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Gary Richard Fischer
Dec 18, 2009
Gary Richard Fischer, Sr., 59, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Dec. 18, 2009 at Poplar Bluff Regional Center. Mr. Fischer was born July 27, 1950 in Lincoln Park, Mich., and was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School class of 1969. He was a member of Twin Springs Baptist Church, and with over 30 years of experience with all...
Lennis C. Hedspeth
Dec 17, 2009
Lennis Carroll Hedspeth, age 102, of Ironton, Mo. formerly of rural Williamsville, Mo. died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008 at the Baptist Home in Ironton. Mr. Hedspeth was born Jan. 26, 1906 in Williamsville. He was a member and deacon of Black River Baptist Church where he served as Sunday School Teacher and church treasurer. Mr. Hedspeth attended Black River...
William R. Hogg
Dec 16, 2009
William R. ""Bill"" Hogg, 88, longtime businessman of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Hogg was born Feb. 15, 1920 in Poplar Bluff. He was an active member for 74 years at the First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, where he served as a trustee and usher as well as a volunteer in the...
Linda Sue Rodgers
Dec 15, 2009
Linda Sue Rodgers, 63, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Dec. 14, 2009 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Ms. Rodgers was born Aug. 25, 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio. She was of the Baptist faith, and was a homemaker. Ms. Rodgers enjoyed puzzle books and playing cards. Survivors include 5 children: Melinda Tyler and Edward Rodgers both of...
May I. Williams
Dec 15, 2009
May I. Williams, 83, of Wappapello died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Williams was born Sept. 22, 1926 in St. Louis, and was of the Methodist faith. She worked for several years as a school secretary in Carrollton, and later at the Butler County Health Department. Mrs. Williams enjoyed spending time with her family, cooking and...
Lois Wood
Dec 13, 2009
Lois Wood, 76, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Wood was born March 8, 1933 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of Westwood Baptist Church, and for many years she had worked as a nurse for the Hoya Medical practice. Ms. Wood enjoyed her church, swimming, bowling, skating and...
Betty Sue Moore
Dec 12, 2009
Betty Sue Moore, 66, of Wappapello, died Saturday, December 12, 2009 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Mrs. Moore was born April 27, 1943 in Poplar Bluff, and had been employed at Tan-N-Time in Poplar Bluff. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and fishing and traveling, particularly to South Padre Island. On March 17,...
Charles A. Merle
Dec 10, 2009
Charles A. ""Chuck"" Merle, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Largo, Fla. died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Merle was born Nov. 4, 1937 in Detroit, Mich. He had retired after many years as a self-employed heating and cooling contractor; and was an avid Buccaneer fan. On April 14, 1995 he married...
Nina Anita Ezell
Dec 6, 2009
Nina Anita ""Cookie"" Ezell, 67, born Aug. 22, 1942 passed away at her home in Hunter on Dec. 6, 2009 from a long struggle with cancer. ""Cookie"" enjoyed going to bingo and fishing. She also loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and all other family members. She also enjoyed watching cooking shows, as well as the shows...
William Bernard Bridgman
Dec 5, 2009
William B. Bridgman, Jr., 45, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Bridgman was born Dec. 23, 1963 in Escondido, Calif. After completing culinary school he worked as a chef in Ponca City, Okla. until becoming ill. Mr. Bridgman enjoyed spending time with his family. On Dec. 6, 1990 he married Edwina Gray in...
Gretchen G. Tatum
Dec 3, 2009
Gretchen Garten Tatum, 82, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Tatum was born Jan. 5, 1927 in Kansas City. She graduated from Pierce City High School in 1944, and for two years attended Drury College in Springfield. In 1948 Mrs. Tatum graduated from the University of Missouri and later taught...
Alan Richard St. Clair
Dec 2, 2009
Alan Richard St. Clair, 60, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. St. Clair was born Dec. 17, 1948 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Second Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, and was self-employed as a welder. Mr. St. Clair was a veteran of the...
Virgil W. Powell
Nov 25, 2009
Virgil Woodrow Powell, 92, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Powell was born April 12, 1917 in Canalou. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Poplar Bluff, and was a retired electrician. Mr. Powell was also a veteran of the U. S. Army having served from 1939...
Mildred L. Coats
Nov 22, 2009
Mildred L. Coats, 97, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 at the Oakdale Residential Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Coats was born Aug. 29, 1912 in Vilonia, Ark. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, where she was active until her health began to decline, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Coats enjoyed spending time...
Willie James Burkett
Nov 20, 2009
Willie James ""Buster"" Burkett, 89, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, November 20, 2009 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Burkett was born June 23, 1920 in Little Rock, Ark. and was retired from the Florsheim Shoe Factory. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Burkett enjoyed being with his family and friends, hunting, fishing...
Phyllis C. Peck
Nov 20, 2009
Phyllis Christine (Rainwater) Peck, age 75 years, was born on Oct. 17, 1934 to James and Mary Louise Rainwater in Portageville, Mo. and passed away on Nov. 20, 2009 at her home in Poplar Bluff, Mo., where she and her husband, E. Lee Peck, resided for the past five years. Phyllis was the oldest of seven children and spent...
Boyd Morgan Smith
Nov 13, 2009
Boyd Morgan Smith, 90, of Traverse City, Mich., formerly of Royal Oak, Mich. and Poplar Bluff, passed away Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Born July 30, 1919, in Ripley County, he was the son of the late James R. and Jennie (Carmen) Smith. He graduated from Poplar Bluff High School. On October 30, 1932, in Toledo, Ohio, he married the...
Eugene Lavanue Hunter
Nov 10, 2009
Eugene Lavanue Hunter, 74, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Hunter was born Feb. 19, 1935 in the Morocco community of Butler County to Joe and Odell Hunter. He was a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church, and had retired 1984 as a fuel truck driver for Missouri Pacific Railroad. Mr. Hunter...
Myrtle P. Grobe
Nov 8, 2009
Myrtle P. Grobe, 94, of Memphis, Tenn. formerly of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 at the Signature Health Care and Rehab Center in Memphis. Mrs. Grobe was born Oct. 7, 1915 in Datto, Ark. For many years she was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff where she served as secretary for the...
Dorothy Jurls
Nov 6, 2009
Dorothy Nell Jurls, 87, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center. Mrs. Jurls was born May 14, 1922 in Central City, Kentucky. She was retired from Florsheim Shoe Factory and enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. On Sept. 23, 1939 she married Paul Raymond Jurls and he preceded her in...
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