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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...

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...