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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...
Fannie C. Thomas
Jul 17, 2010
Fannie C. Thomas, 56, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, July 17, 2010 at the North East Arkansas Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. Ms. Thomas was born Sept. 27, 1953 in Fordyce, Ark. She was a member of Faith Tabernacle, and was a self-employed housekeeper. Ms. Thomas enjoyed spending time with her family, and playing bingo, cards and dominoes. Survivors include...
Melba Lee Elizabeth Gann
Jul 16, 2010
Melba Lee Elizabeth Gann, 70, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, July 16, 2010 at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Mrs. Gann was born Sept. 17, 1939 in Naylor, Mo. She was a member of Current River Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Gann enjoyed spending time with her family, and being active in her church. On May...
Clara Jane Wilson
Jul 11, 2010
Clara J. Wilson Clara Jane Wilson, 75, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, July 11, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Wilson was born May 25, 1935 in Saltville, Va. She was of the Baptist faith and had attended Westwood Baptist Church and Palace of Praise. Mrs. Wilson had retired from the Dial Soap Co. She enjoyed spending...
Mildred Darlene Massey
Jul 8, 2010
Mildred Darlene Massey, 72, of Roland, Okla., died Thursday, July 8, 2010 at her residence. Mrs. Massey was born Jan. 17, 1937 in Vanduser, Ark. She was of the Lutheran faith, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Massey enjoyed spending time with her family, being outdoors and fishing. She was married to Richard Ray Massey. He preceded her in death....
Marion C. Clark
Jul 8, 2010
Marion Cleiria Clark, 78, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Thursday July 8, 2010. She died with her family at her side, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimers Disease. Marion was born in Irvington, New Jersey to Frank and Gertrude Fischer on February 9th, 10th, 1932; they preceded her in death. After completing her high school education in New Jersey,...
Kurt Von Whittenberg
Jul 8, 2010
Kurt Von Whittenberg, 48, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, July 8, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Center. Mr. Whittenberg was born May 27, 1962 in Sikeston, Mo. He was a member of Fairview Baptist Church, and had worked for 22 years at the MAG Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Whittenberg enjoyed collecting lighthouses and playing video games. Survivors include...
Richard Phillips
Jul 4, 2010
Richard Phillips, 75, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, July 4, 2010 at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. Mr. Phillips was born June 25, 1935 in Stonefort, Ill. He was of the Baptist faith, and had retired as a truck driver for J. B. Hunt Transporting Co. Mr. Phillips was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served...
Hazel Warren Turner
Jul 4, 2010
Hazel Turner, 83, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, July 4, 2010 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center, in Poplar Bluff. Ms. Turner was born July 8, 1926 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, and had retired as a cook. Ms. Turner enjoyed home decorating, flower gardening, cooking and making crafts. Survivors include two sisters,...
Dorothy Clark Jones
Jul 4, 2010
Dorothy Clark Jones, 80, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, July 4, 2010 at The Cedargate in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Johnson was born Nov. 3, 1929 in Wyatt, Mo. She was a member of Brown Chapel AME Methodist Church, and was a member of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Jones previously worked as an L.P.N. at Poplar Bluff Hospital, Doctors Regional...
Howard Thomas Davis
Jul 3, 2010
Howard Thomas Davis, 72, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, July 3, 2010 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Davis was born June 12, 1938 in Berlin, Maryland. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines, and had retired as a supply boat Captain in the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Davis enjoyed spending time with...

Joanna Grace Dodd
Jul 1, 2010
Joanna Grace Dodd, daughter of Christopher A. ""Chris"" and Janet L. Graham Dodd of Poplar Bluff was stillborn Thursday, July 1, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. In addition to her parents, Joanna Grace is survived by a sister, Chloe Dodd; a brother, Robert Dodd; grandparents, Wes and Fran Graham of Guyton, Ga. and Robert and Trish Dodd...
Clarence Lee Stewart
Jun 30, 2010
Clarence Lee Stewart, 62, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at The Cedargate in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Stewart was born Sept. 23, 1947 in Spencer, Okla. He was of the Baptist faith, and had retired from Mingo Job Corp. Mr. Stewart enjoyed spending time with his family, all types of sports and listening to gospel music. On...