Obituaries

Ronald L. Collins

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...

Bob Robbins

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...

Irene Hooks

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...

Robert Lee Foust

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...

Clair "Cy" L. Schulz

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...

Clifton Harold Presson

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...

Junior Mckeel

Jul 23, 1924

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Burnis Irene (Hoffman) Brothers

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...

Alma Blanche (Haile) Barger

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...

Florine Alice Engelhardt

“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 (Phillips) Jett

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.

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 And Floyd Findlay

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...

Robert "Jack" Prince

Jack Prince, 87, of Poplar Bluff, Mo passed away on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 at his residence.  He was born on August 7, 1928 to Samuel Prince and Myrtle (McCaslamb) Grissom in Mountain View, Ark.  He enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Lewis in Washington State.

On December 10, 1946 he married...

John Paul Kelley

John Paul Kelley, 87, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff.

John was born on October 3, 1934, to the late Paul and Madge Kelley in Annapolis, Missouri.  He married Joetta King on May 22, 1953, in Poplar Bluff and recently celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary....

Ryan Thomas Taylor

Ryan Thomas Taylor, 20, of Poplar Bluff passed away April 12, 2021 in Poplar Bluff.

Ryan was born July 15, 2000 to Tommy and Renee (Rutherford) Taylor in Poplar Bluff. They survive of the home.

Ryan enjoyed the outdoors hunting and fishing. He loved riding his four-wheeler and making knives. Ryan also enjoyed riding bulls...

Kinley Elizabeth Martin

Kinley Elizabeth Martin – Age 2 months 24 days – passed away at her home on Friday, February 12,2021.

She was born in Nashville on Thursday, November 19, 2020 to Mr. Zack Martin and Miss Tori Cole. Along with her parents she is also survived by her, Maternal Grandparents: Sheila and Richard Eudaley, David Cole, her Paternal...

Thelma Bernice Childress

Thelma (Bernice) Childress, 98, of Poplar Bluff, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.

Visitation will be held on Monday, November 25, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. in the sanctuary at First Baptist Church, 551 North Westwood Boulevard, Poplar Bluff, MO.

Funeral service will follow on Monday, November 25, 2019 at 11:00...