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Beulah Miller Boshears
Feb 8, 2013
Beulah May Boshears, 82, of Poplar Bluff, MO passed away Friday, February 8, 2013 at Ozark Riverview Manor, in Ozark MO. Mrs. Boshears was born on April 13, 1930 in Caldonia, MO to Floyd and Rosa Jones Miller. She had worked as a machine operator at the garment factory, and was a member of Memorial Baptist Church. Mrs. Boshears...
Thomas Patrick Tom Sanderson
Feb 8, 2013
Thomas Patrick ""Tom"" Sanderson, 40, of Poplar Bluff passed away Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 at Black River Community Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Sanderson was born Dec. 21, 1972, in St. Louis, and was a graduate of St. Louis University High School. He attended First United Methodist Church, and was owner and insurance agent of McVey Allstate Insurance...
Donald Wayne Briscoe
Feb 7, 2013
Donald Wayne Briscoe, 58, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis. Mr. Briscoe was born Aug. 31, 1954 in Kennett, MO. He was of the Baptist faith, and was disabled. Mr. Briscoe enjoyed watching car races, watching the Andy Griffith Show, riding his lawn mower and working on the trailer...
Janet Ann (Evans) Adams
Feb 6, 2013
Janet Ann Adams, 69, of Poplar Bluff passed away Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Adams was born Oct. 4, 1943 in St. Louis, MO. She was of the Baptist faith, and had worked as a waitress. Ms. Adams loved being with her family, especially her grandchildren, fishing and playing bingo. Survivors include 5...
John Henry Richie
Feb 6, 2013
John Henry Richie, Jr., 74, of Poplar Bluff, MO passed away Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Richie was born on August 3, 1938 in Poplar Bluff to John Henry Richie, Sr. and Flora L. Baker Richie. He was a graduate of Wheatley High School in Poplar Bluff, and had attended Central...
Herschel L. Rains
Feb 5, 2013
Herschel Lavern Rains, 92, of Poplar Bluff passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Rains was born on January 27, 1921 in Williamsville, MO to Wes and Vela King Rains. He served in the Army during World War II, and was owner and operator of Rains Livestock until his retirement. Mr. Rains...
April Andrea (Yancey) Lyons
Feb 4, 2013
April Andrea Lyons, 44, of Poplar Bluff, passed away, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Lyons was born April 25, 1968 in Elgin, IL. She was a member of Living Word Baptist Church, and had worked for the Missouri Division of Probation and Parole in Poplar Bluff. In 2010, Mrs. Lyons received the Probation...
Velbert Earl Hammack
Feb 3, 2013
Velbert Earl Hammack, 80, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the Oakdale Care Home in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Hammack was born September 25, 1932 in McClure, IL to George and Alma Skiles Hammack. He was an Army Veteran during the Korean War and retired from ITT Blackburn in St. Louis, MO. He was of the Baptist faith,...
Lillie Berniece (Fields) Brown
Feb 1, 2013
Lillie Berniece Brown, 95, of Broseley, passed away Friday, February 1, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Brown was born February 18, 1917 in Newport, AR to Lawrence and Clora White Fields; and graduated from Poplar Bluff High School. She was a member of New Home Missionary Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Brown loved singing, sewing, fishing, gardening,...
Janet E. (Bounds) Glass
Jan 30, 2013
Janet Elaine Glass, 69, of Poplar Bluff passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Glass was born December 10, 1943 in Baltimore, MD to Richard and Margaret Elaine Webster Bounds. She graduated from high school in Glenbury, MD, and entered the teaching and nursing programs at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff, where she graduated as...
Danny Ray Dan Ward
Jan 29, 2013
Danny Ray ""Dan"" Ward of Poplar Bluff passed away Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 in Poplar Bluff. Danny, lovingly referred to as ""Dan, Dan the barber man"" was born July 14, 1952 in Flint, MI to John Frank Ward Jr. and Retha (Clark) Ward. He was a barber for over 41 years, and had worked at the L&M Barbershop in...
James Walker Tatum
Jan 28, 2013
James Walker Tatum, 87, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, January 28, 2013 at his home. Mr. Tatum was born November 14, 1925 in Kennett to Bernie H. and Esther Walker Tatum, and graduated from Kennett High School in 1943. He entered the U.S. Army in April 1944, where he served in the European Theatre of Operations as a combat...
Gregory Greg Frank Strenfel
Jan 28, 2013
Gregory ""Greg"" Frank Strenfel, 58, of Poplar Bluff, Mo passed away Monday, January 28, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Strenfel was born on April 10, 1954 in Poplar Bluff to Frank and Fannie Lou Mauk Strenfel. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and had worked in Maintenance at the Poplar Bluff Junior High School. Mr. Strenfel...
David Dillon Greer
Jan 26, 2013
David Dillon Greer, 34, of Wappapello passed away Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family and friends. David was born on Feb. 7, 1978 in Poplar Bluff. to George David Greer and Margaret (Williams) Greer. After having a longtime illness for 20 years, he was disabled. David was an avid fisherman and loved being on...
Betty Jean (Smith) Benton
Jan 26, 2013
Betty Jean Benton, 84, of Benton, AR, and a former resident of Poplar Bluff passed away Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at Saline Memorial Hospice Inpatient Facility in Benton, AR. Betty was born Oct. 5, 1928, in St. Louis, MO. On Nov. 27, 1947, she married the love of her life, Vernon Benton, Jr. in Piggott, AR. Betty was a...
James Kinslow Mcknight
Jan 21, 2013
James Kinslow McKnight, 83, of Poplar Bluff passed away Monday, January 21, 2013 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff, MO. Mr. McKnight was born on June 18, 1929, in Poplar Bluff. He graduated from Poplar Bluff High School, and later worked for the City of Poplar Bluff in the light and power division, until retiring. Mr. McKnight...
Oscar Vernon Eubanks
Jan 16, 2013
Oscar Vernon Eubanks, 79, of Jackson, formally of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at the Missouri Veteran's Home in Cape Girardeau, MO. Mr. Eubanks was born on July 2, 1933 in Gideon, MO, to Oscar John Ervin ""O.E."" and Daisy Lee Young Eubanks. He was a member of the Abundant Life Christian Center in Poplar Bluff. Before...
John C Bumgardner
Jan 13, 2013
John C. Bumgardner, 77, of Enid, Oklahoma, formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013 at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Enid. Mr. Bumgardner was born November 4, 1935 in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Catholic faith, and had retired from the U.S. Air Force after 21 years of service. Mr. Bumgardner later retired from the...
Jack Loyd Shane
Jan 11, 2013
Jack Loyd Shane, 81, of Huntington Beach, CA, died at Huntington Beach Hospital on Friday, January, 11, 2013. Mr. Shane was born on March 3, 1931 in Kansas City, MO to Harvey and Ethel Gay Shane. After graduating from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mr. Shane worked at McDonnell; Douglas as an Aerospace...
Edward Earl Chaffin
Jan 10, 2013
Edward Earl Chaffin, 68, of Poplar Bluff passed away Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Chaffin was born Oct. 23, 1944 in Ash Hill, Mo. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in Vietnam, and was an over the road truck driver. Mr. Chaffin was an avid...
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