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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...
Owen E. Porter
Nov 4, 2009
Owen E. ""Gene"" Porter, 88, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 at his residence after a prolonged battle with cancer. Mr. Porter was born July 18, 1921 in Campbell, Mo. He was a member of the Tanner Street Church of Sikeston, and had retired as a salesman from Crenshaw Distributing Co. Mr. Porter enjoyed fishing, billiards and...
Lucille J. Tripp
Nov 4, 2009
Lucille Justin Tripp, 89, of Columbia formerly of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 at The Bluff Care Center in Columbia. Mrs. Tripp was born Oct. 8, 1920 in St. Louis. She was of the Methodist faith, and was a retired cosmetologist. Mrs. Tripp was a member of the Eastern Star and Better Garden Club. On Aug. 6,...
Harrison L. Spear
Nov 2, 2009
Harrison Lafayette Spear, 87, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Spear was born Aug. 3, 1922 in Puxico. He was of the Baptist faith, and had retired as a truck driver. Mr. Spear also had worked at the Mobil Oil Co. as well as Parker Tire Co., and was a...
Sue Lena Hicks
Oct 29, 2009
Sue Lena Hicks, 80 of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Ms. Hicks was born Dec. 3, 1928 in Baltimore, MD. She was of the Baptist faith, and was a homemaker. Ms. Hicks enjoyed spending time with her family especially her grandchildren and watching soap operas. Survivors include three children: Deborah Whitmer...
Carolyn K. Greer
Oct 28, 2009
Carolyn Kay ""Casey"" Greer, 65, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Ms. Greer was born July 5, 1944 in Port Huron, Mich. She was a member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church, and was a homemaker. Ms. Greer previously taught Spanish as well as computer classes at the Twin Towers. She...
Gelene Powell
Oct 26, 2009
Gelene Powell, 74, of Naylor died Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Powell was born Dec. 9, 1934 in Grassy, Mo. She was an active member of Bays Spring Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Powell previously worked at McNeely's Shoe Store as well as Uncle Joe's Discount Store. She enjoyed spending time with her family...
Jerry Allen Anspach
Oct 25, 2009
Jerry Allen Anspach, 72, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Anspach was born Dec. 8, 1936 in Poplar Bluff. He was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School Class of 1954, and as a youth was an avid softball player. Mr. Anspach was of the Protestant faith, and was a former member of...
Thelma Casinger
Oct 24, 2009
Thelma G. Casinger, 89, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, October 24, 2009 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Casinger was born October 17, 1920 in Neelyville. She had worked in earlier years at Doctors Regional Medical Center in Housekeeping and later at the Noel Factory; and also helped her husband on their farm. She was a member...
Frances A. Smith
Oct 23, 2009
Frances A. Smith, 86, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of the Lone Hill area, died Friday, October 23, 2009 at the Mark Twain Caring Center. Mrs. Smith was born March 21, 1923 at Potosi and was a homemaker. She was a long time member of the Morgan Corner Pentecostal Church and enjoyed reading her Bible. Her hobbies included playing dominoes,...
Mavis A. Mcdaniel
Oct 22, 2009
Mavis Arlene McDaniel, 92, of Senath, formerly of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009 at Twin Rivers Medical Center in Kennett. Mrs. McDaniel was born Oct. 14, 1917 in Gideon, and was a homemaker. Survivors include four children: Harold McDaniel of Poplar Bluff, Robert W. McDaniel of Alton, Ill., Gerald McDaniel of Fairdealing and Patty Windeknecht of Knoxville,...
Lucretia Mae Duckett
Oct 21, 2009
Lucretia Mae Duckett, 77, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 at Cedargate Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Duckett was born Jan. 16, 1932 in Hendrickson. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Poplar Bluff, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Duckett enjoyed singing in the senior choir at church, sewing and canning. On Sept....

