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Venita Maxfield

Venita Maxfield

Apr 5, 2013

Venita ""Neen"" Mae Maxfield, 91, of Poplar Bluff, MO, passed away on her birthday, Friday, April 5, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital. Mrs. Maxfield was born on April 5, 1922, in Centralia, IL to George Wesley and Pearl F. Tabor Owens. She married John Harold Maxfield; he preceded her in death in 1976. Mrs. Maxfield was a retired...

Franklin D. Frank Hill

Franklin D. Frank Hill

Apr 3, 2013

Franklin D. ""Frank"" Hill, 79, of Poplar Bluff passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Hill was born Jan. 30, 1934 in Mantachie, Miss. He was an active member of First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, where he served as Deacon, Sunday School teacher, and Choir member; and had retired...

Carl Martins  Jr.

Carl Martins Jr.

Apr 1, 2013

Carl John Martins Jr., 86, of Poplar Bluff, MO passed away Monday, April 1, 2013 at his son's residence, in Foristell, MO. Mr. Martins was born in Poplar Bluff, MO on September 23, 1926, to the late Carl John Sr. and Josephine Jett Martins. On September, 18, 1949 he married Lavon Merrett at Zion Lutheran Church, she preceded him...

Grace  N. White

Grace N. White

Apr 1, 2013

Grace N. White, 100, of Poplar Bluff, Mo, passed away Monday, April 1, 2013 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. White was born on May 1, 1912 in Butler County to William and Mollie Hainline Carpenter. Grace was married to William Troy White; he preceded her in death in 1963. She attended the Second Baptist Church in Poplar...

Ralph Thornburgh

Ralph Thornburgh

Mar 31, 2013

Ralph A. Thornburgh, 75, of Poplar Bluff, MO passed away on Sunday March 31, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital. Mr. Thornburgh was born on July 11, 1937 in Gideon, MO to Oscar and Estella Pruitte Thornburgh. He married Abbie Marie Bollinger, whom preceded him in death in 1989. Mr. Thornburgh was a retired logger and farmer. He was...

Margaret Mccoy

Margaret Mccoy

Mar 31, 2013

Margaret (Maggie) May McCoy, 95, of Poplar Bluff, MO, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013 at Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. McCoy was born on June 10, 1917, in Lilbourn, MO to Charles Arthur and Clara Campbell Wright. Margaret was of the Baptist Faith, and had worked as Hostess/ Manager of the Hickory House Restaurant and Motel....

Clarence  Edward Jones

Clarence Edward Jones

Mar 28, 2013

Clarence Edward Jones, 73, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Mr. Jones was born April 13, 1939 in Cairo, Ill. He was a member of Brown Chapel A.M.E, Church, and had retired as owner and operator of a cleaning service. Mr. Jones was a member of Goldstar Masonic Lodge...

Norma  Faith (Cothren)  Bettuo

Norma Faith (Cothren) Bettuo

Mar 24, 2013

Norma Faith Bettuo, 82, of Poplar Bluff, MO passed away Sunday March 24, 2013 at Westwood Hills Health and Rehab Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Bettuo was born on August 25, 1930 in Francis, AR to John J. and Linelle Stowe Cothren. She and George Bettuo were married in LaPorte, IN on June 13, 1953. He preceded her in...

Marie  Burgin Carpenter

Marie Burgin Carpenter

Mar 24, 2013

Marie Carpenter, 92, of Poplar Bluff, Mo, passed away Sunday, March 24,2013 at her home. Mrs. Carpenter, one of 13 children, was born on January 31, 1921, in Butler County, Mo. to Charlie and Myrtle Wicker Burgin. In August of 1937, she and Jonithan E. Carpenter were married in Butler County. He preceded her in death on Aug. 17,...

Betty  Jane Jeffries

Betty Jane Jeffries

Mar 24, 2013

Betty Jane Jeffries, 99 of Poplar Bluff, Mo, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital. Mrs. Jeffries was born on Nov. 23, 1913 in Rogersville, Mo to Scottie and Birdie Williams Fraser. They preceded her in death. She and Woodrow Jeffries were married in Lancaster, Mo. on December 20,1934. He preceded her in death on...

