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Nora E. Preslar
Jun 20, 2010
Nora Elizabeth Preslar, 82, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, June 18, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Preslar was born April 13, 1928 in Williamsville, Mo. She was of the Baptist faith, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Preslar enjoyed spending time with her nieces and nephews, and great-nephew, working with yarn, putting crossword puzzles together and watching...
Doris Evelyn Rivera
Jun 20, 2010
Doris Evelyn Rivera, 82, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, June 20, 2010 at The Cedargate in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Rivera was born Dec. 28, 1927 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of South Poplar Bluff General Baptist Church where she also sang in the choir. Mrs. Rivera was a homemaker, a member of the Democratic Society and a...
Harvey H. Scott
Jun 19, 2010
Harvey H. Scott, 74, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, June 19, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Scott was born Oct. 1, 1935 in Foreman, Ark. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Poplar Bluff, and had retired from John Deere Manufacturing Co., in Moline, Ill. He enjoyed spending time with his family and country...

Helen Miller
Jun 19, 2010
Helen Miller, 89, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, June 19, 2010 at her residence. Mrs. Miller was born April 12, 1921 in Pemiscot County, Mo. and retired from Artistic Furniture where she upholstered furniture. She enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening, cooking and quilting. On May 11, 1945 she married Paul J. Miller and he preceded her in...
Darrel F. Mcnew
Jun 19, 2010
Darrel F. McNew, 76, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, June 19, 2010 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. McNew was born December 24, 1933 in Neelyville, Mo. and was of the Pentecostal faith. He was a retired truck driver for McLane Transport. He enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing, gardening and woodworking. On May 11, 1952...
James C. Hammack
Jun 18, 2010
James C. ""Boots"" Hammack, 86, of Malden, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff died Friday, June 18, 2010 at the Malden Nursing and Rehab Center in Malden. Mr. Hammack was born Jan. 5, 1924 in McGee, Mo. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Poplar Bluff, and was a veteran of the U. S. Army serving during...
Anna Lucy Lourance
Jun 17, 2010
Anna Lucy Lourance, age 105, of Qulin, Mo. died Thursday, June 17, 2010 at her residence. Mrs. Lourance was born Oct. 25, 1904 at Morehouse, Mo. She was a member of Black River Missionary Baptist Church at Qulin, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Lourance enjoyed taking care of her family and grandchildren, working in the garden and traveling. On...
Doris Jean Watson
Jun 17, 2010
Doris Jean Watson, 76, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, June 17, 2010 at The Cedargate in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Watson was born Oct. 13, 1933 in Kennett. She was a member of Westwood Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Watson was an avid seamstress and enjoyed sewing, spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, singing, reading and...
Brenda Dianne Pyle
Jun 12, 2010
Brenda Dianne Pyle, 61, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Pyle was born Nov. 25, 1948 in Kennett, Mo. She was a member of Westwood Baptist Church, and had previously worked as a library assistant for Poplar Bluff Elementary Schools. She enjoyed spending time with her family. On April 26,...

Faye S. Hicks
Jun 12, 2010
Faye Smith Hicks, 84, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Hicks was born May 1, 1926 in Poplar Bluff. She was of the Baptist faith, and had retired after 30 years of service from John J. Pershing VA Medical Center as a telephone operator. Mrs. Hicks enjoyed spending time with...

Norman F. Maddux
Jun 10, 2010
Norman F. Maddux, 81, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, June 10, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Maddux was born February 18, 1929 in Oglesville, Mo. He was a retired mail carrier for the U S Post Office and was a member of Memorial Baptist Church. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, was an avid Cardinal baseball fan and...

Patricia A. Wheeling
Jun 8, 2010
Patricia A. Wheeling, 70, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Wheeling was born Sept. 3, 1939 in Butler County, Mo. She had retired from the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center and the Physician's Pathology Services of Poplar Bluff as a medical transcriber. On April 8, 1959 she was married...
Donald G. Duncan
Jun 5, 2010
Donald G. Duncan, 83, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Ellington, died Saturday, June 5, 2010 at St. Louis University Hospital. Mr. Duncan was born June 10, 1926 in Van Buren. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, a Master Mason with the Masonic Lodge, a member of the Poplar Bluff Elks Lodge #2452 and a...
Marie Long
Jun 1, 2010
Marie Long, 79, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Long was born July 20, 1930 in Braggadocio. During her lifetime she was actively involved in church and most recently was attending Memorial Baptist Church. Mrs. Long enjoyed being a homemaker, spending time with her family, traveling, quilting and doing crewel...
Ella M. Warfield
Jun 1, 2010
Ella M. Warfield, 82, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Warfield was born Dec. 24, 1927 in St. Louis. She was of the Baptist faith, and had retired as a sales associate for Newberry's Department Store. Mrs. Warfield enjoyed spending time with her husband and daughter and flower gardening. On...
Juanita D. Wheelis
May 30, 2010
Juanita D. ""Mo"" Wheelis, 82, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, April 30, 2010 at her residence. Ms. Wheelis was born April 24, 1928 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and had retired from Morrison's Children's Store. Juanita ""Mo"" enjoyed spending time with her family, her two cats, Tammy and Whiskers, cooking, canning, quilting,...
Marilyn Yvonne Vasicek
May 30, 2010
Marilyn Yvonne Vasicek, 66, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, May 30, 2010 at her residence. Mrs. Vasicek was born Dec. 22, 1943 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of Twin Springs Missionary Baptist Church, and had provided child day care services in her home until retirement. Mrs. Vasicek enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, and reading, especially books...
Jerrel W. Counts
May 28, 2010
Jerrel Wayne Counts, 68, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, May 28, 2010 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Counts was born March 4, 1942 in Dunklin County. He was of the Protestant faith, and was a retired machine operator. Mr. Counts was a veteran of the U.S. Marines and served in the Vietnam where...
Lily F. Lovelett
May 28, 2010
Lily F. Lovelett, 19, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Princeton, Iowa died Friday, May 28, 2010 at the Gunderson Lutheran Health System in LaCrosse, Wisc. as the result of injuries sustained in an auto accident. Ms. Lovelett was born July 18, 1990 in Lincoln, Neb. She was employed at McDonald's in Poplar Bluff, and was attending college to become...
Edith Frances Rogers
May 27, 2010
Edith Frances Rogers, 98, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, May 27, 2010 at the Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Rogers was born Feb. 12, 1912 in Rombauer. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Poplar Bluff, and a member of the East Highway Community Club. Mrs. Rogers enjoyed being a homemaker, a wife and...