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Agnes Catherine (Krapf) Thacker
Jan 9, 2013
Agnes Catherine Thacker, 82, of Poplar Bluff, passed away, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 at Cedargate Skilled Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Thacker was born Sept. 2, in Glennonville, Mo. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Thacker previously worked at the voting polls for 30 year as a Supervisory Judge for...
John Michael Vernon
Jan 8, 2013
John Michael Vernon, 61, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 at the home of his father surrounded by his loving family. John was born Nov. 7, 1951 in Poplar Bluff. He was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School, and Bailey Technical School in St. Louis. John was a self-employed Licensed Master Plumber, and had served...
Amy Louise (Swank) Berry
Jan 8, 2013
Mrs. Amy Louise Swank Berry died on Tuesday evening, January 8, after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Berry was born on June 9, 1920, at Rush Ridge, the Swank family farm east of Charleston in Mississippi County, Missouri. She was the ninth of 12 children born to William Alfred and Alma Fern Swank. The family moved to Poplar Bluff in...
John Robert Loughead
Jan 7, 2013
Dr. John Robert Loughead, 90, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013, at the Mark Twain Caring Center. Dr. Loughead was born July 20, 1922, in Unionville, Missouri, to George Robert and Esther E. Loughead. He was graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1940. In 1946, he received his degree in internal medicine from St. Louis University and he...
Kathy Eileen (Walker) Aud
Jan 3, 2013
Kathy Eileen Aud, 64, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Aud was born Feb. 4, 1948 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of South Poplar Bluff General Baptist Church, and was a retired office manager. Mrs. Aud enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. On...
Katina Katie Lynn (Pipkins) Koyle
Jan 2, 2013
Katina ""Katie"" Lynn Koyle, 39, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 at her residence. Katina was born Feb. 13, 1973 in Poplar Bluff. She attended The First Baptist Church, and was a licensed Paramedic. Katina enjoyed spending time with her family, scrapbooking, sewing and embroidery. On Sept. 11, 2004, she married Arden Koyle in Eureka Springs, AR....
Ralph Randale Bloodworth
Jan 2, 2013
He was a fountain of funny stories -- most of them about his own adventures and misadventures. But he was all business when it came to the practice of law. Ralph Randale Bloodworth Jr., of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday (Jan. 2, 2013) after a long battle with cancer. He was 68. Despite failing health, Mr. Bloodworth went regularly to...
Eldridge A. Runner
Dec 30, 2012
Eldridge A. Runner, 97, of Ft. Myers, Florida, formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 at Consulate Healthcare Center in Ft. Myers. Mr. Runner was born April 25, 1915 in Warren County, Kentucky. He was a member of Lake Wappapello United Methodist Church, where he was previously active in church affairs and activities, and was a retired...
Linda Kay Wendell
Dec 30, 2012
Linda Kay Wendell, 66, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Wendell was born Oct. 19, 1946 in Poplar Bluff. She was of the Baptist faith, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Wendell enjoyed spending time with her family, fishing, and loved animals. On June 23, 1993, she married Tony Wendell. He...
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,...
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