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Rodney L. Shewmaker
Feb 13, 2010
Rodney L. ""Rod"" Shewmaker, 88, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, February 13, 2010 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Shewmaker was born Dec. 16, 1921 in Tyner, Ind. Mr. Shewmaker was a retired engineer. In the late 1950's he joined Sverdrup & Parsel Engineering in St. Louis and oversaw engineering design and build projects worldwide; most noteably...
Mary Frances Stacy
Feb 12, 2010
Mary Frances Stacy, 84, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, February 12, 2010 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Stacy was born November 11, 1925 in Knobel, Ark. She was a homemaker and a 45 year member of Temple Baptist Church and enjoyed traveling with her family and friends. She was first married to Vernon High who died...
Gerald W. Foust
Feb 11, 2010
Gerald Wesley Foust, 76, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Foust was born June 24, 1933 in St. Louis. He was of the Lutheran faith, and had worked for the Chevrolet Manufacturing Plant in St. Louis and later as a cab driver. He also served 18-years with the Missouri Army...
Cecelia Katherine Jones
Feb 10, 2010
Cecelia Katherine Jones, 90, of Milford, Ind., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Anderson, Ind. and Homosassa, Fla. died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 at Lakeland Rehab and Healthcare Center in Milford. Mrs. Jones was born Nov. 24, 1919 in Poplar Bluff. She was of the Catholic faith, and was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School. During her earlier years she...
Baby King Lewis Johnson
Feb 8, 2010
King Lewis Johnson, newborn son of Robert Lewis Johnson and Pat Paten, of Poplar Bluff was born and died on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. In addition to his parents a sister, Justice Myles Johnson, survives King Lewis. A graveside service and burial will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22nd at City...
Bertha Whitley Keister
Feb 8, 2010
Bertha Whitley Keister, 94, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 at Belleville Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Ill. Mrs. Keister was born Sept. 14, 1915 in Poplar Bluff. She was of the Baptist faith, and was a homemaker. During her earlier years she worked as a nurse's assistant at Lucy Lee Hospital and...
Robbin Eugene Burkhart
Feb 8, 2010
Robbin Eugene Burkhart, 37, of Fisk, Mo. passed away Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 at his residence. Robbin was born the first child to Robert Eugene and Carolyn Sue (Ketchum) Burkhart of Grandin, Mo. on April 7, 1972 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He had been employed at Emcon Technology in Dexter, Mo since 2001. Prior to that he spent 2...
Esther I. Shepherd
Feb 6, 2010
Esther I. Shepherd, 91, of O'Fallon, formerly of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 in O'Fallon. Mrs. Shepherd was born Nov. 16, 1918 in Hilliard. She was a member of Oak Hill General Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Shepherd enjoyed putting together puzzles and making quilts. On March 5, 1936 she was married to Ivan Shepherd...
Jack Lee Briggs
Feb 4, 2010
Jack Lee Briggs was called to join his Heavenly Father on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 in Poplar Bluff. Jack was born Jan. 13, 1940 in Poplar Bluff. He attended Sacred Heart School in Poplar Bluff and graduated in the class of 1957. Jack was a member of South Poplar Bluff General Baptist Church. He was a long time member...
Bobby Gene Little
Feb 4, 2010
Bobby G. Little, 79, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Little was born Oct. 25, 1930 in Cape Girardeau. He was an ordained Minister, and an active member of River of Life Ministries in Poplar Bluff where he served as an Elder. Mr. Little was a retired insurance adjustor, and...
Thomas Howard Place
Feb 1, 2010
Thomas Howard Place, 67, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Place was born April 9, 1942 in Evansville, Ind. He was of the Baptist faith, and had retired as a heavy equipment operator for a construction company. He enjoyed visiting with his family and friends and traveling. A sister, Betty...
Douglas Earl Brown
Jan 30, 2010
Douglas E. ""Doug"" Brown, 60, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Brown was born Oct. 18, 1949 in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Episcopal faith, and had retired from John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. Mr. Brown was a veteran of the United States Army having served in Vietnam,...
Sallye Ann Turner Letassy
Jan 29, 2010
Sallye Ann Turner Letassy, age 76, died Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 after a lengthy illness at Des Peres Hospital in St Louis, Mo. Sallye was born Oct. 26, 1933 in Ft. Smith, Ark. She received her nurses training at St Edward's Hospital in Fort Smith, Ark and worked as an RN at St Joseph's Hospital in Kirkwood Mo.; then...
Esther G. Mahon
Jan 25, 2010
Esther G. (Portenberry) Mahon, 77 of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Jan 25, 2010 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Mahon was born May 13, 1932 in Peach Orchard, Ark. She was of the Pentecostal faith, and was a homemaker. During her earlier years she worked in a clothing factory. Mrs. Mahon enjoyed canning, making jelly, fishing...
Audrey Ferguson-Ortega
Jan 24, 2010
Audrey Allen Ferguson-Ortega, 83, of Mission Viejo, Calif., formerly of Fairdealing, died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 in California. Mrs. Ortega was born Nov. 25, 1926 in Naylor. She graduated from Doniphan High School and taught school in Tucker, Powers and Bernham Schools in Ripley County. In 1959 Mrs. Ortega moved to California where she worked and later retired from...
Donald E. Hamm
Jan 24, 2010
Don E. Hamm, 79, a retired banker and businessman of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hamm was born Nov. 25, 1930 in Poplar Bluff. He was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church in Poplar Bluff, and had retired in 1988 as President of Commerce Bank after a career of...
Patricia Kay Shackelford
Jan 22, 2010
Patricia Kay Shackelford, 63, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Shackelford was born Sept. 30, 1946 in Poplar Bluff. She graduated from Poplar Bluff High School, and later from School of the Ozarks with a degree in Elementary Education and English. During her earlier years she was an elementary teacher...
Shirley Jean Dodson
Jan 21, 2010
Shirley J. Dodson, 66, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Dodson was born Aug. 14, 1943 in Los Angeles, Calif. She was an active member of Westwood Baptist Church where she served as church secretary, Sunday School teacher and member of the choir. Mrs. Dodson enjoyed spending time with her...
Raymond S. Hellums
Jan 21, 2010
Raymond Starling Hellums, 87, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Hellums was born Sept. 17, 1922 in Poplar Bluff. He had retired from Barnes Grocer Co. as a supervisor. Mr. Hellums enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing and gardening. On July 22, 1948 he married Grace Aileen Turner in Arkansas. She survives....
Billie Joe Adams
Jan 21, 2010
Billie Joe Adams, 71, of Lehigh Acres, Fla., and former resident of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Adams was born Sept. 11, 1938 in Doniphan, Mo. He was of the Protestant faith, and was a retired skilled carpenter and painter. Mr. Adams was also a veteran of the U.S. Army. He enjoyed spending...
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