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Raymond C. Tanner
Aug 26, 2010
Raymond C. Tanner, 84, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Tanner was born May 14, 1926 in Doniphan, Mo. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School class of 1944. Mr. Tanner was a veteran of the U.S. Navy,...
John Allen Eason
Aug 26, 2010
John Allen Eason, 45, of Jonesboro, Ark., formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, August 26, 2010 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Mr. Eason was born Feb. 7, 1965 in St. Louis, and had worked as an Ironworker before becoming disabled. On Sept. 20, 2005 he married Pamela Shrable in Jonesboro, Ark. She survives. Also surviving...
Nettie Francis Sheridan
Aug 25, 2010
Nettie Francis Sheridan, 88, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Sheridan was born April 9, 1922 in Butler County, Mo. From early childhood she attended Green Forest Church of Christ where her parents were in charge of communion. Upon their deaths, Mrs. Sheridan continued this tradition along with her husband...
Rue K. Porter
Aug 24, 2010
Rue Porter Retired J. Minnie Smith teacher, Rue Reese Porter, died Aug. 23, 2010 in Dallas, Texas. The former Poplar Bluff and Dexter resident was 92. In her final days, she was surrounded by her family, who love and will dearly miss her. She was born Dec. 9, 1917 to William D. Reese and Katie Lee Dempsey Reese in...

Floyd Ray Urich
Aug 24, 2010
Floyd Ray Urich, 72, of Poplar Bluff passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 at his residence. Floyd was born March 15, 1938 in Poplar Bluff. Early in his life he was employed at McDonnell Douglas as well as the Poplar Bluff City Police Dept. Floyd then became self-employed in the heavy construction field but was always a cowboy...
Jack G. Smith
Aug 24, 2010
Jack Gustav Smith, 84, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Smith was born June 16, 1926 in Bristow, Okla. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Poplar Bluff, and had retired as a salesman for Tri-State Electronics. Mr. Smith was also a veteran of the U.S. Army having...
John Leroy Larrew
Aug 21, 2010
John Leroy Larrew, 88, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Larrew was born Sept. 24, 1921 in Harsel, Colo. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff, and had retired from the Tiffany Stand Industry. Mr. Larrew was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served with the 510th...
Anna Lucille Brannan
Aug 18, 2010
Anna Lucille Brannan, 91, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Brannan was born Jan. 2, 1919 in Charleston, Mo. She was a member of First General Baptist Church, where she was a former Sunday School Teacher, and was a homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with her family and flower gardening....
Terry Jean Ferguson
Aug 17, 2010
Terry Jean Ferguson, 83, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Ferguson was born Jan. 23, 1927 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was an active member of Memorial Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, and had retired as owner and operator of Service Printing Co. Mr. Ferguson was a veteran of the U. S. Air...
Gary Eugene Ketcherside
Aug 17, 2010
Gary Eugene Ketcherside, 61, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 at John Cochran VA Hospital in St. Louis. Mr. Ketcherside was born Aug. 10, 1949 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Memorial Baptist Church, and had retired as Captain from the Poplar Bluff Fire Department after serving 27 years. Mr. Ketcherside was a veteran of...
Delphia Vitula Montgomery
Aug 16, 2010
Delphia Vitula Montgomery, 98, of Poplar Bluff formerly of Walnut Ridge, Ark., died Monday, Aug. 16, 2010 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Montgomery, the last of 17 children, was born April 12, 1912 in Grubbs, Ark. She was a member of Brown Chapel AME Church in Poplar Bluff, and was a member of the Eastern Star in...
Alberta Joyce Cook
Aug 16, 2010
Alberta Joyce Cook, 67, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Aug. 16, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Cook was born Feb. 13, 1943 in Campbell, Mo. She attended Cornerstone Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Cook had retired from Pyramid Tri-County In-Home Health Care, and was a homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with her family...
Harold E. Bilderback
Aug 10, 2010
Harold E. Bilderback, 86, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Bilderback was born Sept. 2, 1923 in Risco, Mo. He was a member of First Church of God, and had worked as a farmer as well as a mechanic for the Oldsmobile dealership. Mr. Bilderback enjoyed working on...
Charles Clayton Smith
Aug 7, 2010
Charles C. ""Griese"" Smith, 90, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Smith was born July 11, 1920 in Coon Island, Mo. and moved to Poplar Bluff at age 7. During his earlier years he worked for his father driving an oil truck. In 1941 Mr. Smith enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corp...
Sadie E. Poole
Aug 1, 2010
Sadie Esther Poole, 90, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Poole was born May 24, 1920 in Wappapello, Mo. She was of the Protestant faith, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Poole enjoyed reading, walking, square dancing and playing shuffleboard. On May 18, 1940 she married Lawrence D. Poole in Greenville,...
Gloradean Kuehle
Aug 1, 2010
Gloradean Kuehle, 81, of Wappapello, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Kuehle was born June 10, 1929 in Highland Park, Mich., and was a homemaker. She was a volunteer at the Lake Wappapello United Methodist Church, especially in the Food Pantry Program; was a volunteer at the O.A.K. Center...

Cynthia Jean Keezer
Jul 31, 2010
Cynthia Jean Keezer, 88, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, July 31, 2010 at Cedargate Phase II in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Keezer was born May 17, 1922 in Tunnelton, Ind. She was a member of Holy Cross Episcopal Church where she served many years in the Vestry; was a 60-year member of Daughters of the American Revolution; and was author...
Robert Lee Stonecipher
Jul 24, 2010
Robert Lee Stonecipher, 47, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Stonecipher was born Dec. 9, 1962 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Midland Church; and was a member of the Masonic Lodge #209 as well as a member of the Shrine Club. Prior to his becoming...
Francetta Hamlett
Jul 23, 2010
Francetta Hamlett, 84, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, July 23, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Hamlett was born May 22, 1926 in Risco, Mo. She was a member of Fellowship General Baptist Church, and had retired as an assistant vice president and bookkeeper for Commerce Bank in 1994. Mrs. Hamlett enjoyed spending time with her family...
Esther Ann French
Jul 22, 2010
Esther Ann French, 94, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, July 22, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. French was born July 25, 1915 in Wahpeton, ND. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, and had retired as a secretary. Mrs. French was a member of the East Highway Extension Club and Poplar Bluff...