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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....
Pearl I Griffin
Feb 23, 2013
Pearl I. Griffin, 68, of Poplar Bluff, passed away, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Ms. Griffin was born Dec. 13, 1944 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, and had previously worked at Smiley Container Factory and Wal-Mart. Mrs. Griffin enjoyed spending time with her family, quilting, and flower and...
Jenny Lee Brooks
Feb 21, 2013
Jenny Lee Brooks, 49, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Ms. Brooks was born on March 1, 1963 in Berwin, IL. She was of the Baptist faith, and had graduated from Campbell High School in 1981. Ms. Brooks served in the US Navy from 1985-1989...
Carol Joan (West) Stricker
Feb 17, 2013
Carol Joan Stricker, 81, long time business owner of Poplar Bluff passed away Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 at Cedargate Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Stricker was born on Sept. 19, 1931 in Anadarko, OK to Carl E. and Alma Pulis West. She graduated from Central State University in Edmond, OK with a Bachelor's Degree in English and Humanities,...
Katherine Jeannette (Navrestad) Nelson
Feb 13, 2013
Katherine Jeannette Nelson, 80, of Poplar Bluff, and formerly of San Diego, CA passed away Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Nelson was born on Sept. 27, 1932 in Westby WI, to Haakon and Jensine Aberg Navrestad. She was of the Methodist faith, and from 1982-2002 she worked as secretary for the Deputy Director...
Mary Ellen (Kahvee) Bosley
Feb 10, 2013
Mary Ellen Bosley (nickname Kahvee) lost her battle with cancer on Sunday, February 10, 2013. As a young woman this feisty, high spirited gal danced her way across ballrooms in southeastern Ohio and Wheeling, West Virginia. In her twenties she went to work as ""rosie the riveter"" at aircraft plants in support of our flying soldiers in World War...
Mack Carroll Jackson
Feb 10, 2013
Mack Carroll Jackson, 66, of Wappapello, Mo. passed away on Feb. 10, 2013 at Davao City, in the Philippines. Mr. Jackson was born on Oct. 8, 1946 in Newton Grove, N.C. to Winston and Gladys Hayes Jackson. His parents preceded him in death. On Dec. 25, 1991 he married Pamela Holland. She preceded him in death on Feb. 19,...