Obituaries
Search Obituaries
Frances Mae Allensworth
Sep 7, 2008
Frances M. Allensworth Frances Mae Allensworth, 88, of Broseley, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2008 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Allensworth was born Jan. 8, 1920, in Poplar Bluff, and was of the General Baptist faith. For 35 years she worked for Modern Laundry and Cleaning while raising her five children before retiring. Mrs. Allensworth enjoyed spending time...
Lloyd Raymond Whitmer
Sep 5, 2008
Lloyd R. Whitmer, 68, of Poplar Bluff, died September 5, 2008 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Whitmer was born November 4, 1939 to the late Andrew Allen and Bertha Leona (Dunlap) Whitmer in Poplar Bluff. He was a wholesaler and retailer of used furniture and enjoyed spending time with his family, hunting, fishing and flea marketing....
Enid Healy Snee
Sep 1, 2008
Enid Healy Snee, 94, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Sept. 1, 2008 at The Manor, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Snee was born Aug. 3, 1914, in Stonefort, Ill. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, in Poplar Bluff, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Snee previously served as a volunteer The March of Dimes, in Calif. as...
James Ray Willis
Aug 31, 2008
James Ray Willis, 73, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008, at his residence. Mr. Willis was born June 22, 1935, in Corning, Ark. He attended Green Forest Church of Christ, and had retired from General Motors. Mr. Willis enjoyed spending time with his family, woodworking and playing dominoes. On Nov. 17, 1956, he married Madeline Keller. She...
Edna Delorce Burkhart
Aug 30, 2008
Edna Delorce Burkhart, 83, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Burkhart was born March 15, 1925, in Kennett, Mo. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Burkhart enjoyed sewing, gardening and shopping. On July 29, 1943 she married Edgar Burkhart, in Broseley, Mo. He preceded her in...
Randy Dale Freeman
Aug 29, 2008
Randy Dale Freeman, 48, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 in Poplar Bluff as the result of an accident. Mr. Freeman was born April 16, 1960, in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of New Life Christian Church, in Poplar Bluff, and was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Mr. Freeman was a disabled veteran of the...
Betty M. Swindle
Aug 27, 2008
Betty M. Swindle, 66, of Doniphan formerly of Parma died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, in Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Swindle was born Nov. 15, 1941, in Parma, Mo. She was a member of His Place, in Doniphan, and owned and operated Stop-N-Go Convenience Store, in Poplar Bluff from 2000 - 2008. Mrs. Swindle enjoyed spending time...
George Young
Aug 27, 2008
George Young, Jr., 86, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Young, the son of the late Ruth (Whitehead) and George Young, Sr. was born March 14, 1922, in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff and had retired from the nursing service...
Thelma Louise Gullett
Aug 25, 2008
Thelma Louise Gullett, 86, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008 at Elder Care of Marble Hill, in Marble Hill, Mo. Mrs. Gullett was born May 8, 1922, in Shook, Mo., and was a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting and reading. On Mar. 22, 1944, she married Samuel W. Gullett, in Okla. He preceded her in death on...
Paul Edward George Guttke
Aug 24, 2008
Paul Edward George Guttke, 68, of Dexter, formerly of Poplar Bluff and Sedalia died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Guttke was born June 1, 1940, in Chicago, Ill. He was of the Lutheran faith, and had retired from the street maintenance department for the City of Sedalia. Mr. Guttke enjoyed being outdoors and...
Nadine Freeman
Aug 19, 2008
Nadine Freeman, 68, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 at St. Louis University Hospital. Ms. Freeman was born March 5, 1940, in Butler County. She was of the Baptist faith, and was formerly employed at Napa Auto Parts. She enjoyed talking on the phone with her family and flower gardening. Survivors include her friend and companion of...
Carl A. Vincent
Aug 17, 2008
Carl A. ""Uncle Dick"" Vincent, 77, of Poplar Bluff , formerly of St. Louis died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, in St. Louis. Mr. Vincent, son of the late Earl Patrick and Leola Della Mae (Gaddy) Vincent was born Sept. 29, 1930, in Bernardsville, N.C. He was a retired Carpenter and a 54 year honorary member...
Jessie Owen Knight
Aug 11, 2008
Jessie O. Knight, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Aug. 11, 2008 at Puxico Nursing and Rehab Center. Jessie Arbie Kate Owen was born Nov. 18, 1914, in Hardin County, Tenn. near Savannah to John Perry Owen and May Cary Owen. Jessie spent her youth in Tennessee and Southeast Missouri. After high school, she attended and graduated from Draughons Business...
Opal R. Foust
Aug 11, 2008
Opal R. Foust, 90, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Aug. 11, 2008 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Foust, the 5th of 12 children, was born Dec. 24, 1917, in Pollard, Ark. She along with her late husband, Ralph A. Foust, Sr. opened Foust Donut Shop on Highway 53 in March 1945 which evolved into Foust Dairy Queen...
David Leon Campbell
Aug 9, 2008
David Leon Campbell, 46, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008 in Butler County as the result of an ATV accident. Mr. Campbell was born May 20, 1962, in Poplar Bluff. He was employed as a forklift operator for a saw-mill. Mr. Campbell enjoyed being outdoors, fishing and deer hunting. Survivors include his mother, Maymie (Carnahan) Campbell, of...
Gerald W. Ballard
Aug 9, 2008
Gerald W. Ballard, 65, of Pontiac, Mich. died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, in Pontiac. Mr. Ballard was born March 10, 1943, in Friendship, Tenn. He had retired from General Motors Truck and Bus Division, and was a member of the U.A.W. Local #594, in Pontiac. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Sue (Johnson) Ballard, of Pontiac; three children, Keith Ballard,...
Dwain Clark Kennedy
Aug 7, 2008
Dwain Clark Kennedy, 70, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008 at the Missouri Veteran's Home, in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Kennedy was born Sept. 12, 1937, in Gideon, Mo. He was a member of New Life Christian Church. Mr. Kennedy taught school at Poplar Bluff Junior and Senior High Schools and later retired from the Junior High School...
Timothy R. Lawrence
Aug 7, 2008
Timothy R. ""Nibbs"" Lawrence, 48, of Wappapello died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008 in Reynolds County, Mo. Mr. Lawrence was born Jan. 3, 1960, in Dexter, Mo. He graduated from Sikeston High School class of 1977 and completed 2 years of Vocational School. Mr. Lawrence was an avid baseball fan and especially enjoyed the St. Louis Cardinals. He also enjoyed...
Amy Christine Crafford
Aug 5, 2008
Amy Christine Crafford, 32, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008 at her residence. Ms. Crafford was born Aug. 23, 1975, in Poplar Bluff, and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed sewing, painting and swimming. Survivors include her mother, Virginia (nee, Overton) Crafford, of Poplar Bluff; grandmother, Pauline Lade, of Poplar Bluff.. Her father, Robert Crafford preceded...
Charles Richard Faughn
Jul 26, 2008
Charles Richard (Rick) Faughn, 66, of Wappapello, died Saturday, July 26, 2008 at Southeast Missouri Hospital, in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Faughn was born Feb. 22, 1942, in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of South Poplar Bluff General Baptist Church, and previously employed with Mingo Job Corp he later retired from the Job Corp Center, in Treasure Lake, Okla....
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts when new obituaries are posted
