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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...
Ronald Phillip Worley
Dec 21, 2010
Ronald Phillip ""Ronnie"" Worley, 76, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Worley was born July 29, 1934 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Collins Chapel Church, and had retired from Greer Construction Co. after 30 years of service. Mr. Worley was also a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He enjoyed...
Oma Jean Deford
Dec 21, 2010
Oma Jean DeFord, 77, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. DeFord was born July 10, 1933 in Stoddard County, Mo. She was of the Pentecostal faith, and was a homemaker. Mrs. DeFord enjoyed spending time with her family especially her grandchildren. On July 19, 1952, she married Floyd K. DeFord....
Edward Charles Lynch
Dec 19, 2010
Edward Charles Lynch, 85, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Lynch was born Aug. 5, 1925 in Chicago, Ill. He attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and had retired after 42 years as a conductor with Burlington Northern Railroad. Mr. Lynch was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and was a member of the...
Claudette J. Richie Kenney
Dec 18, 2010
Claudette J. Ritchie Kenney, 68, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Kenney was born Feb. 1, 1942 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, and had retired as a hospital surgical technician. Mrs. Kenney enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, traveling and...
Arvilla Crow
Dec 15, 2010
Arvilla Crow, 84, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Crow was born Feb. 8, 1926 in Van Buren County, Ark. He was a farmer. Survivors include a brother, Horland Crow and wife, Mildred of North Little Rock, Ark.; two sisters, Donna Gregg and husband, Morris of Dexter, Mo....
Ruth Ann Brickell
Dec 14, 2010
Ruth Ann Brickell, 72, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010 at her residence. Mrs. Brickell was born Nov. 25, 1938 in Pittsburgh, Pa. She was an active member of First Baptist Church where she was a member of the Adult Choir, Senior Choir and Rejoice Ladies Ensemble. Mrs. Brickell touched many lives in her teaching career, which...
Martha Ann Fields
Dec 10, 2010
Martha Ann Fields, 83, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Dec. 10, 2010 at her residence. Mrs. Fields was born March 11, 1927 in Gideon, Mo. She was a member of New Home General Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Fields enjoyed spending time with her family, sewing and flower gardening. On July 23, 1943 she married Joseph Robert...
Helen Gower
Dec 10, 2010
Helen Gower, 72, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Dec. 10, 2010 at her residence. Mrs. Gower was born Feb. 24, 1938 in Poplar Bluff. She was of the Southern Baptist faith, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Gower enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and greenhouse gardening. On May 19, 1956, she married James A. Gower in Poplar...
Maude N. Mitchelle Dotson
Dec 6, 2010
Maude Novella Mitchelle Dotson, 96, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Dec. 6, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Dotson was born May 27, 1914 in Bloomfield, Mo. She was a Charter member of New Home General Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School for many years. Mrs. Dotson was a member of the Ladies Aid Group and...
Jessie M. Baumgardner
Dec 6, 2010
Jessie May Baumgardner, 98, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Dec. 6, 2010 at her son's residence in Enid, Okla. Mrs. Baumgardner was born July 28, 1912 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and had retired as an LPN from Doctor's Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Baumgardner enjoyed quilting and crocheting. She was married to...
Willie Weaver
Dec 5, 2010
Willie Weaver, Jr., 81, of Sikeston, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Weaver was born Sept. 29, 1929 in Lepanto, Ark. He was baptized in the Baptist faith, and had retired from I.B.E.W. Local #702. Mr. Weaver enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren and tinkering with cars and motorcycles....
Wylie Eugene Gray
Nov 26, 2010
Wylie Eugene ""Gene"" Gray, 83, of Belton, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Nov. 26, 2010 at Belton Research Hospital in Belton. Mr. Gray was born July 31, 1927 in Clarkton, Mo. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, and had retired as Commander Sergeant Major with the U.S. Army. Mr. Gray was a...