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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...
Terry Edwin Mccomb
Nov 30, 2012
Terry Edwin McComb, 64, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 at his residence. Mr. McComb was born Aug. 22, 1948 in Piggott, AR. He was of the General Baptist faith, was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. McComb previously worked at Rowe Furniture Company, and later retired from Nordyne Corporation. He enjoyed spending time with his...
Diana Lynn (Dee) Clarkson
Nov 29, 2012
Diana Lynn Clarkson, 58, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Clarkson was born March 17, 1954 in Poplar Bluff, and was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School. She was employed at the Butler County Prosecuting Attorney's office. Ms. Clarkson enjoyed spending time with her family. Survivors include two children,...
Robert Seymour Campbell
Nov 28, 2012
Dr. Robert S. Campbell, 99, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Columbia, Mo., passed away, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 at Oakdale Skilled Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Dr. Campbell was born Sept. 9, 1913 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and later became a naturalized citizen of the USA. In 1939 he obtained a Ph.D in Limnology (study of fresh water fish) from...
Rena Bell (Resnik) Blanton
Nov 28, 2012
Rena Bell Blanton, 83, of Fair Grove, MO, formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO. Rena was born Aug. 13, 1929 in Stringtown, MO to John and Olga (Kurz) Resnik. For the last four years she had lived with her only child, a daughter, Helen Louise Waggoner and husband, Robert in...
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...
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