Obituaries

Anita V. Link

Mar 22, 2017

Anita Virginia Bean Link, age 87, of Jefferson City, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Capital Regional Medical Center in Jefferson City.

Anita was born December 22, 1929 in Richland, Mo., the only daughter of Lyman L Bean and Pauline (Cranick) Bean. She graduated from Dexter High School, and...

Henry "Hank" William Vasicek

Mar 19, 2017

Henry “Hank” William Vasicek, 77, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Cedargate Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff.

Hank, the son of the late Joseph and Agnes Mank Vasicek, was born Nov. 11, 1939 in New Lothrop, Mich. He was a member of Twin Springs Baptist Church and was a retired...

Twila Hope Dunscombe

Mar 19, 2017

Twila Hope Dunscombe, 80, of Wappapello, Mo., passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 at her daughter’s residence in Imperial, Mo., surrounded by her loving family.

Twila, the daughter of the late Samuel Edward and Mary Rowland Phillips, was born Aug. 10, 1936 in Fagus, Mo. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church and had...

Donald Ray Macom

Mar 17, 2017

Donald Ray Macom, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Don, the son of the late Raymond and Lucille Howard Macom, was born March 3, 1945 in Poplar Bluff. He served with the Missouri National Guard for six years and later retired...

Lena Maebell Cochran

Mar 11, 2017

Lena MaeBell Cochran, 68, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Center.

Mrs. Cochran, the daughter of the late Floyd and Verdie Patterson Counts, was born June 21, 1948 in Naylor, Mo. She was of the Protestant faith and was a homemaker. During her earlier years, Mrs. Cochran...

Willa Joyce Brown

Mar 9, 2017

Willa Joyce Brown, of Harviell, Mo., went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 9, 2017 at the age of 87. Joyce or “Miss Brown” was born in Selmer, Tenn. on June 1, 1929 and spent her childhood in her beloved Tennessee. Over the years she would also live in Mississippi and Arkansas before...

Shirley F. Deno

Mar 8, 2017

Shirley F. Deno, age 91, of Wappapello, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Shirley, the daughter of the late Allen and Myrtle Kaleski Engel, was born Dec. 25, 1925 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. She was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, crocheting and reading. Her most treasured moments were spent with her family....

Debbie G. Bagby

Mar 5, 2017

Debbie G. Bagby, 63, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at her residence.

Debbie, the daughter of Charles C. and Johnnie M. Platz Liley of McAllen, Texas, was born Feb. 3, 1954 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of The First Church of God in Poplar Bluff and had retired...

Juanita Sandusky

Mar 3, 2017

Juanita Sandusky, 93, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 at The Manor.

Mrs. Sandusky, the daughter of the late Bud and Nancy Gallaher, was born March 23, 1923 in Collinwood Tenn. She was a member of First Church of God and was a homemaker. Mrs. Sandusky enjoyed spending time with her...

John M. Greer, Sr.

Mar 2, 2017

John Mars Greer, 92, of Poplar Bluff was born August 23, 1924 in Poplar Bluff and departed this life Thursday, March 2, 2017 to join his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In November of 1942, John married his love and soulmate, Mamie Silkwood, and spent the remaining seventy-four years of his life devoted to her happiness and care....

Ronnie Pierce

Mar 2, 2017

Ronnie Pierce, 73, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau Mr. Pierce, the son of the late Millice and Elza Welch Pierce, was born May 10, 1943 in Mineral Wells, Texas. He was an X Ray Technologist and a Bio Med Technician for Lucy Lee Hospital for 45 years....

Lyle "Mike" Eugene Larrew

Mar 1, 2017

Lyle E. “Mike” Larrew, 91, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Westwood Hills Healthcare.

Mr. Larrew, the son of the late Joseph Wesley and Ethel Mae Faulkner Larrew, was born Oct. 17, 1925 in Hartsell, Co. A World War II veteran, Mr. Larrew proudly served his country in the U.S....

Steven Hafford, Sr.

Feb 27, 2017

Steven Hafford, 52, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2016 at his residence.

Mr. Hafford, the son of Eldon and Sharon Hafford, was born Dec. 6, 1964 in Poplar Bluff. He was a retired chef. Mr. Hafford enjoyed spending time with his family and tinkering.

Survivors include his mother, Sharon...

Robert C. Oppermann, Jr.

Feb 24, 2017

Integrity. Service. Honor. Robert C. Oppermann, Jr., 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Bob was in the presence of his Beloved wife Liz.

Mr. Oppermann, the son of the late Robert C. Sr. and Faye West Oppermann, was born May 3,...

Elsie W. Dodd

Feb 22, 2017

Elsie W. Dodd, 105, of Benton, Ark., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 at Heartland Rehab Center in Benton, Ark.

Mrs. Dodd, the daughter of the late Allen J. and Elvira Tounzen Yates, was born June 7, 1911 in Coweta, Okla. She was a member of Landmark Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Ark. and had retired...

Clint Edward Wallis, Sr.

Feb 20, 2017

Clint E. Wallis, Sr., 86, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away early Monday morning, Feb. 20, 2017 at his home with his loving family at his bedside.Clint, the son of the late George Tomas and Bertha M. Gunn Wallis, was born Jan. 22, 1931 in Keener Springs, Mo. He was of the Protestant faith and was the retired owner...

Maria Fitzgerald

Feb 19, 2017

Maria Fitzgerald, 93, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff.

Mrs. Fitzgerald, the daughter of the late Cipriano and Mary Selise Lopez, was born Sept. 30, 1923 in Fossil, Wyoming. She was of the Catholic faith and was a homemaker. Mrs. Fitzgerald loved spending...

Bobby Lee Elledge

Feb 18, 2017

Bobby Lee Elledge, 78, of Wappapello, Mo., passed away due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.

Mr. Elledge, the son of the late Buford and Wilma Rienert Elledge, was born July 27, 1938 in Wayne County. He was the owner and operator of the Wappapello Trash Service before...

Ernest Richard Bridgeforth Sr.

Feb 18, 2017

Ernest Richard Bridgeforth, Sr., 69, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 at his residence.

Survivors include three children, Ernest Richard “Richie” Bridgeforth, Jr. of Poplar Bluff, La Wana Sue Lewis of Chaffee and Clayton Scott Bridgeforth of Mesa, Ariz.; three grandchildren; and two sisters, Ann Carroll of Chillicothe, Ill. and Aileen...

Clarence W. Quade, Jr.

Feb 16, 2017

Bill was born Aug. 10, 1944 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to the late Clarence W. Quade Sr. and Verna K.N. (Stoops) Quade.

Bill graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree from Southeast Missouri State University and held several positions prior to his retirement. Over the years he worked as a foreman with Chicago Bridge and...