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Ruth Haulum Pinkston
Nov 10, 2017
Ruth Haulum Pinkston, 91, of Poplar Bluff, MO., died Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff.
Mrs. Pinkston, the daughter of the late Henry and Pearl (Haas) Haulum, was born Aug. 12, 1926 in Walnut Ridge, AR. She was of the Church of Christ faith, and had retired as a bookkeeper from...
Virginia Ruth Jones Guard
Nov 9, 2017
Virginia (Binkley) Jones Guard, 88, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., departed this life, Thursday Nov. 9, 2017.
Virginia was the daughter of Neelie and Elsie (Weatherholt) Binkley of Campbell, Mo. She graduated high school with honors from Qulin, Mo., and spent most of her adult life in Poplar Bluff. Virginia was of the Catholic faith. She...
Sue Hover
Nov 8, 2017
Barbara Sue Hover, 75, of Harviell, MO passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at her home.
She was born on September 30, 1942 to Lindell and Oniece Watkins in Gideon, MO. Sue was a devoted and loving farm wife, mother, and grandmother. She was the best buggy driver that Ronnie ever had. She enjoyed growing flowers...
Stanley Ordway
Nov 8, 2017
Stanley Ordway, 67, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Tuesday November 8, 2017 at the Evelyn's House Hospice in Creve Coeur, MO.
He was born on August 29, 1950 to Harvey and Floddie (Keys) Ordway in Poplar Bluff, MO. On March 10, 1968 he married Charolett Hicks at the Oak Hill General Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff...
Timothy Taylor Brown
Nov 8, 2017
Timothy Taylor Brown, age 66, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, November 8, 2017 at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri after a lengthy illness.
Tim was born on January 19, 1951 in Kennett, Missouri to William Taylor and Virginia Mae (Hinch) Brown, the oldest of three children. Tim was a member of...
Olen Guinn Myers
Nov 7, 2017
Olen G. Myers, 85, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 at his residence.
Mr. Myers, the son of the late Oren T. and Thelma (Williams) Myers, was born April 18, 1932 in Van Buren, Mo. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Mr. Myers was a veteran of the U.S....
William "Bill" Nathan Wright
Nov 5, 2017
William “Bill” Nathan Wright, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.
Bill, the son of the late Rev. Thomas Morton and Rose (Vitavec) Wright, was born March 6, 1933 in Muskegon, Mich. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War....

Shirley A. Schaffer
Nov 1, 2017
Shirley A. Schaffer
Shirley A. Schaffer, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 at her residence.
Mrs. Schaffer, the daughter of the late Robert E. and Lorene Selleck Strope, was born Jan. 20, 1945 in Troy, Pa. She was of the Pentecostal faith and had retired as a home...
Verla Mae Davis
Nov 1, 2017
Verla Mae Davis of Poplar Bluff, MO passed from this life at the age of 91 on November 1, 2017 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House at St. Bernards in Jonesboro, AR surrounded by her loving family. Verla was best known for her superior culinary skills at the Broadway Café in Poplar Bluff that she co-owned...
Dennis Rexford Berry
Nov 1, 2017
Dennis R. Berry, 80, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 at his residence.
He was born Dec. 30, 1936, in Poplar Bluff, to Dennis L. and Barbara (Strange) Mack. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War.
Mr. Berry was an Electronic Repairman, an over the road truck driver,...
Doris Evelyn Cummings
Oct 28, 2017
Doris Evelyn Cummings, 87, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Doris, the daughter of the late Chester and Arcadia Young Lindsay, was born April 9, 1930 in Bernie, Mo. She was a member of Calvary General Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Doris...
Patricia "Pat" Louise Sheridan
Oct 25, 2017
Patricia “Pat” Louise Sheridan, 86, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.
Pat, the daughter of the late Elmer and Pansy Irene Reneau Thurston, was born Nov. 30, 1930 in Poplar Bluff. She had retired from Buddy’s Cleaners after 37 years. Pat enjoyed spending time with...
Ellen Elizabeth Killian
Oct 22, 2017
Ellen E. Killian, 96, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 at Swift Creek Residential Care Center in Poplar Bluff.
Mrs. Killian, the daughter of the late Everett Monroe and Nancy Nonar (Smith) Stout, was born Oct. 16, 1921 in Big Flat, Ark. She was a member of Lone Hill Baptist Church...
Shirley Ann Aquino
Oct 20, 2017
Shirley Ann Aquino, 71, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.
Shirley, the daughter of the late Cecil Ray and Ruby LouElla Kirkman Lewis, was born Aug. 31, 1946 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of Third Baptist Church, and was lovingly known as the...
Donald Clay Inman
Oct 19, 2017
Donald Clay Inman, 86, of Clinton, Mississippi, formerly of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away peacefully at the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi on Thursday morning, Oct. 19th, 2017.
Donald was born on Nov. 2, 1930 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde Andrew Inman and...
James Elvis Ward
Oct 19, 2017
James Elvis Ward, 64, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 at St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Mo.
James, the son of the late Leo and Wilma (Raper) Ward, was born July 19, 1953 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Living Word Baptist Church and had retired from the Poplar...
Cheryl Jean Glass
Oct 18, 2017
Cheryl Jean Glass, 52, of Wappapello, Mo., passed away Wednesday October 18, 2017 at her residence.
Mrs. Glass, the daughter of Sharron Vessell Douglas and the late Joseph Lee Arnold, was born Aug. 24, 1965 in Farmington, Mo. She was of the Catholic faith and was a retired beauty shop owner. Mrs. Glass enjoyed spending...
Sandra L. "Sandy" Nunley
Oct 8, 2017
Sandy Nunley died October 8, 2017, in Poplar Bluff at the age of 71. She was born March 1, 1946, in Poplar Bluff to Millard Thomas and Melba Nadine (Warren) Gilliam. She spent most of her life in Poplar Bluff, graduating from Poplar Bluff High School in 1964.
Sandy was a determined woman who returned...