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James W. Bernard
Jul 26, 2007
James W. Bernard, 61, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, July 26, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Bernard, son of the late Walter James and Mary Lucille (Northcutt) Bernard, was born April 27, 1946, in Hammond Ind. He was of the Baptist faith; and a retired truck driver for the U. S. Postal Worker. Mr. Bernard...

Ruth Trower
Jul 24, 2007
Ruth E. Emde Trower, 87, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Trower was born March 9, 1920, in Kirkwood, Mo., to the late Rudolph and Elizabeth (Thomas) Emde. She was of the Baptist faith, and had retired from Kirkwood Drug Store, in Kirkwood. Mrs. Trower was an avid St. Louis...

Nina Joan Davis
Jul 22, 2007
Nina Joan Davis, 89, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, July 22, 2007 at the Blanchette Place, in St. Charles. Mrs. Davis, one of 13 children was born June 24, 1918, in Blair, Nebr., and moved to Missouri in a covered wagon with her family when she was 6 months old (the trip of which took 2 years). She was...

Mose Harris
Jul 21, 2007
Mose Harris, Jr., 53, of Poplar Bluff, died July 21, 2007 at the John Cochran VA Hospital in St. Louis. Mr. Harris was born August 23, 1953 in Kennett, Mo. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Harris was a member of the New Home Missionary Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing...

Lois Belle Sexton
Jul 20, 2007
Lois Belle Sexton, 90, of St. Charles, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, died July 20, 2007 in Troy, Mo. Mrs. Sexton was born January 27, 1917 in Parma, Mo. to the late Addison and Grace (Sanders) Stewart. She had worked at Mickey's Cleaners and retired from the Holiday Inn in Hazelwood, Mo. Mrs. Sexton was a member of the...

Billy Gene Nicholas
Jul 19, 2007
Billy Gene Nicholas, 71, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, July 19, 2007, in Jonesboro, Ark. Mr. Nicholas was born April 21, 1936, in Dell, Ark. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff, and was a self-employed truck driver. Mr. Nicholas was also a veteran of the United States Army. He enjoyed spending time with his...

Vernon H. Terry
Jul 19, 2007
Rev. Vernon H. Terry, 66, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, July 19, 2007 at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Rev. Terry was born June 11, 1941, in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Fellowship Southern Baptist Church; and was a retired minister as well as a retired graphic illustrator. Rev. Terry had also...

Patty A. Beaty
Jul 17, 2007
Patty A. Beaty, 72, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Beaty was born Nov. 13, 1934, in Hillard, Mo., and had retired from Wal-Mart. She was a member of the First Church of God where she had served as past president of the WCG, past Sunday School teacher and past...

Hazel Elizabeth Mciver
Jul 16, 2007
Hazel E. McIver, 78, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, July 15, 2007 at her residence. Ms. McIver was born Feb. 24, 1929, in Greenville. She was a member of Poplar Bluff Pentecostal Church, and had retired as a homemaker with the Butler County Health Department. Mrs. McIver enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, reading her Bible...

Marta Torres
Jul 16, 2007
Marta Torres y Hernandez departed this world Monday, July 16, 2007, to join her personal savior the Lord Jesus Christ. She came into this world Feb. 17, 1924, born in Havana, Cuba, to Senor y Senora Oscar Torres. Her family fled Cuba in the early 1960's. Her Mother having died at a very young age, Marta was raised by...

Thomas Lewis Pruitt
Jul 15, 2007
Thomas Lewis Pruitt, II, 21, of Iona, Minn., formerly of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, July 15, 2007 near Lake Wilson, Minn. from injuries sustained in an auto accident. Thomas was born Sept. 17, 1985, in Poplar Bluff. He lived and attended school in Poplar Bluff until the age of 10 when his family moved to Minn. Thomas was employed...

Archie C. Medley
Jul 14, 2007
Rev. Archie C. Medley, 85, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, July 14, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Rev. Medley was born Jan. 31, 1922, in Cedar Hill, Mo., and had retired from the Missouri Natural Gas Co. Rev. Medley had also pastored at numerous Baptist churches in the surrounding area, and was presently a member of...

Devonna Sue Sitzes
Jul 13, 2007
Devonna Sue Sitzes, 64, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, July 13, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Sitzes was born Jan. 26, 1943, in Arcadia Valley, Mo. She was a member of Abundant Life Christian Church, in Poplar Bluff and a homemaker. Mrs. Sitzes enjoyed spending time with her children, especially her grandchildren, writing poetry and...

Wilma Mae Barker
Jul 11, 2007
Wilma Mae Barker, 85, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Barker was born Feb. 28, 1922, in Fort Scott, Kans. She was a member of First Christian Church, and a retired business manager for J. C. Penney. Mrs. Barker enjoyed spending time with her family, cooking for the man...

Mark Frederick Kneibert
Jul 8, 2007
Mark Frederick Kneibert, 42, of Jonesboro, Ark. formerly of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, July 8, 2007 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center, in Jonesboro. Mr. Kneibert was born April 23, 1965, in Poplar Bluff. He attended Arkansas State University where he was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Faternity. Mr. Kneibert was of the Methodist faith, employed as...

Joseph E. Suttle
Jul 7, 2007
Joseph Everett Suttle, 50, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Suttle was born April 16, 1957, in Weston, WV. He was a transit driver for the disabled and elderly. Mr. Suttle was an avid sports enthusiast and especially enjoyed football and basketball. He was married to the former Alberta...

Christina I. Halbrook
Jul 6, 2007
Christina I. Halbrook, 90, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, July 6, 2007 at the Cedargate Care Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Halbrook was born May 25, 1917, in Belgrade, Mo. She attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church where she was active in the Women's Mission Association, and was a homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with her family, flower gardening and...

Alfred Bryan Thornburg
Jul 6, 2007
Alfred Bryan Thornburg, 71, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, July 6, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Thornburg was born Sept. 1, 1935, in Greenville. He was a member of Abundant Life Christian Center and a self employed auto mechanic. Mr. Thornburg was also a veteran of the United States Army National Guard; member of the...

Mary Etta Childress
Jul 3, 2007
Mary Etta Childress, 89, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at the Cedargate Care Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Childress was born Sept. 25, 1917, in Mill Springs, Mo. to the late John H. and Stella (Dykeman) Warren. She was an active member of the First Christian Church and a homemaker. A sports enthusiast, Mrs. Childress enjoyed...

Harold A. Leamon
Jul 3, 2007
Harold ""Hal"" Anderson Leamon, 59, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, surrounded by family and friends. Mr. Leamon was born Nov. 8, 1947, in Tampa, Fla. to Harold and Juanita Anderson Leamon. He was a lifelong resident of Poplar Bluff where he owned and operated Leamon Blemker Appliance Parts. He was...