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Larry Leroy Eaton
Nov 13, 2011
Larry Leroy Eaton, 72, of Florissant, Mo. died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011 at his residence in Florissant. Mr. Eaton was born Jan. 23, 1939 in Piedmont, Mo. He had retired as an engineer for McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Eaton enjoyed helping others, and always sponsored a needy child during the holidays. Survivors include his mother, Martha...
Elmer Lee Thom
Nov 12, 2011
Elmer Lee Thom, 80, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Thom was born June 26, 1931 in Lafayette, La. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon, and had owned and operated a small engine repair shop since 1970. Mr. Thom was also a...
Rose Leona (Hays) Killian
Nov 12, 2011
Rose Leona Killian, 81, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Killian was born Dec. 18, 1929 in Naylor, Mo. She was of the Baptist faith, and was a homemaker. During her early years Mrs. Killian was a factory worker in St. Louis, Mo. She enjoyed spending time with...
Glenon Glen R. Williams
Nov 7, 2011
Glenon R. ""Glen"" Williams, 83, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Williams was born July 24, 1928 in St. Louis, MO. He was of the Protestant faith, and had retired as an electrician for the McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft Co., in St. Louis. Mr. Williams was a member of IBEW...
Myrl L. (Hendrickson) Hastings
Nov 7, 2011
Mrs. Myrl Hastings, 81, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 at her daughter's residence in Ballwin, Mo. Mrs. Hastings was born Aug. 24, 1930 near Poplar Bluff, and was a member of the First General Baptist Church. Surviving are one daughter, Tracey Graves and husband Todd of Ballwin, Mo.; two brothers, James W. (Bill) Hendrickson and...
Rose Marie (Sanfelippo) Griffith
Nov 7, 2011
Rose Marie Griffith, 61, of Williamsville, Mo. died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Griffith was born Aug. 27, 1950 in Milwaukee, Wisc. She was a member of New Covenant Fellowship Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Griffith was also an ordained minister and worked with the Friends Ministry, helping to provide food for people in need....
Mary Evelyn (Smith) Tuggle
Nov 5, 2011
Mary Evelyn Tuggle, 70, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Tuggle was born Nov. 12, 1940 in Poplar Bluff. She had retired from Wal-Mart as a cashier. Mrs. Tuggle enjoyed spending time with her family, researching genealogy, dancing, quilting and gardening. Survivors include two children, Randy Norman...
Leroy Heaton
Nov 4, 2011
Leroy Heaton, 86, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, November 4, 2011 at The Cedargate in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Heaton was born June 23, 1925 in St. Louis, Mo. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church, was a retired insurance agent for a State Farm Insurance Agency, and was a member of the Amvets. Mr. Heaton was...
Elda Eudora (Boyer) Ryman
Nov 4, 2011
Elda Eudora Ryman, 88, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Ryman was born Jan. 27, 1923 in Colby, Kans. She was a member of Fellowship General Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. During her early years Mrs. Ryman worked for 20 years as an LPN at Poplar Bluff Hospital and...
John O. Crites
Oct 31, 2011
John O. Crites, 81, of Qulin, Mo. died Monday Oct. 31, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Crites was born Dec. 24, 1929 in Potosi, Mo. to Clarence D and Mabel Sparkman Crites. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Crites graduated from Salem High School, in Salem, Ill. and attended Southern Illinois Univ. and Southeast Mo State Univ. He...
Leroy Anthony Arbuckle
Oct 29, 2011
LeRoy Anthony Arbuckle, 77, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Arbuckle was born Sept. 1, 1934 in St. Joseph, Mo. He was a member of Southside Assembly of God, and has retired from Eubanks EDD Trucking Co. in Dexter, Mo. Mr. Arbuckle was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and...
Richard Alan Mastin
Oct 24, 2011
Richard Alan Mastin, 47, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Oct. 24, 2011 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Mastin was born April 30, 1964 in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Protestant faith, and was a factory worker. Mr. Mastin enjoyed music and playing the guitar. Survivors include his sister, Phyllis Manns of Poplar Bluff; brother,...
Jamie Louise (Clark) Mcclure
Oct 21, 2011
Jamie Louise McClure, 83, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. McClure was born Oct. 1, 1928 in Ripley, Tenn. She was a member of First Baptist Church, and had retired as a nurse. Mrs. McClure was a member and past president of the Democrat Women's Club, and was a member...
Leroy Patterson
Oct 20, 2011
Leroy Patterson passed from this world at 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. Leroy was born May 14, 1956 in Gideon, Mo. to Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Leona (Duvall) Patterson, both now deceased. He graduated from high school in 1974 from Twin Rivers, and attended classes at Three River College and SEMO. Leroy worked at Mingo Job...
Ronald Gene Hoffman
Oct 18, 2011
Ronald Gene Hoffman, 77, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday,October 18, 2011, at The Manor Care Center. Mr. Hoffman was born October 1, 1934 in Pittsburgh, PA. and was a clerk at Central Hardware. He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, and volunteered to do bookkeeping for the Wappapello Fire Dept. He also belonged to the Elks and Eagles Lodges. Surviving is one...
John Edwin Steele
Oct 15, 2011
John Edwin Steele, Sr., 82, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Steele was born Nov. 12, 1928 in Paragould, Ark. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church, and had retired from the St. Louis Municipal Railroad System. Mr. Steele enjoyed gardening and fishing. On Oct. 3, 1987, he married Betty Parrott in...
Warnie Yuell Whitener
Oct 12, 2011
Warnie Yuell Whitener, 73, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Fairdealing, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Whitener was born Dec. 26, 1937 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Westwood Baptist Church, and had retired from the U.S. Air Force where he served in the Vietnam Conflict. Mr. Whitener later worked for the Poplar...
Jimmy Eugene Hastings
Oct 10, 2011
Jimmy Eugene Hastings, 62, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Oct. 10, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Hastings was born Sept. 15, 1949 in Ripley County. Mr. Hastings was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served in Vietnam, lifetime member of American Legion Post 153 and a member of Amvets. Survivors include two sons, Eric Eugene Hastings of Hale,...
Harold Ray Tinsley
Oct 9, 2011
Former Butler County Assessor and Poplar Bluff City Councilman, Harold Ray Tinsley, 82, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Tinlsey was born Oct. 11, 1928, in Harviell, Mo. He was a member of South Poplar Bluff General Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge 209 and active in the Democratic Party. He was also...
Charles Douglas Duren
Oct 8, 2011
Charles Douglas Duren, 66, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at The Cedargate Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Duren was born July 9, 1945 in Vinita, Okla., and attended school at the Fisk-Rombauer School. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Duren was a professional dog trainer of Upland Game Dogs, which he sold throughout the...