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Francis Leon Wells
Apr 13, 2007
Francis Leon Wells, 84, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday April 13, 2007 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Wells Was born Aug. 12, 1922, in Gurdon, Ark. He was a member of Highland Church of Christ. Mr. Wells was a World War II veteran of the United States Army and former P.O.W. He was...

Henry Franklin Reed
Apr 12, 2007
Henry Franklin Reed, 97, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, April 12, 2007 at the Mark Twain Caring Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Reed was born Sept. 10, 1909, in Shook, Mo. He was a member of Little Brown General Baptist Church and had retired in 1971 from the Burkhart Manufacturing Co., in St. Louis. Mr. Reed enjoyed spending time...

Dorothy M. Rush
Apr 12, 2007
Dorothy M. Rush, 99, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, April 12, 2007 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Rush was born July 15, 1907, in Scott County. She was a member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church and a homemaker. Mrs. Rush enjoyed spending time with her family and loved to garden, sew and crochet. On...

Robert L. Kellogg
Apr 12, 2007
Robert Louis Kellogg, Sr., 79, of Wappapello, died Thursday, April 12, 2007 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Kellogg was born Aug. 15, 1927 in Bay City, Mich. He was a member of Little Brushy Church, at Wappapello and the Gideon's International. Mr. Kellogg had retired from the United States Navy and was a member...

Lucille Chatman
Apr 11, 2007
Lucille Chatman, 86, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at St. John's Regional Health Center, in Springfield. Mrs. Chatman was born Oct. 15, 1920, in Midco. Mo. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff and a homemaker. Mrs. Chatman previously had retired from the Dental Arts Group, in Poplar Bluff as housekeeper....

Dorothy L. Garrett
Apr 10, 2007
Dorothy Lurene Garrett, 89, passed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on April 10th at St. Francis Medical Center. Mrs. Garrett was born at Hendrickson on June 4, 1917. Retired from Roth's Department Store where she had worked for 37 years, she loved working in her yard, sewing and visiting friends. She was happiest playing with...

Billie Jean Hall
Apr 7, 2007
Billie J. Hall, 71, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, April 7, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Hall was born Nov. 13, 1935, in Poplar Bluff. She attended the South Poplar Bluff General Baptist Church and was employed at the Karen West Head Start Center. Mrs. Hall enjoyed taking care of children, flower gardening and was an avid reader. On...

Veda Ruth Bristow
Apr 5, 2007
Veda Ruth Bristow, 88, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, April 5, 2007 at the Mark Twain Caring Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Bristow, daughter of the late Lanson and Ethel Verle (Lindle) Phillips, was born Aug. 22, 1918, in Butler County. She was a member of Second Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff where she had been active in church...

Curtis Culp
Apr 5, 2007
Curtis Culp, Jr., 80, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, April 1, 2007 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Culp was born March 5, 1927, in Bath Springs, Tenn. He was a member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, at Broseley, a retired steel worker and a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Culp...

William Joseph Hadley
Apr 3, 2007
On Tuesday, April 3, 2007, William Joseph Hadley, 36, of Poplar Bluff went home to be with the Lord. William was born March 1, 1971, raised, and schooled in Poplar Bluff, graduating from PBHS in 1990. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where he was an Elder. William was active in Boy Scouts achieving the rank...

Hattie Mae Wolfe
Mar 29, 2007
Hattie M. Pennington Lewis Wolfe, 84, of Kingston, OK, formerly of Poplar Bluff, died March 29, 2007 at the Kingston Family Care Center in Kingston. Mrs. Wolfe was born June 30, 1922 in Biggers, AR to the late Lester A. and Gertie M. (Marley) Pennington. She was the fifth of nine children and at an early age she moved...

George Irven Davis
Mar 26, 2007
George Irven Davis, 80, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, March 23, 2007 at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Davis was born Feb. 2, 1927, in Fisk to the late William Howard and Celpha Jane (Campbell) Davis. He was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church and formerly employed as a security guard at...

Dorothy Lorene Pratt
Mar 23, 2007
Dorothy Lorene Pratt, 80, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, March 23, 2007 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Pratt was born March 6, 1927, in Poplar Bluff to the late Dines and Bessie (Pennington) Spradling. She was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. Mrs. Pratt had also worked as a nurse's aid at The Cedargate...

Lillian Mae Schultz
Mar 22, 2007
Lillian Mae Schultz. 86, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, March 22, 2007 at the Mark Twain Caring Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Schultz was born May 16, 1920, in Poplar Bluff. She was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. Mrs. Schultz enjoyed caring and cooking for her family, gardening and being outdoors. Survivors include four children, Charles Schultz,...

Gloria Marie Eaton
Mar 15, 2007
Gloria Marie Eaton, 79, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at the Westwood Hills Healthcare Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Eaton was born July 23, 1927, in Poplar Bluff to the late Oscar and Mildred (Beuhler) Weber. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and retired from the administrative office of Kneibert Clinic. Mrs....

Charlene Sue Donnellan Osman
Mar 15, 2007
Charlene Sue Donnellan Osman, 73, of Poplar Bluff, died March 15, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Osman was born August 28, 1933 in Emporia, Kansas. She was a homemaker and enjoyed reading, sewing, crafts and especially her dogs. Mrs. Osman was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was married to Patrick Donnellan,...

Frona Geneva Pruitt
Mar 11, 2007
Frona Geneva Pruitt, 91, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, March 11, 2007 at the Mark Twain Caring Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Pruitt was born Nov. 26, 1915, in Swinton. She was a member of Cornerstone Tabernacle, in Poplar Bluff and had retired as an inspector for the Elders Garment Factory after 20 years of service. Mrs. Pruitt enjoyed...

Ray Von Mcclure
Mar 9, 2007
Ray V. McClure, 52, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, March 3, 2007 at his residence. Mr. McClure was born April 29, 1954, in Poplar Bluff to the late James Joe Nathan and Emma Jean (Bridges) McClure. At the age of 18 he joined the United States Marine Corps and served during the Vietnam Era. Mr. McClure was a musician....

Connie Mack Decourley
Mar 7, 2007
Connie Mack DeCourley, 59, of Poplar Bluff, died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 7, 2007 in Tunica, Miss. Mr. DeCourley was born Sept. 26, 1947, in Cooter, Mo. to the late James Claude and Maggie M. (Patterson) DeCourley. He was of the Baptist faith and the manager of Train Operations Practices for Union Pacific Railroad. Mr. DeCourley was a veteran of...