Obituaries

Carolyn J. Long

Nov 18, 2017

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Carolyn Jane Long, 56, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff.

Carolyn, the daughter of Jesse and Martha (Lund) Bradshaw, was born Oct. 27, 1961 in Galesburg, Ill. On Aug. 31, 1999 she retired with the...

James "Jim" W. Crismon

Nov 16, 2017

James “Jim” Crismon, 73, of Mesa, Arizona and a well-known Poplar Bluff business entrepreneur, passed away Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 in St. Louis County, Mo.

Jim, the son of James Bolin and Pansy Imogene (Luttrell) Crismon, was born Dec. 25, 1943 in St. Louis, Mo. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in...

James "Jim" William Walker

Nov 16, 2017

James W. Walker, 93, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017 at The Manor.

Mr. Walker, the son of the late Luther A. and Anna Matilda (LaBrier) Walker, was born July 31, 1924 in Poplar Bluff. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. Mr. Walker was a warehouse worker for...

Nancy Ann Stewart

Nov 15, 2017

Nancy Ann Stewart, 69, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., left us to be with her beloved Savior Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at her residence.

Ms. Stewart, the daughter of the late Ervin and Cathryn (Schlater) Eldridge, was born Aug. 18, 1948 in Leeper, Mo. She was a member of Bluff First Assembly of God and Oak...

Carolyn Mansfield

Nov 12, 2017

Carolyn Louise (Knox) Mansfield, 54, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.

She was born on November 9, 1963 to Lester and Norma (Kearbey) Knox in Lynchburg, VA. On July 19, 2001 she married Steve Mansfield of Poplar Bluff.

Carolyn was one of the best seamstress...

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...

Sandra Lowe

Nov 9, 2017

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...

Jason Burgess

Nov 8, 2017

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...