920 in Senath, MO. He had retired as a Maintenance Supervisor for The Cedargate Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Turpin was an avid outdoorsman, and enjoyed fishing, hunting, raising...

Terry  Edwin Mccomb

Terry Edwin Mccomb

Nov 30, 2012

Terry Edwin McComb, 64, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 at his residence. Mr. McComb was born Aug. 22, 1948 in Piggott, AR. He was of the General Baptist faith, was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. McComb previously worked at Rowe Furniture Company, and later retired from Nordyne Corporation. He enjoyed spending time with his...

Diana  Lynn (Dee)  Clarkson

Diana Lynn (Dee) Clarkson

Nov 29, 2012

Diana Lynn Clarkson, 58, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Clarkson was born March 17, 1954 in Poplar Bluff, and was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School. She was employed at the Butler County Prosecuting Attorney's office. Ms. Clarkson enjoyed spending time with her family. Survivors include two children,...

Robert  Seymour Campbell

Robert Seymour Campbell

Nov 28, 2012

Dr. Robert S. Campbell, 99, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Columbia, Mo., passed away, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 at Oakdale Skilled Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Dr. Campbell was born Sept. 9, 1913 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and later became a naturalized citizen of the USA. In 1939 he obtained a Ph.D in Limnology (study of fresh water fish) from...

Rena  Bell (Resnik)  Blanton

Rena Bell (Resnik) Blanton

Nov 28, 2012

Rena Bell Blanton, 83, of Fair Grove, MO, formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO. Rena was born Aug. 13, 1929 in Stringtown, MO to John and Olga (Kurz) Resnik. For the last four years she had lived with her only child, a daughter, Helen Louise Waggoner and husband, Robert in...

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