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Janice Lorraine Robbins
Jan 7, 2012
Janice Laraine Robbins, 63, of Conway, Ark., died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012 at her residence in Conway. Ms. Robbins was born Nov. 15, 1948 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Conway, and had retired as an emergency and intensive care nurse at John McClellan VA Medical Center in Little Rock, Ark. Ms....

Marshae Kianna Marshall
Jan 6, 2012
Marshaé Kianna Marshall, infant daughter of Shandelle Hathaway and Rashad Marshall of Poplar Bluff was born and died Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. In addition to her parents, Marshaé is survived by her sister, Harmonie Hathaway of the home; maternal grandmother, Leslie Hathaway of Poplar Bluff; maternal grandfather, Michael Allen of Poplar Bluff; paternal...
Johnnie Parker
Jan 3, 2012
Johnie Parker, 68, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Parker was born Feb. 18, 1943 in Poplar Bluff. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and had retired in 2000 after 31 years as a supervisor with Rowe Furniture Co. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and was an avid Atlanta Braves baseball fan....
Roy C. Allen
Jan 2, 2012
Roy C. Allen, Jr., 77, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Jan. 2, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Allen was born Feb. 15, 1934 in Poplar Bluff. He was a graduate of Poplar Bluff Class of 1952, and attended Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Allen started his career in banking at The Bank of...
Letha Gertrude (Collins) Freer
Jan 1, 2012
Letha Gertrude Freer (nee Collins), 92, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Freer was born October 27, 1919 in North Central Butler County in a farmhouse that was later transformed into the Collins Store, a local historical landmark. Her childhood included the hardships and rewards of growing up on...
Henrietta Pearl (Rudasill) Metz
Dec 31, 2011
Henrietta Rudasill Metz died at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 at The RiverMist Assisted Living where she had lived for the past two and a half years. Mrs. Metz was born in the Struther Community, a farming community in Monroe County, Mo. on April 29, 1913 to Phillip Henry and Constance (Carpenter) Rudasill. Her mother died when Henri...
Raymond Eugene Foutch
Dec 30, 2011
Raymond Eugene Foutch, 92, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Foutch was born Feb. 14, 1919 in Jefferson County, Ill. He was a member of First General Baptist Church, and had retired as the owner and operator of Bluff Electric Works. Mr. Foutch was a veteran of the U.S. Navy,...
Charles Edward Rickman
Dec 28, 2011
Charles Edward Rickman, Sr., 87, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Rickman was born Nov. 9, 1924 in Butler County. He served as a Private First Class with Company C of the 84th Infantry Division, Ninth Army during WWII, while it moved across northern Germany near the Siegfried Line. On...
Patrick Charles Baird
Dec 28, 2011
Patrick Charles Baird, 64, of Poplar Bluff died unexpectedly Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Baird was born Jan. 21, 1947 in Carthage, Mo. He had retired as a Captain from the Missouri Highway Patrol Troop E in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Baird enjoyed spending time with his family, golfing, flying, walking, politics and cooking....
Lola Mae (Warren) Cox
Dec 23, 2011
Lola Mae Cox, 76, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Dec. 23, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Cox was born Aug. 13, 1935 in Holcomb, Mo. She attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Cox had earlier retired as a programmer for South Western Bell. She enjoyed spending time with her family, reading, fishing and cooking. In...
Nicholas Edward Longbottom
Dec 21, 2011
Nicholas E. ""Nick"" Longbottom, 57, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Longbottom was born June 1, 1954 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Oak Grove New Beginnings Church in Poplar Bluff, and most recently had been attending the Family Worship Center. Mr. Longbottom worked as a construction worker...
Martha Mae York (Morgan) Beck
Dec 21, 2011
Martha M. Beck, 83, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Beck was born Aug. 11, 1928 in St. Louis, Mo. She was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, and was a retired waitress. Mrs. Beck enjoyed teaching others about the Bible, dancing, fishing and traveling. On June 14,...

William A. Bill Markell
Dec 20, 2011
William ""Bill"" Arthur Markel III, 67, died December 20, 2011. His final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Bill greatly loved. Bill was born January 23, 1944 in St. Louis, Missouri to Dr. Arthur Dean Markel and Laura Marie (Gayle) Markel. He attended Poplar Bluff High School in Poplar Bluff, Missouri where he was raised. He...
James Jim Parker Mann
Dec 19, 2011
James ""Jim"" Parker Mann, 68, of Fairdealing, Mo. died Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Mann was born Oct. 20, 1943 in Poplar Bluff and grew up in the family home in Van Buren, Mo. He was a graduate of Van Buren High School and received his Masters Degree from the University of Missouri. Mr. Mann was...
David Hanner
Dec 18, 2011
David Hanner, 87, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Hanner was born Jan. 31, 1924 in Harviell, Mo., and was of the Church of Christ faith. Before moving to Poplar Bluff in 1959, he was a farmer and sawmill owner. After relocating to Poplar Bluff, Mr. Hanner ran...
Georgia Maxine (Watson) Lourance
Dec 18, 2011
Georgia Maxine Lourance, 73, of Sturdivant, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Lourance was born Feb. 1, 1938 in Qulin, Mo. She was a member of Black River Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Lourance enjoyed gardening, canning, fishing and traveling. On June 9, 1956, she married Wilfred Lourance in Hernando, Miss....
Debi Reed Davis
Dec 18, 2011
Debi Reed Davis, 62, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011 at St. Joseph's Hospital West, in Lake St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Davis was born June 16, 1949 in Poplar Bluff. She was owner and operator of The Beauty Hut and Kidz-Kutz Salons, and was a former Girl Scout Troop Leader. Mrs. Davis enjoyed reading, drawing, painting, restoring...
Pauline (Phelps) Whittington
Dec 12, 2011
Pauline Phelps Whittington, 96, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 at Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Whittington was born July 25, 1915 in Morgantown, Ky. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Whittington enjoyed spending time with her family. On June 10, 1932, she was married...
Josie Ann (Hofer) Zimmerman
Dec 12, 2011
Josie Ann Zimmerman, 80, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Deland, Fla. died Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Zimmerman was born Nov. 6, 1931 in Memphis, Tenn. She was a member of First Baptist Church, where she was active in the J.O.Y. Ministry, and was a homemaker. While living in Florida, Mrs. Zimmerman owned and operated Stroud...
Alice (Boyers) Ellis
Dec 12, 2011
Alice Boyers Ellis, 88, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Ellis was born Nov. 2, 1923 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of First Assembly of God, where she was a dedicated teacher of Sunday School and Children's Church for many years. Mrs. Ellis enjoyed being a homemaker and...