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Anthony J. Puchkoris
Aug 26, 2007
Anthony J. Puchkoris, 83, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Chicago, Ill., died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Puchkoris was born March 19, 1924, in Chicago. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and had retired in 1984 as an electrician with the U. S. Post Office, in Chicago. Mr. Puchkoris...

Sharon K. Hefner
Aug 23, 2007
Sharon K. Hefner, 62, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Hefner, daughter of the late H. L. and Lucille (Holland) Easley, was born Sept. 20, 1944, in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of Westwood Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Hefner enjoyed spending time with her family, taking care of her...

Floyd K. Deford
Aug 22, 2007
Floyd K. DeFord, 74, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. DeFord, son of the late Harvey and Maglene (McGowin) DeFord, was born Jan. 9, 1933, in Steele, Mo. He was of the Pentecostal faith, and was a retired construction worker and minister. Mr. DeFord was also a veteran of...

Earl Moore
Aug 21, 2007
Ronald Earl Moore, 57, of Rombauer, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Moore, son of the late Clyde and Cynthia (Marlette) Moore, was born Jan. 19, 1950, in Broseley and graduated from Fisk Rombauer School, in 1967. He was a member of the Cornerstone Tabernacle Pentecostal Church, in Poplar Bluff, and had retired after 24 years...

Haywood Harris
Aug 18, 2007
Haywood ""Dynamite"" H. Harris, Jr., 75, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007 at his residence. ""Dynamite"" was born Dec. 26, 1931, in Hayti, Mo. He was a member of Central Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff and had retired from the Poplar Bluff Police Department. ""Dynamite"" had worked at Doctor's Regional Medical Center, Hewlett Meat and Packing Co.,...

Richard Lee Clay
Aug 17, 2007
Richard Lee Clay, 61, of Waterloo, Iowa, formerly of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Aug. 17, 2007 at the Covenant Medical Center, in Waterloo. Mr. Clay was born April 12, 1946, in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Clay was a retired truck driver and veteran of the United States Army. He enjoyed playing cards. Survivors include...

Clara M. Stahl
Aug 16, 2007
Clara Melissa Stahl, 93, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Stahl was born July 2, 1914, in Coldwater, Mo. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Stahl enjoyed reading, especially her Bible, quilting and crocheting. On June 7, 1934, she was...

Pamela Jo Maloney
Aug 15, 2007
Pamela Jo ""Pam"" Maloney, 49, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007 at the Baptist Medical Center, in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Mrs. Maloney was born July 15, 1958, in Muinchweiler, Germany. She was of the Baptist faith, and was a secretary for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Mrs. Maloney was a former Girl Scout leader, and an...

Sue Dunn
Aug 15, 2007
Sue Dunn, 88, of Flushing, Mich., formerly of Butler County, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Dunn was born Sept. 15, 1918, in Campbell, Mo. She moved to Flushing in 1958 to be near her daughter, and was an active member of Unity Christian Church. Mrs. Dunn graduated from Arkansas State College and taught in small...

Bertram Kenneth Crouse
Aug 13, 2007
Bertram Kenneth Crouse, 92, of Poplar Bluff was called home to glory by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 13, 2007. Mr. Crouse, son of the late Clarence and Henrietta Crouse, was born April 5, 1915, in Youngstown, Ohio. He owned and operated his own business for many years; and was a mechanic and machinist. Mr. Crouse...

Leona A. Hitt
Aug 13, 2007
Leona was born on December 5, 1910 and passed away on Monday, August 13, 2007. Leona was a resident of Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Jeanette Edwards
Aug 11, 2007
Jeanette W. Edwards, 60, of Poplar Bluff, died August 11, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Edwards was born June 16, 1947 in Point Pleasant, Mo. and was of the Pentecostal faith. She had worked as an aide in a nursing home. She enjoyed fishing, shopping and was a member of the Eagles Club. Surviving are...

Archie P. Dare
Aug 10, 2007
Archie Paul Dare, 93, of Poplar Bluff, died August 10, 2007 at his residence. He was born August 5, 1914 at Hendrickson, Mo. Mr. Dare retired after 30 years from E. C. Robinson Lumber Co. and also did carpentry work. He was a member of the First Assembly of God Church and worked with the Royal Rangers at his...

Mary Louise Sparks
Aug 10, 2007
Mary Sparks, 83 of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, August 10, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Sparks was born February 15, 1924 in Bessmer, Ala. to the late Henry Grady and Lela (Watkins) Watson. She was retired from Western Electric in Montgomery, Ill. Mrs. Sparks is a member of the Living Word Baptist Church and enjoyed activities at her church...

Katherine Sara Bryant
Aug 8, 2007
Katherine Sara Bryant, 34, of Harviell, formerly of Wappapello, died August 8, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Bryant was born November 7, 1972 in Jefferson City, Mo. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. On Feb. 6, 1997 she was married to Kevin Wayne Bryant in Poplar Bluff. He survives. Also surviving are four children, Samuel Joseph...

Vera Nadine Sheehy
Jul 31, 2007
Vera Sheehy, 91, left this world on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 8:40 a.m. to be with Jesus, her Lord and Savior. Vera was saved at an early age and lived her whole life for the Lord. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. Vera was born Sept. 4, 1915, in Three Springs...

Haywood Davis
Jul 29, 2007
Haywood Davis, 71, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, July 29, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Davis was born May 17, 1936, in Sumter, SC. He was of the Baptist faith, and had retired after 35 years with the Poplar Bluff City Street Dept. as a foreman. Mr. Davis enjoyed spending time with his family, and...

Jerris Byron Fowler
Jul 29, 2007
Jerris Byron ""Jerry"" Fowler, 57, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, July 29, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Fowler, son of the late Buren and Claudia (Brown) Fowler, was born Oct. 23, 1949, in Piggott, Ark. He was of the Baptist faith; a former custodian for Poplar Bluff Senior High School and for the last 20 years had been employed...

Henry H. Trentelman
Jul 27, 2007
Henry H. ""Hermie"" Trentelman, 79, of Poplar Bluff died July 27, 2007 at the Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. Mr. Trentelman was born September 20, 1927 in Neelyville to the late Henry C. and Elizabeth (Roberts) Trentelman. He was raised in Neelyville and lived in many towns in Missouri while working for Southwestern Bell where he retired after...

H. Beryle Coker Holtzhouser
Jul 26, 2007
H. Beryle Coker Holtzhouser, 80, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at the Columbia Regional Medical Center, in Columbia. Mrs. Holtzhouser was born Sept. 28, 1926, in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of Grace Methodist Church, in Poplar Bluff, and had retired from Doctor's Regional Medical Center as a pharmacy tech. Mrs. Holtzhouser was a member...