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Betty J. Blunt
Jul 4, 2011
Betty J. Blunt, 79, of Poplar Bluff, died July 4, 2011 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center. Mrs. Blunt was born March 6, 1932 in Broseley, Mo. and was a homemaker and retired LPN. She was a member of the First Church of God and enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren, crocheting baby blankets, quilting, canning, church activities...
Arthur Clarence Hart
Jul 3, 2011
Arthur Clarence Hart, Jr., 79, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, July 3, 2011 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hart was born August 13, 1931 near Harviell, Mo. and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing, hunting and telling stories of growing up in the area. Mr. Hart was a Union...
J. W. Kelley
Jul 2, 2011
James William ""J W"" Kelley, 81, of Poplar Bluff, died July 2, 2011 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Kelley was born June 3, 1930 in Holland, Mo. He had retired from farming and had also been a school bus driver. Mr. Kelley was a member of First Baptist Church; enjoyed his family and extended family,...
Paul Douglas Qualls
Jun 25, 2011
Paul Douglas Qualls, 62, of Cordova, Tenn. departed this life on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at the home of his son Jeff Qualls and devoted daughter-in-law and caregiver Nicole Qualls in Nesbit, Miss. after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Paul was born May 17, 1949 in Poplar Bluff to Jefferson D. Qualls, Jr. and Helen (Marsh) Qualls....
Christopher Keith Richards
Jun 22, 2011
Christopher Keith Richards, 38, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Richards was born Nov. 6, 1972 in Poplar Bluff. He was a general larborer, and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Mr. Richards enjoyed music, playing the guitar, and hanging out with family and friends. Survivors include his mother,...
Danny V. Evans
Jun 21, 2011
Danny Vernal Evans, 54, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Evans was born Sept. 19, 1956 in Gideon, Mo. He was a self-employed guttering, siding and window contractor. Mr. Evans enjoyed playing, singing and listening to music, hunting, boating on the lake, and riding his motorcycle. On June 12, 2004, he married Susan...
Amy L. Suarez
Jun 19, 2011
Amy Louise Suarez, 35, of Gatewood, Mo., died unexpectedly Sunday, June 19, 2011 at Ripley County Memorial Hospital in Doniphan, Mo. Mrs. Suarez was born March 15, 1976 in Baltimore, Maryland. She was of the Protestant faith, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Suarez enjoyed spending time with her children and reading. Aug. 31, 2006 she married Vladimir Suarez in...
Brent Carl Cooper
Jun 19, 2011
Brent Carl Cooper, 21, of Wappapello, Mo. died unexpectedly Sunday, June 19, 2011 at Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter, Mo. Brent was born Nov. 12, 1989 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was affiliated with the Apostolic Church in Puxico, Mo., and was employed with Union Pacific Railroad. Brent enjoyed being on the river with his son, spending time with...
Wanda Spence Shamlin
Jun 19, 2011
Wanda ""Spence"" Shamlin, our dearly loved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend passed Sunday evening, June 19, 2011 at her home. She now goes to God with no more suffering and pain knowing she was very loved by all that surrounded her. Her very joyful and fulfilling role in this world will always be remembered. She touched...
Mario Steven Canania
Jun 15, 2011
Mario Steven Canania, 58, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of St. Charles, Mo. died Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Canania was born Jan. 4, 1953 in St. Louis, Mo. He worked many years for the City of Creve Coeur, Mo. in the public works department, and relocated to Poplar Bluff in 2009. Mr. Canania...
Henry T. Dittmer
Jun 13, 2011
Henry Thomas ""Hank"" Dittmer, 95, of Shook, Mo. died Monday, June 13, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Dittmer was born July 1, 1915 in Alton, Ill. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church where he also served as Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist for Sacred Heart Parish. Mr. Dittmer retired in 1978 as a clerk for the...
Helen Evelyn Tibbs
Jun 13, 2011
Helen Evelyn Tibbs, 87, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, June 13, 2011 at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Mo. Mrs. Tibbs was born March 3, 1924 in St. Louis, Mo. She was of the Baptist faith, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Tibbs was a member of the American Legion Women's Auxiliary and the VFW Women's Auxiliary. She enjoyed...
Imogene M. Todd
Jun 10, 2011
Imogene M. Todd, 87, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, June 10, 2011 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Todd was born August 5, 1923 in Myrtle, Mo. and was a homemaker. She was a member of Fellowship General Baptist Church. Mrs. Todd enjoyed spending time with her family and family gatherings, she also enjoyed Word Search puzzles,...
Edgar Calvin Healy
Jun 10, 2011
Edgar Calvin ""Ed"" Healy, 82, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Twin Rivers Medical Center in Kennett, Mo. Mr. Healy was born March 21, 1929 in Stonefort, Ill. He was of the Baptist faith, and had retired from the U.S. Navy. After retiring from the military Mr. Healy worked as a courier for Commerce Bank and...
Mary C. Dunlap
Jun 10, 2011
Mary C. Dunlap, 75, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, June 10, 2011 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Mrs. Dunlap was born Sept. 25, 1935 in Fairdealing, Mo., and was a graduate of Doniphan High School. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff, and from 1961 to 2009 had worked alongside her family...
Nancy Mae Kearbey
Jun 8, 2011
Nancy Mae Kearbey, 75, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at her son's residence in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Kearbey was born Dec. 9, 1935 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of First Baptist Church, and had owned and operated along with her late husband Kearbey RV Center for many years. Mrs. Kearbey enjoyed spending time with...
Virginia M. Dorson
Jun 1, 2011
Virginia Margaret Dorson, 84, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Dorson was born Nov. 22, 1926 in Warsaw, Mo. She was of the Protestant faith, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Dorson enjoyed spending time with her family especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, gardening and working in her yard. In 1949,...
Alma L. Kearby
May 31, 2011
Alma L. Kearby, 89, of Muskegon, Mich., and a former longtime resident of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at her residence in Muskegon. Mrs. Kearby was born Jan. 1, 1922 in Ridgley, Tenn. She was a member of Grand Avenue Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Kearby enjoyed spending time with her family...
George Herbert Warren
May 31, 2011
George Herbert Warren, 90, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Warren was born March 12, 1921 in Mt. Levi, Ark. He was a member of Highland Drive Church of Christ in Poplar Bluff, and in 1978 had retired from General Motors in Flint, Mich. Mr. Warren was a veteran of...
Bobby Gene Dicken
May 30, 2011
Bobby Gene ""Bob"" Dicken, 80, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, May 30, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Dicken was born Nov. 3, 1930 in Harviell, Mo., and graduated from Poplar Bluff High School. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff, and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served in Korea. Mr. Dicken...