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Raymond  Eugene Foutch

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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