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Virginia Lee Esmon Chronister
Aug 10, 2006
Virginia L. Esmon Chronister, 76 of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday August 6, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Chronister was born January 15, 1930 to the late Jess and Virgil (Hendrickson) Whitmer in Poplar Bluff and was a member of the Heritage Free Will Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren,...

Ruth Iona Andrews
Aug 8, 2006
Ruth Iona Andrews, 82, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday August 6, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Andrews was born September 15, 1923 to the late John Newt and Myrtle Nora (Helton) Stage. She was a retired nurse and homemaker. Mrs. Andrews was a member of the Apostolic Lighthouse Church and enjoyed working in her church, cooking for her family...

Sandra Lynn Burgess
Aug 7, 2006
Sandra Lynn Burgess, 37, of Poplar Bluff, died unexpectedly Monday, Aug. 7, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Burgess was born Jan. 14, 1969, in Gary, Ind. She was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. Ms. Burgess enjoyed spending time with her family, going to yard sales, American Muscle Cars, listening to music, and animals....

Bernice L. Fears
Aug 3, 2006
Bernice L. Fears, 85, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Fears was born Sept. 5, 1920, in Piedmont. A homemaker, she was a retired Beautician and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Fears enjoyed spending time with her family, playing cards, reading, cooking, and sewing. Survivors include five children, Charles...

Wanda Lucille Sheppard
Jul 31, 2006
Lucille Sheppard, 79, of Lone Hill, died Monday, July 31, 2006 at the Cedargate Care Center, in Poplar Bluff. She had been in declining health for the past several years. Mrs. Sheppard was born Oct. 11, 1926, in Wardell, Mo. to the late Elmer and Lydia (Ward) Burns. She was of the Pentecostal faith and a homemaker. She enjoyed...

Velma Stout Atwell
Jul 30, 2006
Velma Stout Atwell, 85, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, July 27, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She had been in poor health for the past several years. Mrs. Atwell was born Feb. 26, 1921, in Harviell to the late George Everett and Florence (Bruce) Stout. She attended the Lord's Chapel Church, and had retired as an...

Ronda L. Wheeling
Jul 30, 2006
Ronda L. Wheeling, 45, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, July 27, 2006 at the Mark Twain Caring Center, in Poplar Bluff. She had been in declining health for the past 5 years. Ms. Wheeling was born July 18, 1961, in Poplar Bluff to Carrol and Patricia (Joins) Wheeling. Prior to her declining health, she had been employed as a...

Ralph Edward Mcnab
Jul 27, 2006
Ralph Edward McNab, 58, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., originally from St. Louis and one-time resident of Abingdon, Virginia and Pensacola, Fla., died suddenly and unexpectedly Thursday, July 27, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. McNab was born Aug. 23, 1947, in St. Louis. He was a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, in Cape Girardeau with...

Jerry D. Daves
Jul 27, 2006
Jerry Deloy Daves, 68, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, July 24, 2006 at the Westwood Hills Healthcare Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Daves was born June 25, 1938, in Greenville to the late Oda and Opal (Leach) Daves. He was of the Pentecostal faith and a retired construction worker. Mr. Daves enjoyed spending time with his family and working...

Dorothy Jean Campbell
Jul 26, 2006
Dorothy Jean Campbell, 72, of Wappapello, died Wednesday, July 26, 2006 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, in St. Louis. She had been in poor health for the past several years. Mrs. Campbell was born May 16, 1934, in Double Springs, Ala. She was a member of the Egypt Church and formerly employed with Hoffer Plastics, in South Elgin, Ill. Mrs....

Lee Roy Gowen
Jul 25, 2006
Lee Roy Gowen, 57, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, July 24, 2006 at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Gowen was born Aug. 17, 1948, in Butler County to the late Ole Richard and Martha (Scott) Gowen. He was of the Baptist faith and a retired welder. Mr. Gowen was a highly decorated veteran...

Ruby L. Niederstadt
Jul 25, 2006
Ruby L. Niederstadt, 86, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Niederstadt was born July 15, 1920, in Paul Switch, Ark. She attended Second Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff and had retired from the Carron Spinners Co., in Rochelle, Ill. Mrs. Niederstadt was a former member of the Senior Citizens...

Georgia Moore
Jul 22, 2006
Georgia Moore, 80, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at the Embracing Hospice Care Center, in Jonesboro, GA. Mrs. Moore was born June 5, 1926, in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of the Providence New Home Missionary Baptist Church, in Butler County where she was a Sunday School Teacher and a member of the choir. Mrs....

Ervin E. Helton
Jul 21, 2006
Rev. Ervin E. Helton, 71, of Poplar Bluff died suddenly Friday, July 21, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Rev. Helton was born November 23, 1934 in Butler County. He was a Preacher for 48 years and Pastor of the Community Holiness Church for 40 years. He was a member of Bible Baptist Church. Since 1974, he...

Francis C. Boyer
Jul 21, 2006
Francis C. Boyer, 81, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Boyer was born Oct. 12, 1924, at Chaonia, in Wayne County to the late Leonard and Laura Jane (Stanley) Boyer. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Boyer had retired from the...

Mary Elizabeth Holland
Jul 21, 2006
Mary Elizabeth Holland, 76, of Wappapello, died Thursday, July 20, 2006 at the Williamsburg Regional Hospital, in Kingstree, SC. Mrs. Holland was born July 20, 1930, in Peoria, IL to the late James Allen and Stella Marie (Cox) Watkins. A homemaker, she was of the Protestant faith. She was married to Frank Edward Holland who preceded her in death....

Carol Kalkbrenner Bozarth
Jul 20, 2006
Carol Lynn Kalkbrenner Bozarth, 63, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, July 20, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Bozarth was born Feb. 2, 1943, in Poplar Bluff. She was of the Methodist faith and had retired as a Paralegal. Mrs. Bozarth also served as a board member for the Poplar Bluff Railroad Museum. She enjoyed spending...

David M. Thorne
Jul 19, 2006
David M. Thorne, Sr., 63, of Dupo, Ill., formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, July 17, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Thorne born March 29, 1943, in Poplar Bluff. He was a retired conductor for the Union Pacific Railroad with 37 years of service and a member of the United Transportation Union 1402. Mr. Thorne was also a driver...

Curtis Elmer Robb
Jul 15, 2006
Curtis Elmer Robb, 85, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, July 13, 2006 at the Mark Twain Caring Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Robb was born Nov. 9, 1920, in Oxly to the late Elmer Lewis and Audrey Thelma (Hawks) Robb. He was a member of the First Christian Church where he served as an Elder; and had retired in...

Loyd Verdell Hoss
Jul 15, 2006
Loyd Verdell Hoss, Jr., 48, of Winfield, formerly of Poplar Bluff and Calvert City, Ky., died Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at the Harry S. Truman VA Medical Center, in Columbia. Mr. Hoss was born Nov. 12, 1957, in Gardenia, Calif. Employed as a cook he was also a veteran of the United States Marines. Mr. Hoss enjoyed spending time...