Obituaries

May 22, 2006

Wendell Everett McVay, 87, of Poplar Bluff, died May 22, 2006 at the Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. McVay was a retired farmer. He was born May 27, 1918 in Carroll County, Indiana and was of the Southern Baptist faith. He enjoyed traveling and working with livestock. On Dec 11, 1937 he was married to Thelma...

May 21, 2006

Naomi L. Timmons, 87, of Poplar Bluff, died May 21, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Timmons was a nurses' aid at the Doctors Hospital in Poplar Bluff. She was born May 3, 1919 in Harrisburg, Illinois and enjoyed quilting, reading, especially the Bible, watching TV and sewing. On October 17, 1936 she married Pascal Estill...

May 18, 2006

Hershel Edward Henson, 87, of McDonough, GA., formerly of Poplar Bluff, MO. died Thursday, May 18, 2006, at the Henry Medical Center, in Stockbridge, GA. Mr. Henson was born Feb. 16, 1919, in Collinswood, TN. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and had retired in 1994 from the surgery department of Doctor's Hospital, in Poplar...

May 17, 2006

James Louie Waggoner, 70, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Waggoner was born July 5, 1935, in Tallapoosa. A retired plumber and electrician, he had worked for Foust Plumbing as well as Buffington Brothers Heating and Cooling. Mr. Waggoner was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. He enjoyed spending time with...

May 16, 2006

Mary Louise Hayes, 88, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Hayes, the daughter of the late Manuel Lee and May Alene (Tune) Collins, was born Feb. 28, 1918, in Hendrickson. She was an active member of the Hamtown Community Church for over 50 years and a homemaker, Mrs. Hayes...

May 13, 2006

Juanita Kronz, 81, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, May 13, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Kronz was born Oct. 7, 1924, in Elk City, Okla. A licensed real estate agent for over 20 years, she retired from the Ruth Holloway Realty. Mrs. Kronz was of the Protestant faith. She enjoyed spending time with her family,...

May 13, 2006

Johnathon Zayne Carroll, age 3, son of John and Heather (Vinson) Carroll, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, May 13, 2006, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Johnathon was born May 13, 2003, in Poplar Bluff. In addition to his parents he is survived by his sister, Kylee Carroll, of the home; his grandparents, John and Bertha Carroll, of...

Dec 29, 2005

Ronald L. Collins, 70, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, at St. Francis Hospital, in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Collins, the son of the late Amos and Helen (Schultz) Collins, was born April 23, 1935, in St. Louis. A retired Meat Supervisor, he was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, where he served...

Dec 16, 2005

Bob Robbins, 52, of Madison, Wis., formerly of Poplar Bluff, died unexpectedly Friday, Dec. 15, 2005 at his residence. Mr. Robbins was born July 18, 1953, in Poplar Bluff to the late Mott and Pauline (Cargle) Robbins. He was employed with T. J. Maxx for 14 years. He enjoyed spending time with his family and cat, Louie, walking and...

Dec 29, 2003

Irene Hooks, 81, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Hooks was born Sept. 30, 1925, in Essex, Mo. She was a member of First Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff where she attended the Pastor's Sunday School Class and belonged to the Joy Senior Group as well. Mrs. Hooks had retired from Smiley Container...

Sep 13, 1936

Robert Lee Foust, Sr., 75, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Foust was born April 13, 1936 in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Pentecostal faith, and was a self-employed plumber. Mr. Foust enjoyed spending time with his family, being outdoors, hunting and fishing. In August of 1955, he married Patricia Wyatt. She...

Feb 25, 1929

Clair "Cy" Schulz, 85, of Pierce, NE, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 at his residence. Cy was born Feb. 25, 1929 in Lincoln, NE, and adopted by the late Emil Paul and Eva (Koehler) Schulz. He was confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in rural Peirce on March 29, 1942. Cy worked as a butter-maker at the Pierce...

Sep 28, 1928

Clifton Harold Presson, 83, of Wappapello, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Presson was born Jan. 14, 1928 in Kennett, Mo. He was of the Church of Christ faith, and had retired from Borg Warner Company. Mr. Presson enjoyed watching the St. Louis Cardinals, gardening and fishing. In 1967, he was...

Jul 23, 1924

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Apr 25, 1921

Burnis Irene (Hoffman) Brothers, 93, formerly of Poplar Bluff, passed away Thursday January 15, 2015, at Willow Care Center in Willow Springs, MO. Mrs. Brothers was born April 25, 1921 in Rombauer, MO to the late John and Estie Sinks Hoffman. In August of 1941, she and Charles W. Brothers were married in Poplar Bluff. He preceded her in...

Jul 6, 1916

Alma Blanche Barger, 98, of Poplar Bluff, Mo passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Cedargate Nursing Home. Mrs. Barger was born July 6, 1916, in Gideon, MO to the late Virgil and Minnie Clark Haile. On December 24, 1936 she married Howard Barger. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Barger was of the Baptist faith and had been...

“A Life That Touches Others Goes On Forever”

Friends and family are cordially invited to say one last goodbye to longtime Poplar Bluff resident Florine Alice Engelhardt.

Visitation will be held at Cotrell Willow Ridge Funeral Chapel on Thursday, June 15 beginning at 6 p.m. followed by the recitation of the Holy Rosary at 7:30....

Carolyn "Jo" JoAnn Jett, 80, of Poplar Bluff, MO, entered Heaven's gates, March 23, 2023.

Jo was born on June 29, 1942, to Ira and Lily (Mitchell) Phillips in Stonefort, Illinois. She married Henry Lyle Jett on July 21, 1962, also in Stonefort, Illinois.

Jo was a member of Fellowship General Baptist Church in Poplar...

Kermitt “Pappy” W. Willis, Jr., of Ellsinore, Missouri, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022, at his home.

Pappy was born Nov. 13, 1952, in Poplar Bluff, to Kermitt W. and Anna “Margie” Willis.  He attended the Thousand Hills Cowboy Church in Fisk and was a retired truck driver.  Pappy enjoyed playing the guitar, writing songs that he...

Katherine (Katie) Knott Findlay passed away Friday, Sept. 29, 2021, in Poplar Bluff and her husband Floyd William Findlay passed away Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Poplar Bluff.

Mrs. Findlay was born April 15, 1932, in Butler County. Her parents were Harold John and Ethel Loraine Club Knott.

Katherine married Floyd W. Findlay on April...