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Virgil W. Warfield
Mar 6, 2007
Virgil Woodrow Warfield, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at his residence as the result of a residential fire. Mr. Warfield was born July 16, 1918, in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Protestant faith and retired from General Motors. Mr. Warfield was also a World War II veteran of the United States Army, where he received...

Doyle F. Blake
Mar 4, 2007
Doyle F. Blake, Jr., of Port St. Lucie, Fla., died Sunday, March 4, 2007 at the Martin Memorial Hospital, in Stuart, Fla. Mr. Blake was born July 7, 1934, in Fort Smith, Ark., to the late Doyle F. and Loretta (Campbell) Blake, Sr. He graduated from Midwest Bible Missionary College. Mr. Blake was of the Protestant faith and had...

Juanita Golden Mcghee
Mar 2, 2007
Juanita McGhee, 82, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, March 2, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. McGhee was born July 2, 1924, near Marked Tree, Ark. She was of the Jehovah's Witnesses faith and a retired L.P.N. Mrs. McGhee enjoyed spending time with her family especially her grandchildren, sewing and dancing at Senior Citizen's dances. On Oct. 30, 2001, she...

Alfred A. Wohlgemuth
Mar 2, 2007
Alfred A. Wohlgemuth, 75, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, March 2, 2007 at the St. Francis Medical Center, in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Wohlgemuth was born March 26, 1931, in Triplett, Mo., to the late Roy I. and Oveta (Colley) Wohlgemuth. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff where he served as a Deacon and...

William Louis Alsup
Mar 2, 2007
William Louis Alsup, 83, of Williamsville, died Friday, March 2, 2007 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Alsup was born June 26, 1923, in Passacola, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith and a retired foreman for Ideal Plastics. Mr. Alsup was also a veteran of the United States Army where he was awarded a Purple...

Donald Lee Rushin
Mar 1, 2007
Donald Lee Rushin, 56, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, March 1, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Rushin was born March 24, 1950, in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Pentecostal faith and a dispatcher for City Cab, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Rushin enjoyed stock car racing, fishing and playing cards. Survivors include his daughter, Kerri...

Myra G. Barrow
Feb 27, 2007
Myra G. Barrow, 90, a lifetime resident of Poplar Bluff and Wayne County, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Barrow was born Nov. 1, 1916, in Gipsy, Mo. She was a member of the First Christian Church and a member of the Eastern Star, in Greenville where she served as Past...

Beverly A. Pipkins
Feb 27, 2007
Beverly A. Pipkins, 57, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center, in Poplar Bluff. Ms. Pipkins was born Feb. 22, 1950, in Poplar Bluff. She was of the Baptist faith and formerly employed as a medical records technician at Kneibert Clinic. Ms. Pipkins was also a member of the Eagles Lodge. She enjoyed...

Carl Glenn Merritt
Feb 24, 2007
Carl Glenn Merritt, Sr., 79, of Harviell, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Merritt was born Dec. 31, 1927, in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Baptist faith, a retired sawmill worker and a veteran of the United States Army having served during World War II. Survivors include...

Mary Theresa Lampe
Feb 23, 2007
Mary Theresa Lampe, 77, of Symsonia, Ky., formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 at the Western Baptist Hospital, in Paducah, Ky. Mrs. Lampe was born Dec. 8, 1929, in Edinburg, Texas. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Poplar Bluff where she was also a member of the St. Ann's Society, the KC'etts...

Billy A. Furlong
Feb 19, 2007
Billy A. Furlong, 69, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, Feb. 19, 2007 at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Furlong was born March 9, 1937, in Charleston, Mo. He was a mobile home salesman, a veteran of the United States Navy having served during the Korean Conflict and Post Commander of the Amvet Lodge...

Tommy Joe Thomas
Feb 17, 2007
Tommy Joe Thomas, 49, of Jacksonville, NC, formerly of Poplar Bluff, died unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at his residence. Mr. Thomas was born July 28, 1957, in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Baptist faith and employed as an automotive detailer. Mr. Thomas was an avid outdoorsman and especially enjoyed traveling and gardening. On July 10, 1998, he...

Verna Marie Christian Sloan
Feb 17, 2007
Verna Marie Christian Sloan, 74, of Poplar Bluff, died February 17, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Sloan was born July 13, 1932 in Poplar Bluff to the late Vernon Q. and Clarice Mae (Rowland) Christian. She was a retired Nurse for the Poplar Bluff Hospital and the Hendrickson Clinic; a licensed cosmetologist and teacher of cosmetology, and worked as...

Terry A. Geter
Feb 17, 2007
Terry A. Geter, 43, of Poplar Bluff, died February 17, 2007 in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Geter was born October 26, 1963 in Belzoni, Mississippi to Earnest Earl and Lillian (Thornburg) Geter. He was Sales Manager for Teckpak-Fitzall in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Geter was a member of Temple Baptist Church. He enoyed repairing and rebuilding cars, remodeling houses, being outdoors...

Murl Christian
Feb 17, 2007
Murl Christian, 86, of Poplar Bluff, died February 17, 2007 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Christian was born January 2, 1921 in Poplar Bluff to the late Otto and Mary (Brown) Christian. He was retired as an owner-operator of a Food Brokerage firm. Mr. Christian was a member of the First Church of...

James R. Alford
Feb 16, 2007
James Robert Alford, 84, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2007 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Alford was born June 9, 1923, in Butler County. He was of the Baptist faith and a retired police officer, having served in Poplar Bluff, St. Louis and Michigan. Mr. Alford was also a veteran of the United...

Clara May Scofield
Feb 15, 2007
Clara May Scofield, 89, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007 at the Cedargate Care Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Scofield was born March 31, 1917, in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of the First Church of God and a homemaker. During her earlier years, she managed the 67 Package and Sporting Goods Store for 12 years....

Geneva Janett Barks
Feb 14, 2007
Geneva J. ""Gigi"" Barks, 66, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of St. Louis, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007 at The Cedargate Skilled Nursing Facility, in Poplar Bluff after a long battle with cancer. Ms. Barks was born Aug. 31, 1940, in St. Louis. She began working for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., in St. Louis upon graduating from high school. She...

Wynema Alford
Feb 13, 2007
Wynema ""Wanda"" Alford, 75, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Alford was born Nov. 25, 1931, in Wildersville, Tenn. to the late Louie and Verdie (Green) Johnson Autry. She was of the Protestant faith and a homemaker. Mrs. Alford enjoyed spending time with her family...

Carol Jaco Igleheart
Feb 12, 2007
Carol Jaco Igleheart, 54, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Igleheart was born March 28, 1952, in Blytheville, Ark. She attended Heritage Freewill Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff and was the former owner and operator of a restaurant, in Blytheville. Ms. Igleheart enjoyed the outdoors, quilting and making family...