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Pansy Rae (Gould) Blakeney
Dec 29, 2012
Pansy Rae Blakeney, 75, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 at Mark Twain Caring center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Blakeney was born July 25, 1937 in Wardell, MO. She was of the Nazarene faith, and had retired from Smiley Container Company. Mrs. Blakeney enjoyed spending time with her family, being outdoors, working in her yard, cutting wood,...
Helen Grace Craig
Dec 28, 2012
Helen Grace Craig, 86, of Doniphan, Mo. died Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Craig was born Feb. 14, 1926 in Chillicothe, Mo. She was a retired clerical worker for Division of Family Services. She attended His Place Fellowship in Doniphan and enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and...
Virginia Lee Harley
Dec 24, 2012
Virginia Lee Harley was born to the late Mary Robinson and (survived by) Lucious Roberson, Sr. of Chicago, IL on February 28, 1951 in Beulah, Miss. She was a dedicated wife to her late husband Billy Harley. She passed away December 24, 2012 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Surviving are five children, Billy Robinson (Clarissa) of Birmingham,...
Mary Frances Cumbee
Dec 22, 2012
Mary Frances Cumbee, 89, of Paducah, Kentucky. formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah. Mrs. Cumbee was born April 7, 1923, in Teapot Dome, Wyoming. She was a member of The First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff for over 50 years, and along with her late husband, Ed, had owned and...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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