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Sophia Belle (Bryant) Fisher
Sep 1, 2012
Sophia Belle Fisher, 84, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Fisher was born Oct. 26, 1927, in East St. Louis, Ill. On Aug. 29, 1969, she married Harry Lee Fisher. He preceded her in death on Sept. 30, 2000. Survivors include her daughter, Linda Bryant, of Poplar Bluff; a grandson,...
Michael Christian Ross
Aug 29, 2012
Michael Christian Ross, 36, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 in Butler County. Mr. Ross was born April 23, 1976 in Ste. Genevieve, Mo. He was a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps, and worked for Union Pacific Railroad as a welder. Mr. Ross enjoyed spending time with his family, hunting and fishing. Survivors include his...
Aubry Dwain Montgomery
Aug 25, 2012
Aubry Dwain Montgomery, 75, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Montgomery was born Oct. 8, 1936, in St. Louis, Mo. He was a member of Calvary Community Church, had retired as a long distance truck driver. Mr. Montgomery was also a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He enjoyed spending time with his family,...
Thomas William Graham
Aug 21, 2012
Thomas William Graham, 73, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Graham was born Nov. 15, 1938 in Bragg City, Mo. He was a member of First Christian Church, and also attended Fellowship General Baptist Church. Mr. Graham had retired as a Civil Engineer for the Missouri Department of Highway and Transportation. He enjoyed...
Donald Duane Culbertson
Aug 16, 2012
Donald Duane Culbertson, 80, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Culbertson was born April 11, 1932, in Bloomfield, Mo. As a young man, he served with the U.S. Air Force as a bombardier during the Korean War. Mr. Culbertson was a member of First United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff,...
David Elijah Lee Tyler
Aug 9, 2012
David E. Tyler, 51, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Tyler was born March 5, 1961 in St. Louis, Mo. He was of the Pentecost faith, and had retired as a glazer for a glass company. Mr. Tyler was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He enjoyed spending...
Velta Viola (Barnett) Gibbs
Aug 7, 2012
Velta Viola Gibbs, 90, of Ocala, Fla., died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 at Ocala Oaks in Ocala. Mrs. Gibbs was born July 14, 1922 in Broseley, Mo. She was a member of Grace Brethren Church in Ocala, and was a homemaker. During World War II, Mrs. Gibbs worked for A.C. Spark Plug Company, and in later years she drove...
J.M. Mac Hixson
Aug 6, 2012
J.M. ""Mac"" Hixson, 88, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hixson was born Aug. 21, 1923 in Charleston. Mo. He was a member of First Church of God, and had retired as a tax preparer at Desgranges Bookkeeping and Tax Service. Mr. Hixson was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
Dessie Edna Minton (Evans) Parrish
Aug 6, 2012
Dessie E. Minton Parrish, 83, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Parrish was born Sept. 6, 1928 in Mulenburg, Ky. She was a member of Pentecostal Holiness Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Parrish enjoyed spending time with her family, singing, sewing, cooking, fishing and making crafts....
Marilyn Diane (Davis) Vankirk
Aug 5, 2012
Marilyn Diane VanKirk, 61, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. VanKirk was born Sept. 4, 1950 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of Westside Church of God, and was employed as Manager of Operations at First Community Bank in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. VanKirk enjoyed spending time with her family,...
Bertha Rene (Graham) Spicer
Jul 29, 2012
Bertha Rene Spicer, 99, of Calumet City, Ill., formerly of Butler County, died Sunday, July 29, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Spicer was born July 10, 1913, in Forest City, Ark. She was a member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church near Broseley, Mo., and was a homemaker. Mrs. Spicer enjoyed spending time with her family, doing missionary work...
Gary Richard Douglas
Jul 26, 2012
Gary Richard Douglas, 52, of Poplar Bluff died unexpectedly Thursday, July 26, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Douglas was born Jan. 18, 1960 in Cairo, Ill. He had retired from the U.S. Air Force, and during his 20 years of service had received an Air Force Achievement Medal with 2 devices, Air Force Commendation Medal with...
Charles Eugene Pooch Bowman
Jul 24, 2012
Charles Eugene ""Pooch"" Bowman, 62, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Bowman was born Feb. 8 1950 in Poplar Bluff. He was formerly employed as a lineman for the City of Poplar Bluff and for REA in Bloomfield, Mo. Mr. Bowman was also a veteran of the...
Louis Pittman Hester
Jul 22, 2012
Louis Pittman Hester, 93, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of California, died Sunday, July 22, 2012 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Hester was born Oct. 13, 1918 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of New Home General Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, and had retired from General Motors Company in California. Mr. Hester was also a veteran...
Robert Watson Myrant
Jul 21, 2012
Dr. Robert Watson Myrant, 89, of Lakewood, Colo., formerly of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, July 21, 2012 at Collier Hospice Center in Wheat Ridge, Colo. Dr. Myrant was born Aug. 26, 1922 in Poplar Bluff, and was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1941 to 1946 and was honorably discharged with...
Marie Laura (Krapf) Ellis
Jul 20, 2012
Marie Laura Ellis of Poplar Bluff died Friday, July 20, 2012 peacefully at her home after a long illness at the age of 84. Mrs. Ellis was born Marie Laura Krapf on Sept. 3, 1927 in Glennonville, Mo. Her parents Gospert and Anna Krapf preceded her in death. Marie attended high school in Glennonville, Mo., where she graduated valedictorian...
Dennis Dwight Barriner
Jul 18, 2012
Dennis Dwight Barriner, 56, of Dixon, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Barriner was born Oct. 5, 1955 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith, and had retired from the U.S. Army having served in the Granada and Gulf Wars. During his career in the Army Mr. Barriner...
Charles Ray Swofford
Jul 18, 2012
Charles Ray Swofford, Jr., 49, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Swofford was born Jan. 7, 1963, in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He was of the Protestant faith, and had previously worked as a drywall and sheet rock installer in home construction. Mr. Swofford enjoyed spending time with his family,...
Edgar Bolden
Jul 12, 2012
Edgar Bolden, 77, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Chicago, Ill., died Thursday, July 12, 2012 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Bolden was born March 17, 1935 in Saucier, Miss. He was of member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, and had retired after 35 years as a supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service in Chicago, Ill....
Carl Bazzell
Jul 10, 2012
Carl Bazzell, 71, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Bazzell was born July 15, 1940 in Qulin, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith, and had attended Oglesville General Baptist Church in Oglesville, Mo. Mr. Bazzell previously owned and operated Bazzell Dry Wall and Construction Co., and was a long...