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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....
Robert John Schlitt
Oct 20, 2012
Robert Schlitt, 85, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, October 20, 2012 at home. Robert was born June 28, 1927 in Oran, Mo. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and retired from the Social Security Administration as Assistant Manager after 34 years. He had worked at the Employment Office in Sikeston for 9 years prior to that....
Clifford Lee Lovette
Oct 19, 2012
Clifford Lee Lovette, 75, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, October 19, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Lovette was born March 18, 1937 in Parma, Mo. and was of the Pentecostal faith. He was a retired Supervisor of the Eastern District for Ozark Border Electric Cooperative. He enjoyed spending time with family and grandchildren, woodworking, music, hunting , fishing, gardening,...
Ronald Ray Basham
Oct 18, 2012
Ronald Ray Basham, 68, of Wappapello, Mo., died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Basham was born Nov. 22, 1943 in Bend, Oregon. He was a member of Mt. Zion Southern Baptist Church, and had retired from the U.S. Army. Mr. Basham enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, working on...
Brian Douglas Wheeler
Oct 16, 2012
Brian Douglas Wheeler, a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at the age of 61 following complications from a rare blood disorder known as myelodysplastic syndrome. Mr. Wheeler was born Sept. 27, 1951 in Cape Girardeau, MO, the son of Benny and Roberta Wheeler, of Scott City, who survive. After high school, Mr. Wheeler briefly...
Margaret Lucille (Butler) Snider
Oct 14, 2012
Margaret Lucille Snider, 93, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012 at The Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Snider was born Sept. 13, 1919 in Doniphan, Mo. She graduated from Southeast Missouri State College with B.A. degree in Social Science in 1961, and later returned to earn a Masters degree in Guidance Counseling. Mrs. Snider taught...
George William Barbre
Oct 11, 2012
George William Barbre, 86, of Doniphan, Mo., died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Barbre was born May 24, 1926 in Matthews, Mo. He was a 32nd Degree Mason at the Masonic Composite Lodge 369 in Doniphan, and had retired from the U.S. Army after over 21 years of service. Mr. Barbre...
Quillie Billie (Palmer) Sudduth
Oct 5, 2012
Quillie J. ""Billie"" Sudduth, 94, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, October 5, 2012 at The Cedargate in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Sudduth was born October 14, 1917 in Hamilton, Ala. She was a homemaker, and during her earlier years had worked as a store clerk for the Ben Franklin Store. Mrs. Sudduth was a member of First United Methodist Church,...