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Gary Glen Herndon
Jan 20, 2011
Gary Glen Herndon, 65, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Herndon was born July 13, 1945 in Salem, Mo. He attended Grace Christian Fellowship in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Herndon was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and had retired from AT&T. He enjoyed all types of sports, watching Three Rivers Raiders basketball,...
Mable G. Hufford
Jan 19, 2011
Mable G. Hufford, 86, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Hufford was born March 3, 1924 in Buocoda, Mo. She was a member of Green Forrest Church of Christ, and was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse. Mrs. Hufford enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, going to church, quilting...
Ruby Lee Jones
Jan 19, 2011
Ruby Lee Jones, 85, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Jones was born July 5, 1925 in Senath, Mo. She was a member of Calvary Community Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Jones enjoyed working crossword puzzles, reading, quilting and flower gardening. On July 14, 1942, she married John...
Peggy J. Webb
Jan 17, 2011
Peggy Joan Webb, 67, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Webb was born Jan. 15, 1944 in Holcomb, Mo. She was a member of Highland Church of Christ, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Webb previously served as a volunteer at Mark Twain Caring Center. She enjoyed spending time...
Willie Eugene Woodham
Jan 15, 2011
Willie Eugene Woodham II, 64, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Woodham was born Sept. 26, 1946 in Poplar Bluff. He served in the U.S. Army, and had retired as a heavy equipment operator in Illinois. He enjoyed spending time with his family and visiting with friends at...
Lorena Shirley Halbur
Jan 14, 2011
Lorena Shirley Halbur, 72, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, January 14, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Halbur was born October 26, 1938 in Walla Walla, Washington and was a homemaker. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and her dogs, playing bingo, traveling, and collecting her favorite...
Edna E. Massingham
Jan 12, 2011
Edna E. Massingham, 86, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Massingham was born Dec. 11, 1924 in Ellsinore, Mo. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and had previously worked in sales at Libson Ladies Fashions. Mrs. Massingham enjoyed spending time with her family and gardening. She married...
Mary Lavina Hager Pennington
Jan 12, 2011
Mary Lavina Hager Pennington, 88, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 at Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Pennington was born March 17, 1922 in Hendrickson, Mo. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church, and had retired from the Missouri Division of Family Services as a supervisor. Mrs. Pennington enjoyed spending time with her family...
Loren O. Hedspeth
Jan 12, 2011
Loren O. Hedspeth, 97, of High Ridge, Mo., formerly of Route One Williamsville, Mo. died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 at Cedar Ridge Manor in Cedar Hill, Mo. Mr. Hedspeth was born June 23, 1913 in Butler County, Mo. He was a former member of Black River Baptist Church, where he served in various capacities, and was a member of...
Patricia L. Samuell
Jan 8, 2011
Patricia Lenora Samuell, 53, of Wappapello, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Samuell was born May 14, 1957 in Eupora, Miss. After graduating from high school she attended Para-Legal School in Santa Barbara, Calif. Ms. Samuell was of the Protestant faith, and was the previous owner and operator of a restaurant and inn....
Patsy Ruth Pierce
Jan 8, 2011
Patsy Ruth Pierce, 77, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Pierce was born Nov. 7, 1933 in Poplar Bluff. She was of the Protestant faith, and had retired as an executive secretary to the president of Ozark Border Electrical Coop. Mrs. Pierce enjoyed going to yard sales. She...
Rosemary Gibbs Hunot
Jan 7, 2011
Rosemary Gibbs Hunot, 89, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Jan. 7, 2011 at The Medical Center of Plano in Plano, Tex. Mrs. Hunot was born Feb. 12, 1921 in Elkville, Ill. She was a charter member of New Life Christian Church United and previously attended First Christian Church. In recent years she had been attending Holy Cross Episcopal Church...
Marion E. Goff
Jan 6, 2011
Marion E. ""Mutt"" Goff, 77, of Greenville, Mo. died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Goff was born Oct. 2, 1933 in Taskee, Mo. He was a member of Westwood Baptist Church, and had retired as a foreman for Greer Construction Company. Mr. Goff was a veteran of the U.S. Army....
Leonard J. Griffin
Jan 3, 2011
Leonard J. ""Buck"" Griffin, 50, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Jan. 3, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Griffin was born Aug. 10, 1960 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Central Baptist and was employed at Colton Steak House for 8 years. Mr. Griffin had previously worked as a disc jockey for 20 years. He...
Sergeant Major Glenn E. Hudson
Jan 3, 2011
Glenn E. Hudson, 83, of Doniphan, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 3, 2011 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center Community Living Center in Poplar Bluff after a long illness. Sergeant Major Hudson was born Jan. 1, 1928 in Brawley, Calif., and graduated from Brawley Union High school. He enrolled in the University of California at Los Angeles and was...
William D. Robertson
Jan 2, 2011
Dr. William Dixon Robertson, 83, a prominent Poplar Bluff physician died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011 at his residence. Dr. Robertson is survived by his wife of 58 years, Virginia Ann Abbott Robertson, formerly of Pine Bluff, Ark., and his daughters, Paige Robertson and husband, Charles Duren, Claire Dixon Robertson Landers and husband, Richard all of Poplar Bluff and Virginia...
Donald Leo King
Jan 1, 2011
Donald Leo King, 78, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011 in Wayne County. Mr. King was born Oct. 24, 1932 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Second Baptist Church; was owner and operator of City Motor Sales in Poplar Bluff; and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Mr. King enjoyed fishing and making...
Leon William Arbuckle
Dec 31, 2010
Leon William Arbuckle, 76, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Dec. 31, 2010 at Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Arbuckle was born Sept. 1, 1934 in St. Joseph, Mo. He was a member of Southside Assembly of God, and was a retired farmer. Mr. Arbuckle also had worked for the Poplar Bluff School District and at Pizza Hut....
Billy Joe Cooksey
Dec 27, 2010
Billy Joe Cooksey, 65, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Dec. 27, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Cooksey was born Oct. 19, 1945 in Holcomb, Mo. After 20 years of service, which included a tour in Vietnam, he retired from the U.S. Army. Mr. Cooksey enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. On Oct. 4,...
David Lee Barriner
Dec 23, 2010
David Lee Barriner, 73, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Barriner was born Dec. 28, 1936 in Poplar Bluff. He was a retired self-employed carpenter, and was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He also enjoyed caring for his children and grandchildren and watching car racing, On Dec. 22, 1954, he married Peggy...