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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...
Alma Ellen Lovette
May 29, 2011
Alma Ellen Lovette, 86, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, May 29, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Lovette was born July 2, 1924 in Yount, Mo. She had retired from the Gossard Garment Factory. Mrs. Lovette enjoyed taking care of her family, cooking and doing embroidery work. On Dec. 23, 1963, she married Raymond Lovette in Miami,...
Donna L. West
May 29, 2011
Donna L. West, 61, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, May 29, 2011 at her residence. Donna was born June 16, 1949 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of First Baptist Church, and served on the board for the UCAN Cancer Network. For many years, Donna along with her late mother co-owned and operated Accents, a home decor and...
Ines L. Black
May 28, 2011
Ines Lorene Black passed away peacefully in the presence of her family at her home on the evening of May 28, 2011. She was the third of five children and was born in Taskee, Mo. on December 13, 1924 to Roy and Grace Alexander. Mrs. Black accepted Christ as her Savior at an early age and was a faithful...
Jean Elizabeth Mcdannold
May 25, 2011
Jean Elizabeth McDannold, 85, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at her resident. Mrs. McDannold was born Nov. 6, 1925 in Hannibal, Mo. She was a member of Park Methodist Church in Hannibal, Mo., and had retired in 1983 from Hughes Aircraft in California. After retirement, Mrs. McDannold and her husband moved to Mt. Home, Ark., then...
Irene Proffer-White
May 19, 2011
Irene Proffer-White, 79, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, May 19, 2011 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Irene was born Sept. 24, 1931 in Morehouse, Mo. In 1964, she along with her husband Udell Proffer formed two of the largest independent family owned produce companies in a four state area, Proffer Wholesale Produce in Park Hills, Mo. and...
Margaret B. Scoggins
May 15, 2011
Margaret Belle Scoggins, 80, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, May 15, 2011 at her residence. Ms. Scoggins was born May 6, 1931 in Poplar Bluff. She was a graduate of Marble Hill grade school and Poplar Bluff High School. During her early years Ms. Scoggins worked in several offices in Poplar Bluff before attending Southeast Missouri State University in...
Thomas R. Hays
May 10, 2011
Rev. Thomas R. ""Tom"" Hays, Sr., 69, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at his residence. Rev. Hays was born March 4, 1942 in Poplar Bluff. Rev. Hays was a member of Pentecostal Holiness Church and served as minister for Trinity Grace Assembly, Church of God at Fisk and Hamtown Church. Beginning on April 1, 1974, he...
Nemo W. Kassing
May 5, 2011
Nemo W. ""Bud"" Kassing, 83, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Westwood Hills Health and Rehab Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Kassing was born June 8, 1927 in Monroe, Ill. He was a member of South Poplar Bluff General Baptist Church, and had retired in 1990 as a sheet metal worker with Westinghouse Electric. Mr. Kassing...
Katie E. Venable
Apr 29, 2011
Katie E. (Gamblin) Venable, 88, long time resident of Poplar Bluff died Friday, April 29, 2011 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Venable was born March 3, 1923 in Harviell, Mo., and was of the Baptist faith. She worked for the Gossard Garment Factory in Poplar Bluff from 1959 to 1964 and later at factories in...
Mamie E. Tomlin
Apr 25, 2011
Mamie E. Tomlin, 76, of Williamsville, Mo. died Monday, April 25, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Tomlin was born Feb. 5, 1935 in Fagan, Mo. She was of the Baptist faith; was a member of Easter Star 344; and was a homemaker. Mrs. Tomlin enjoyed sewing, crocheting and flowers. On Nov. 11, 1955, she married James Perry Tomlin in...
Hugh Caswell Arant
Apr 24, 2011
Hugh Caswell Arant, 87, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, April 24, 2011 at Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Arant was born Nov. 22, 1923 in Carroll County, Miss. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, and was a graduate of the Gradwohl School of Medical Technology in St. Louis, Mo., where he graduated with top...
Imogene Stanley
Apr 22, 2011
Imogene Stanley, 97, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, April 22, 2011 at Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Stanley was born Jan. 26, 1914 in Holcomb, Mo. She was a member of Highland Church of Christ, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Stanley enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening and cooking. Her first husband, Norvell Ham preceded her...
William K. Hanks
Apr 21, 2011
William K. ""Kenny"" Hanks, 75, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, April 21, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Hanks was born Sept. 14, 1935 in Butler County. He was a 2-year veteran of the U. S. Army and 9-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Hanks had a BA in accounting but for most of his working career he...

Margreet Geneva Francis
Apr 21, 2011
Margreet Geneva Francis, 88, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, April 21, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Francis was born Oct. 7, 1922 in Broseley, Mo. She was of the Baptist faith, and had retired from Florsheim Shoe Co. Mrs. Francis enjoyed spending time with her family, quilting and canning. On Sept. 29, 1939, she married Ben...
David Eugene Studt
Apr 20, 2011
David Eugene Studt, Sr., 72, of Wappapello, Mo. died Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Studt was born July 29, 1938 in Clayton, Mo. He was of the Protestant faith, and had retired as an over the road truck driver. Mr. Studt was a veteran of the U.S. Army; a member of the Teamsters...
Willomae O. Drury
Apr 17, 2011
Willomae O. Drury, 96, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, April 17, 2011 at The Cedargate in Poplar Bluff. Ms. Drury was born Dec. 4, 1914 in Owensboro, Ky., and graduated from Arcadia Girls School. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and had retired from AT&T in Kansas City, Mo. Ms. Drury enjoyed attending sporting events, traveling...
Debra R. Boyd
Apr 16, 2011
Debra Rochelle Boyd, 59, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, April 16, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Boyd was born Dec. 8, 1951 in Broseley, Mo. She was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Ms. Boyd had a BS degree in accounting, and was a licensed cosmetologist. She was currently working as an accountant with Equitable...
Emma Parlee Moore Stovall
Apr 14, 2011
Emma Parlee (Moore) Stovall, 81, of Canyon Lake, Tex., formerly of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Kirkwood Manor in New Braunfels, Tex. Mrs. Stovall was born May 31, 1929 in Taskee, Mo. She was a member of Cranes Mill Baptist Church in Canyon Lake, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Stovall enjoyed spending time with her family,...