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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...
Omma Mae (Mckinley) Baysinger
Dec 7, 2011
Omma Mae Baysinger, 87, long time resident of rural Poplar Bluff and recently of Godfrey, Ill., went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Mrs. Baysinger was born Jan. 4, 1924, at Delaplaine, Ark. to Dena and William McKinley. Because of ailing health she had been living with her son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Linda Baysinger...
Joyce Marie (Laushine) Reed
Dec 6, 2011
Joyce Marie Reed, 78, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Reed was born Aug. 1, 1933 in St. Louis County, Mo. She was of the Lutheran faith, and had retired after 30 years as owner and secretary of Bluff Trash Service. Mrs. Reed enjoyed spending time with her family, collecting birdhouses, bowling and...
Robert Frank Reitenbach
Nov 30, 2011
Robert Frank Reitenbach, 70, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Reitenbach was born Aug. 1, 1941 in St. Louis, Mo. He was a member of Highland Church of Christ, and had retired from AT&T. Mr. Reitenbach enjoyed spending time with his family and working in his back yard....
Altha Mayberry Sparkman
Nov 29, 2011
Altha Mayberry Sparkman, 89, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Sparkman was born July 3, 1922 in Broseley, Mo. She was a member of First Church of God, was a former member of the Cane Creek Homemaker's Club and was a homemaker. During her early years Mrs. Sparkman...
Bertha Alice Davis (Phillips) Walker
Nov 29, 2011
Bertha Alice (Phillips) Davis Walker, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Paragould, Ark. and Cardwell, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Walker was born July 27, 1921 in Cherry Valley, Ark. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Cardwell, Mo., where she had been active most of her life,...
Wilma L. (Lambert) Nash
Nov 28, 2011
Wilma L. Nash, 93, of Poplar Bluff passed away Monday, Nov. 28, 2011 at the Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Nash was born Nov. 26, 1918 in Grenola, Kans. A graduate of Wichita Business College, Wichita, Kansas, she was employed at Sears, Roebuck & Co., and later as the Head Teller at the ""66"" Federal Credit...
Fern J. (Ragsdale) Hill
Nov 26, 2011
Fern J. Hill, 72, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Hill was born Feb. 1, 1939 in Poplar Bluff. She attended Agee Community Church; was a member of the Eastern Star and was a homemaker. Mrs. Hill enjoyed spending time with her family, making crafts and going to craft shows....
Buren Lee
Nov 23, 2011
Buren Lee, 86, of Benton, Mo., formerly of Sikeston, Mo. and Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Lee was born July 5, 1925 in Campbell, Mo. He was a member of Unity Baptist Church in Benton, and was a former member of First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff...
John Ray Gallamore
Nov 23, 2011
John Ray Gallamore, 58, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011 at his home. John was born Jan. 22, 1953, and raised in Poplar Bluff. He attended Poplar Bluff Senior High School, graduating in 1971. He attended ITT Tech School in Louisville KY, and came back to Poplar Bluff and attended classes at Three Rivers College. He became...
Jamie L. Buckwheat Downing
Nov 18, 2011
Jamie L. ""Buckwheat"" Downing, 54, of the Agee Community in Butler County died Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Downing was born Sept. 3, 1957 in San Diego, Calif. He was of the Protestant faith, and was a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps. Mr. Downing enjoyed playing pool,...
Ola Elizabeth (Cowan) Baker
Nov 16, 2011
Ola Elizabeth Baker, 90, of Eminence, Mo., formerly of Doniphan, Mo. died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011 at her residence in Eminence. Mrs. Baker was born June 16, 1921 in Nettleton, Arkansas. She was a member of West Eminence Christian Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Baker enjoyed being a wife and mother, sewing for her 9 children as they...
Randall Perry Randy Benson
Nov 14, 2011
Randall Perry ""Randy"" Benson, 57, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Nov. 14, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Benson was born Sept. 22, 1954 in Iola, Kans. He was a member of Fellowship General Baptist Church, and had retired from Santa Fe Railroad and later from Sonic Drive-In in Poplar Bluff as a manager. Mr. Benson enjoyed...
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