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Thomas  F. O'Connor

Thomas F. O'Connor

Jan 24, 2007

Thomas F. O'Connor, 88, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. O'Connor was born in 1918, at Pierce City, Mo. His family moved to Poplar Bluff just after he was born. In his teens he was known as the ""Barn Dance King"" because of the dances he held in the barn at the O'Connor...

Alma  Lenore Hendrix

Alma Lenore Hendrix

Jan 19, 2007

Alma Lenore Hendrix, 79, of Poplar Bluff, died January 19, 2007 at her residence. Ms Hendrix was born May 25, 1927 in Corning, Ark. to the late Everett Gladstone and Mary Elizabeth (Bounds) Dickison. An orthopedic nurse, Ms. Hendrix retired in 1994. She graduated in 1944 as salutorian of her class and then attended Missouri Baptist School of Nursing....

Charles  Guy Tuttle

Charles Guy Tuttle

Jan 18, 2007

Charles Guy Tuttle, 84, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Pea Ridge, Ark., died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007 at the Cedargate Care Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Tuttle was born July 6, 1922, in Neodesha, Kans. He was of the Baptist faith and had retired as an Electrical Engineer for a major gas company. Mr. Tuttle was also a veteran...

Johnny  Dale Brumley

Johnny Dale Brumley

Jan 17, 2007

Johnny Dale Brumley, 42, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Brumley was born Jan. 23, 1964, in St. Louis. A musician, he enjoyed all types of music and playing the guitar. He enjoyed spending time with his children and was an avid motorcyclist. Survivors include two daughters, Alicia Gallamore and Jacqueline Carpenter and...

Rose  N. Cacchione

Rose N. Cacchione

Jan 16, 2007

Rose was born on November 28, 1911 and passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2007. Rose was a resident of Williamsville, Missouri.

Amber  Skye Osgood

Amber Skye Osgood

Jan 16, 2007

Amber Skye Osgood, infant daughter, of Jason D. and Tracey M. (Ethridge) Osgood, of Poplar Bluff was stillborn Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007 at the St. Bernard's Medical Center, in Jonesboro, Ark. In addition to her parents, Amber is survived by a sister, Hallie Lynn Osgood; a brother Jacob Tyler Osgood, both of the home; maternal grandparents, Beeler and Glenda...

Joyce  Faye Hancock

Joyce Faye Hancock

Jan 15, 2007

Joyce Faye Hancock, 72, of Piedmont, died Monday, Jan. 15, 2007. Mrs. Hancock was born Jan. 11, 1935, in Poplar Bluff to the late Waverly W. and Ora Bell (Urich) Lane. She was a member of the Full Gospel Assembly of God Church, in Patterson where she served in the Women's Ministries. Mrs. Hancock had previously worked in a...

Willie  James Norman

Willie James Norman

Jan 13, 2007

Willie James Norman, 74, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007 at the residence of his son. Mr. Norman was born Aug. 25, 1932, in Broseley. He was a member of New Home Baptist Church, in Broseley and a retired mechanic for the Bill Childress Chevrolet Co. Mr. Norman enjoyed fishing, hunting and gardening. On Aug. 22, 1964,...

Tonya  Marie Raymer

Tonya Marie Raymer

Jan 13, 2007

Tonya Marie Raymer, 54, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Raymer was born Dec. 12, 1952, in Los Angeles, Calif. Attending Three Rivers Community College when she became ill, she had previously worked part-time at the Poplar Bluff Public Library, the Butler County Health Department as a clerk-typist and as an over the...

Alta  Mae Metz

Alta Mae Metz

Jan 12, 2007

Alta Mae Metz, 89, of Poplar Bluff and a former resident of St. Louis, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2007, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Metz was born June 29, 1917, in Greenville. She was of the Baptist faith and formerly served for 13 years as a cafeteria supervisor at Barnes Jewish Hospital, in St. Louis. Mrs....

Charles  Mcnairy Spencer

Charles Mcnairy Spencer

Jan 11, 2007

Charles M. Spencer, 69, died Sunday January 7, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 23, 1937 in Neelyville to Hulen and Daisy (Mansker) Spencer. Mr. Spencer was a 1955 graduate of Poplar Bluff High School and the University of Missouri (Columbia) in 1960 with a degree in Business Administration. He served in the...

Rondal  G. Rose

Rondal G. Rose

Jan 10, 2007

Rondal G. ""Ron"" Rose, 62, of Greenville, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007 at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Rose was born Feb. 1, 1944, in Calwin, West Virginia to the late Wilbur and Elizabeth (Muelle) Rose. He was of the Baptist faith and had retired in 1988 as a Senior Master Sergeant with...

Hershel  C. West

Hershel C. West

Jan 8, 2007

Hershel C. West, 85, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. West was born Dec. 30, 1921, in Hustburg, Tenn. Mr. West was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff, where he was a member of the Wesleyan Sunday School Class. A retired insurance agent with...

Betty  Jean Berry

Betty Jean Berry

Jan 7, 2007

Betty Jean Berry, 71, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007 at the Cedargate Care Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Berry was born Aug. 19, 1935, in Clarkton, Mo. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Berry began her banking career at the Bank of Poplar Bluff, which later became Mercantile Bank, retiring in...

Katheryn Keeney

Katheryn Keeney

Jan 6, 2007

Katheryn passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2007. Katheryn was a resident of Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

Douglas  Wade Blankenship

Douglas Wade Blankenship

Jan 3, 2007

Douglas Wade Blankenship, 41, of Wappapello, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Blankenship was born June 20, 1965, in St. Louis, and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed singing, playing his guitar and rock music. Survivors include his parents, Randall and Mary (Wills) Blankenship, of Wappapello; and his brother, Randall Todd Blankenship, of Poplar Bluff....

Charles  Richard Shumate

Charles Richard Shumate

Jan 3, 2007

Charles R. Shumate, 50, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Shumate was born Oct. 25, 1956, in Rapid City, South Dakota to the late David Willis and Vinia Mae (Gowen) Shumate. A worker for CSX Railroad, Mr. Shumate attended Collins Chapel Church. He enjoyed spending time with his family...

Mary  E. Richie

Mary E. Richie

Jan 3, 2007

Mary E. Richie, 76, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007 at the Barnes Jewish Hospital, in St. Louis. Ms. Richie was born Oct. 26, 1930, in Heth, Ark. A former L.P.N. with Doctor's Hospital, in Poplar Bluff she also served as a nurse for Tri-County Healthcare. Ms. Richie was a member of El Bethel Missionary Baptist Church,...

Robert  Joseph Patterson

Robert Joseph Patterson

Jan 2, 2007

Robert J. Patterson, 73, of Centennial, Colo., died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007 at the Denver VA Medical Center, in Denver, Colo. Mr. Patterson was born Feb. 24, 1933, in Poplar Bluff. He graduated from Poplar Bluff High School and later from the University of Missouri at Rolla with a degree in Engineering. Mr. Patterson was an engineer for General...

William  Augusta Forrest

William Augusta Forrest

Dec 29, 2006

William Augusta Forrest, 79, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Forrest was born Sept. 1, 1927, in Broseley. He was of the Baptist faith and had retired as a toolmaker. Survivors include three daughters, Velda June McFarlane, of Chicago, Ill., Monica Forrest, of Winsboro, Tex. and Kimberly Houston, of...

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