Ruth Kanell

Ruth Kanell

Mar 22, 2013

Ruth Elizabeth Kanell, 86, of Poplar Bluff Mo passed away Friday March 22, 2013 at West wood Hill Health Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Ruth was born April 12, 1926 in Malden, Mo. to Ellis A. and Jessie Marie Johnson Burks. Her parents preceded her in death. She married Claudie Kanell in Poplar Bluff, Mo. on July 23, 1945....

Treva  Lucille (Clifton)  Skiles

Treva Lucille (Clifton) Skiles

Mar 18, 2013

Treva L. Clifton Skiles, 80, of Poplar Bluff passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Skiles was born Oct. 6, 1932 in Memphis, Tenn., and was a homemaker. She was a member of First Baptist Church, and attended church services held at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, where she also...

Norma  L. (Combs)  Goodwin

Norma L. (Combs) Goodwin

Mar 17, 2013

Norma Lee Goodwin, 80, of Poplar Bluff passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Goodwin was born Sept. 17, 1932 in Leachville, Ark. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, and had retired after 22 years as a cook at O'Neal School cafeteria. Mrs. Goodwin enjoyed spending time with...

Deborah Debbie Janice Mckim (Emerson)  Scaggs

Deborah Debbie Janice Mckim (Emerson) Scaggs

Mar 17, 2013

Deborah Janice McKim Scaggs, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away at her home on Sunday, March 17, 2013, surrounded by her family following a long battle with cancer. Debbie was born on July 30, 1951 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Frances Stone Emerson and Raymond Emerson, Sr. She was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and was a...

Agnes  R. (Berry)  Choisser

Agnes R. (Berry) Choisser

Mar 16, 2013

Agnes R. Choisser, 94, of Council Bluff, Iowa, formerly of Poplar Bluff, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluff. Mrs. Choisser was born Dec. 3, 1918 in Poplar Bluff. She was of the Methodist faith, and had retired from Bergan-Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Neb. as an L.P.N. Mrs. Choisser was also a member of...

George  W. Plumb

George W. Plumb

Mar 16, 2013

George W. Plumb, 96, resident of Poplar Bluff for over 60 years, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 16, 2013 at The Cedargate in Poplar Bluff George was born on Nov. 30, 1916 in Allenville, Mo. He was a man of great faith, and was a previous member of Third Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, where he was a Sunday...

Harold  Glenn Spencer

Harold Glenn Spencer

Mar 16, 2013

Harold Glenn Spencer, 66, of Poplar Bluff passed away Saturday, Mar. 16, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Spencer was born Aug. 17, 1946 in St. Louis, Mo. He was of the Lutheran faith, and had retired in 1997 from John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff as head cook. Mr. Spencer was a veteran of the U.S....

Danny L. Dan Maloney

Danny L. Dan Maloney

Mar 16, 2013

Danny Leo ""Dan"" Maloney, 56, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013 at St. Francis Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. Dan was born Sept. 22, 1956 in Dexter, Mo. He joined the U.S. Fish and Wildlife in 1989, and became a mail carrier for the US Postal Service in 1994. Dan immensely enjoyed his...

Betty  Rosella (Myers)  Young

Betty Rosella (Myers) Young

Mar 15, 2013

Betty Rosella Young, 79, of Poplar Bluff passed away Friday, March 15, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital. Mrs. Young was born on May 7, 1933 in Stanton, Mo. to William C. and Lucy Nicholas Myers. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was a retired Riverboat Cook. Betty enjoyed cooking, sewing and taking care of...

Mary  Wilma (Jenkins)  Scalf

Mary Wilma (Jenkins) Scalf

Mar 14, 2013

Mary Wilma Scalf, 91, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Thursday, Mar. 14, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Scalf was born April 21, 1922 in Cuba, Ill. She was a member of the Eagles Lodge and the V.F.W. in Poplar Bluff, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Scalf enjoyed spending time with her family, and her cats. In...

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