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Delphia Mae Kingery Bishop
Nov 24, 2006
Delphia Mae Kingery Bishop, 84, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Bishop was born April 2, 1922, in Ellsinore to the late William and Lena (Dabney) Sollars. She was of the Methodist faith and a homemaker. Mrs. Bishop enjoyed spending time with her family, knitting, crocheting, and furnishing dollhouses....

Alma Maxine Griffin
Nov 17, 2006
Alma Maxine Griffin, 84, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006 at the Cedargate Care Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Griffin was born June 22, 1922, in Toledo, Illinois. She was a member of the Jesus Name Pentecostal Church and a homemaker. Mrs. Griffin was well known in her church and community and enjoyed spending time with her...

Virginia Manns Blakeney
Nov 13, 2006
Virginia Manns Blakeney, 84, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, Nov. 13, 2006 at the Cedargate Care Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Blakeney was born March 9, 1922, in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, where she was also a member of the Pastor's Sunday School Class and previously served as Class Treasurer. Mrs. Blakeney...

Ozelle Robertson Layne
Nov 12, 2006
Ozelle Robertson Layne, 88, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Memphis, Tenn., died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Layne was born May 20, 1918, in Tiptonville, Tenn. She was of the Church of Christ faith and a retired beauty operator. Mrs. Layne enjoyed spending time with her family, talking on the telephone, cooking...

Robert L. Sutton
Nov 12, 2006
Robert L. ""Bob"" Sutton, Sr., 83, prominent businessman of Poplar Bluff, died unexpectedly Sunday Nov. 12, 2006 at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Sutton was born Aug. 17, 1923, in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of the First Christian Church, and the owner and operator of Sutton Real Estate and Loan Co.,...

Floyd M. Whitmer
Nov 12, 2006
Floyd M. Whitmer, 85, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Whitmer was born April 15, 1921, in Poplar Bluff to the late Andrew Alan and Bertha (Dunlap) Whitmer. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff and a self-employed contractor. Mr. Whitmer was also a...

Rose Marie Little
Nov 10, 2006
Rose Marie Little, 76, died November 10, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Little was born March 30, 1930 at Tamms, Illinois to the late Sydney and Sarah (Lett) McDaniel; and was a homemaker. She was a charter member of the River of Life Church and was very dedicated and active in the church and mission...

Nora Lou Whitlock
Nov 9, 2006
Nora Lou Whitlock, 76, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Whitlock was born Aug. 28, 1930, in Swifton, Ark. She was a member of the Bible Baptist Church; a retired riverboat and restaurant cook; a member of the Eagles Lodge; a member of the AmVets Post 141; a lifetime member of the VFW...

Lillie Mae Reed
Nov 9, 2006
Lillie Mae Reed, 77, of Broseley, died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, in St. Louis. Mrs. Reed was born Oct. 16, 1929, in Steele, Mo. She was a member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, in Broseley, a homemaker and a former leader of the 4-H Club. Mrs. Reed enjoyed spending time with her family, and...

Clifford William Cozort
Nov 6, 2006
Clifford William Cozort, 61, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, Nov. 6, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Cozort was born Jan. 29, 1945, in Poplar Bluff to the late Clifford M. and Ora (Joiner) Cozort. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff and had retired from the Chrysler Corp. Mr. Cozort enjoyed...

Helen Zoe Davis
Nov 6, 2006
Helen Zoe Davis, 84, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, Nov. 6, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Davis was born March 7, 1922, in Eureka, Ill. to the late Peter P. and Hazel (Richards) Darst. She was of the Methodist faith and a homemaker. Mrs. Davis loved to read and travel. On Feb. 13, 1969, she...

Leslie Godbey Brooks
Nov 4, 2006
Leslie Godbey Brooks, 93, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Nov. 4th, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center after complications of congestive heart failure. Mr. Brooks was born Oct. 27, 1913, in St. Louis. He graduated from Logansport, Ind. High School and served in the Civilian Conservation Corps. A veteran of the United States Navy during World War...

Lesley Ann Marshall
Oct 31, 2006
Lesley Ann Marshall, 29, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Marshall was born April 12, 1977, in Kirkwood. She graduated from Doniphan High School and Cosmetology School, in St. Louis. Mrs. Marshall was a homemaker and a member of Fairview General Baptist Church, in Doniphan. She previously had worked...

Mildred C. Carr
Oct 31, 2006
Mildred (Clark) Carr, a life-long resident of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006 at her home after a brief illness; being 83 years, 3 months and 11 days. Mrs. Carr was born July 20, 1923, in St. Louis, Mo., to Columbus B. and Myrtle (Christian) Clark. On Jan. 16, 1949, she married E. E. ""Bus"" Carr, in...

Winfred Leonard Ross
Oct 31, 2006
Winfred Leonard Ross, 87, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Ross was born Nov. 5, 1919, in Piedmont. He retired after 20 years as a welder for Engel Industries, in St. Louis. Mr. Ross was a member of Little Brushy Church, at Wappapello and a veteran of the United...

Edwards John A.
Oct 24, 2006
John Alvin Edwards, 67, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Edwards was born Nov. 25, 1938, in Poplar Bluff. Retired from the United States Air Force as well as the United States Army, he served one tour of duty in Korea and two tours in Vietnam. For his service...

Imogene H. Couch
Oct 24, 2006
Imogene H. Couch, 92, of Aledo, Ill., formerly of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at the Mercer County Hospital, in Aledo. Mrs. Couch was born May 3, 1914, in Poplar Bluff. She had retired after 31 years as an elementary school teacher in the Poplar Bluff Schools. Mrs. Couch was a member of the First Christian Church,...

June W. Rice
Oct 22, 2006
June W. Rice, 69, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006 at the Mark Twain Caring Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Rice was born Jan. 15, 1937, in Malden. She was a homemaker and a member of Cornerstone Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church, in Poplar Bluff where she had worked in the church nursery for 21 years. Mrs. Rice...

Rufus Higgs
Oct 21, 2006
Rufus Higgs, Jr., 48, of Qulin, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006 at the Patterson Living Center, in Qulin. Mr. Higgs was born Sept. 26, 1958, in Poplar Bluff. He was disabled and had resided at the Patterson Living Center, in Qulin for the past 11 years. Mr. Higgs attended Calvary Baptist Church, in Campbell and Fagus General Baptist Church....

Opal Marie Williams
Oct 21, 2006
Opal Marie Williams, 84, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center, in Sikeston. Mrs. Williams was born Sept. 15, 1922, in New Madrid County, Mo. to the lateBen Wesley and Lucille Ellen (Truell) Ward. She had retired from the Coca Cola Bottling Co. Mrs. Williams enjoyed spending time with her family and...