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Paul V. Drury
Nov 19, 2010
Paul V. Drury, Jr., 90, of Poplar Bluff, died November 19, 2010 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Drury was born December 7, 1919 in Owensboro, Kentucky. He was retired as Parts Manager at Jackson Dodge in Poplar Bluff; was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and had been an active member of the Knights of...
Sue Crum
Nov 16, 2010
Sue Crum, 78, of Piggott, Ark., formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Mrs. Crum was born Jan. 2, 1932 in Campbell, Mo. She was a member of Fellowship General Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, and was a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, camping, fishing and dancing at different...
Beatrice Mae Shelton
Nov 16, 2010
Beatrice Mae Shelton, 78, of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff and Waynesville, Mo. died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010 at her residence. Mrs. Shelton was born Nov. 30, 1931 in Steelville, Mo. She was a homemaker, and was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. and D.A.V. Auxiliaries. She enjoyed spending time with her family. On Oct. 12, 1951,...
Imogene Gaultney
Nov 13, 2010
Imogene Gaultney, 86, of Crystal City, Mo., formerly of Qulin and Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010 at Crystal Oaks Care Center, in Crystal City. Mrs. Gaultney was born Oct. 8, 1924 in Swifton, Mo. She was a member of Living Word Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff and was a homemaker. Mrs. Gaultney enjoyed sewing, quilting, playing dominoes...
Rosie Elizabeth Hale
Nov 12, 2010
Rosie Elizabeth Hale, 89, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Nov. 12, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Hale was born Dec. 20, 1920 in Chaonia, Mo. She was of the Baptist faith, and had retired from Doctor's Regional Medical Center as a Central Sterile Technician. Mrs. Hale enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening, canning, cooking, sewing,...
Robert U. Christian
Nov 11, 2010
Robert U. ""Bob"" Christian, 84, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Christian was born June 19, 1926 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church, and was a retired Plumbing Inspector for the City of St. Louis. During his early years, Mr. Christian was a...
Peggy Joan Hovis
Nov 11, 2010
Peggy Joan Hovis, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010 after a 19-month battle with cancer. She went peacefully to meet her Lord at her home. Peggy was born on July 19, 1946 in Cornwall, Mo. to Clyde Oland Guinn and Opal Forsythe Guinn. She was the 6th of 7 children. She married Hollis Hovis on...
William D. Martin
Nov 7, 2010
William Donald ""Bill"" Martin, 89, of Fredericktown, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010 at Madison Medical Center in Fredericktown. Mr. Martin was born Oct. 7, 1921 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Southside Assembly of God, and had retired after years of owning and operating an auto repair shop. Mr. Martin was a...
Laura J. Porterfield
Nov 6, 2010
Laura J. Porterfield, 92, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010 in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Porterfield was born Jan. 10, 1918 in Williamsville, Mo. She was a Charter Member of West Side Church of God, had served as a volunteer for John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. Mrs. Porterfield had retired from the Florsheim Shoe Co. She enjoyed...
Floyd M. Kester
Nov 5, 2010
Floyd M. ""Blue"" Kester, 88, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, November 5, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Kester was born August 30, 1922 in Chilton, Mo. and was retired as Maintenance Foreman with the Poplar Bluff City Street Department. He was of the Protestant faith and was an avid deer hunter and also enjoyed fishing. Mr. Kester was a...
Leonard L. Gowen
Nov 4, 2010
Leonard Leon Gowen, 65, of Bonne Terre, Mo., formerly from the Coon Island community south of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010 at the Community Manor in Farmington, Mo. Mr. Gowen was born Nov. 16, 1944 at Coon Island, Mo. and was raised there on the family farm. In 1979, he moved to Lake Timberline near Bonne Terre,...
Helen Rose Wells
Nov 2, 2010
Helen Rose Wells, 88, of Qulin died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Wells was born Feb. 19, 1922 in Gideon, Mo. She was of the Baptist faith, and had retired from Graham Paper co., in St. Louis. Mrs. Wells enjoyed gardening, growing flowers and listening to country music. On June 23, 1956 she...
Billie Thomas Griffith
Nov 2, 2010
Billie Thomas Griffith, 84, of Wappapello, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Griffith was born March 28, 1926 in Waterloo, Iowa. For a number of years he was a self-employed electrician, and later had retired from Florida Steel Co. as a supervisor. Mr. Griffith was a veteran of the U.S. Navy...
Rita Lee Pope Prestwood
Oct 30, 2010
Rita Lee Pope Prestwood, 84, of Schaumburg, Ill., formerly of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 at her residence. Mrs. Prestwood was born Feb. 7, 1926 in Hoxie, Ark. She grew up in Poplar Bluff and was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School. Mrs. Prestwood was of the Protestant faith, and had retired as a secretary for...
Conrad Lee Roberts
Oct 30, 2010
Conrad Lee Roberts, 83, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Roberts was born April 17, 1927 in Ellsinore, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith, and had retired from the Civil Service. Mr. Roberts was also a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps having served in the Asiatic Pacific and occupation of North...
Leo L. Fields
Oct 30, 2010
Leo Lafayette Fields, 84, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Fields was born May 30, 1926 in Pin Hook, Mo. He was a member of Agee Fellowship General Baptist Church, and had retired from Missouri Pacific Railroad. Mr. Fields enjoyed talking about the railroad, watching western movies, collecting rocks, fishing,...
Greggory D. Pulley
Oct 23, 2010
Greggory D. ""Gregg"" Pulley, 49, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Pulley, also known as ""Possum"" was born Nov. 20, 1960 in Sikeston, Mo. He was of the Methodist faith, and was employed as the maintenance supervisor at Schaller Hardwood Lumber Co. in Poplar Bluff for 30 years. Mr. Pulley previously worked as...
Emma T. Bennett
Oct 20, 2010
Emma T. Bennett, 89, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 at The Cedargate Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Bennett was born Sept. 11, 1921 in Kennett, Mo. She was a member of New Home General Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Bennett enjoyed spending time with her family, cooking, sewing, gardening, listening to gospel music...
Geraldine A. Wyatt
Oct 17, 2010
Geraldine Alwina ""Gerry"" Wyatt, 87, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Wyatt was born Nov. 14, 1922 in Washington, Mo. She graduated from University of Missouri in Columbia in 1944 with a degree in Home Economics and began her teaching career at Stephens College in Columbia from 1946 until 1948....
Cynthia L. Berry
Oct 16, 2010
Cynthia Louise Berry, 56, of Poplar Bluff, MO., died Saturday Oct. 16, 2010 at Heritage Gardens of Greenville, Mo. Mrs. Berry was born April 17, 1954, at Amarillo, Texas. She was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School in 1972 and the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism in 1976. After graduating from college she...
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