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Margaret L. Cotrell
Nov 28, 2012
Margaret Louise Metz Cotrell, age 97, a retired funeral director and former owner and operator of Cotrell Funeral Service, died Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 11:00 PM. Mrs. Cotrell was born February 18, 1915 in Poplar Bluff, the third of Lynn and Columbia Metz' seven children. After graduating from William Woods College in 1935 with a degree in music,...
Inola Christine Bolden
Nov 27, 2012
Inola Christine Bolden, 79, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Bolden was born April 22, 1933 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. and was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She was a retired school teacher and school administrator at Robert Frost Junior High School in Hazel Crest,...
Mildred A. (Adams) Hicks
Nov 21, 2012
Mildred A. Hicks, 87, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Hicks was born Nov. 16, 1925 in Corning, Ark. She was a member of First General Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Hicks had previously worked for 12 years as a sales clerk at Montgomery Ward Department...
John P. Darnell
Nov 20, 2012
John P. Darnell, 83, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Darnell was born July 3, 1929 in Portageville, Mo. He was of the General Baptist faith, had worked as a mechanic for PAR Electric Company in Farmington, and was medically retired from John J. Pershing VA...
Russell Mitchel Rowland
Nov 19, 2012
Russell Mitchel Rowland, 76, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, Nov. 19, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center with his loving family at his side. Russell was born Nov. 25, 1935 in Chester County, Tenn. He was a member of The Thousand Hills Cowboy Church, which he loved; was a farmer; and was a veteran of the U.S. Army....
Michael Guy Webb
Nov 18, 2012
Michael Guy Webb, 57, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Webb was born Jan. 21, 1955 in St. Louris, Mo. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, and was owner and operator of a car lot as well as a salvage yard. Mr. Webb enjoyed watching movies, coloring pictures,...
Elza Pierce
Nov 18, 2012
Elza Pierce, 89, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, November 18, 2012 at Oakdale Care Center. Mrs. Pierce was born Aug. 14, 1923 in Doniphan, MO. She was a member of Westside Church of God. Mrs. Pierce was a homemaker and had been a volunteer for several years at Lucy Lee Hospital. She also enjoyed sewing cooking, and spending time...
Janette Lourance
Nov 17, 2012
Janette Lourance, 77, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at her residence in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Lourance was born Nov. 18, 1934 in Poplar Bluff. She was affiliated with the Jehovah Witness faith, and. was a homemaker. During her earlier years she worked as a beautician as well as an assembly line worker at Carter Carburetor in...
Delores Jean (Wells) Mccarter
Nov 13, 2012
Delores Jean McCarter, 79, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at St Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Mrs. McCarter was born March 7, 1933, in Henley, MO. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and a homemaker. Mrs. McCarter enjoyed taking care of the farm animals, crocheting, and spending time with her family....
Carol Wisdom
Nov 12, 2012
Carol Wisdom, 95, of Poplar Bluff, MO, died Monday Nov. 12, 2012, at Oakdale Skilled Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Wisdom was born Aug. 15, 1917, in Kansas City, MO. She married George Wisdom which preceded her in death May 21, 1998. Mrs. Wisdom is survived by four sons: George Wisdom of Cedar Rapids, IA, Dennis Wisdom of...
Oscar R. Toby Daughhetee
Nov 10, 2012
Oscar Ray ""Toby"" Daughhetee, 83, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 at Oakdale Skilled Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Daughhetee was born Sept. 26, 1929 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church on PP Highway, and had retired from Hewlett Meat Company and Mo-Ark Meat Provisions in Poplar Bluff after 25...
James Patrick Jimmy Myers
Nov 8, 2012
James Patrick ""Jimmy"" Myers II, 48, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Myers was born Nov. 1, 1964 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was a member of Highland Church of Christ, and had previously worked for the U.S. Postal Service. Mr. Myers was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He loved spending time with...
Shelby-Ruth Rainwater Rayni Worley
Nov 7, 2012
Shelby-Ruth Rainwater (Rayni) Worley, age 15, went to Heaven Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at St. Louis Childrens' Hospital due to complications from Pulmonary Hypertension. Rayni was born June 16, 1997 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to Michelle Million-Worley and Jason Worley. Her joy in living was seen by all who really knew her and she was blessed with a gift...
Cheri (Oldsen) Ramsey
Nov 3, 2012
Cheri O. Ramsey, 65, of Poplar Bluff passed away, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Ramsey was born Dec. 30, 1946 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. to the late Raymond F. and Leila (Rice) Oldsen. Growing up in Deering, Mo. she was a graduate of Deering High School, and later received her...
Margaret Margie L. (Heifner) Pigg
Oct 31, 2012
Margaret ""Margie"" L. Pigg, 77, of Wappapello, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center. Mrs. Pigg was born Aug. 26, 1935 in Poplar Bluff to the late Edward and Emma (Aden) Heifner. She was a member of Little Brushy Missionary Baptist Church in Wappapello, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Pigg loved spending time with her family,...
Michael Gregory Clayborne
Oct 29, 2012
Michael Gregory Clayborne, 19, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Michael was born Dec. 10, 1992 in Newberg, NY. He was of the Baptist faith, and had worked for A. O. Company as a caregiver for the handicapped. Michael enjoyed basketball, football and video games. Survivors include 2 children, Mahkala Clayborne...
Geary Ray Miller
Oct 28, 2012
Geary Ray Miller, 61, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Miller was born Oct. 25, 1951, in Coon Island, Mo. He lived in Poplar Bluff most of his life, and was of the Baptist faith. Now retired, Mr. Miller had worked with heavy equipment, land scrap, and as a farm hand. He was...
Floyd S. Porch
Oct 25, 2012
Rev. Floyd Sol Porch, 82, died Thursday, October 25, 2012 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Porch was born Aug. 20, 1930 in Poplar Bluff. He was retired from the City of Poplar Bluff Municipal Utilities, Water Dept. and was also a General Baptist minister for 50 years. Mr. Porch enjoyed reading his Bible, hunting and fishing....
Lois L. (Shirley) Williams
Oct 22, 2012
Lois L. Williams, 85, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Williams was born June 14, 1927 in Ponder, Mo. to the late Grover C. and Pearl Ann (Darnell) Shirley. She was of the Protestant faith, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Williams enjoyed spending time with and cooking for...
Richard Henry Hancock
Oct 21, 2012
Richard Henry Hancock, 84, of Piedmont, Mo. died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 in Piedmont. Mr. Hancock, the 2nd of 11 children, was born Oct. 9, 1928 in Hartzell, Mo. to the late Simon J. and Dorothy Opal (Fitzgerrel) Hancock. He was a member of the Full Gospel Assembly of God Church in Patterson, and had previously worked in St....