Obituaries

Charles R. "Chuck" Welch

Aug 6, 2016

SERVICES Graveside Service

Thursday, August 11, 2016 10:00 AM

City Cemetery 1901 North Main St. Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

John Robert Pigg

Aug 6, 2016

John Robert Pigg, 87, of Wappapello, Mo. passed away Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Pigg, the son of the late John Leslie and Lola Dorothy (Kennedy) Pigg, was born Feb. 5, 1929 in Mt. Vernon, Ill. He was a retired factory worker and proudly had served his country in the U.S. Army Air...

Janet L. Mcclanahan Dixon

Aug 6, 2016

Janet L. Dixon, 61, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Dixon, the daughter of Ella Meda (Ferguson) Alexander and the late Ralph McClanahan, was born Jan. 26, 1955 in Pleasant Ridge, Mo. In 2011, she retired after 25 years from John J. Pershing VA Medical...

Darrell Brice "Tiger" Healey

Aug 3, 2016

Darrell B. "Tiger" Healey, 51, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical. Darrell, the son of Jimmie and Margaret E. Adcox Kent, was born Nov. 1, 1964 in Garden City, Mich. He was of the Baptist faith and had proudly served his country in the U. S. Army. Darrell...

Nadine E. (Cochran) French

Aug 2, 2016

Nadine E. French, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. French, the daughter of the late Herman and Mary Wright Cochran, was born April 1, 1933 in Butler County, Mo. She was of the Baptist faith and was a homemaker. Mrs. French enjoyed listening to music...

Rev. Charles C. Hanna

Aug 2, 2016

Rev. Charles Calvin Hanna, 85, a retired Baptist minister for over 50 years passed away Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Rev. Hanna, the son of the late Charles Lindall and LaVerne C. Turner Hanna, was born Feb. 15, 1931 in Centralia, Mo. He attended Hannibal-Lagrange College in Hannibal, Mo. where he received an Associate...

Dessie I Renard

Jul 31, 2016

Dessie I. Renard, 91, of Cape Girardeau Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away Sunday July 31, 2016 at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Mrs. Renard, the daughter of the late Albert F. and Alpha Lemonds Mounce was born Dec. 6, 1924 in Pollard Ark. She was of the Baptist faith and was a retired photographer for...

Elisha Mark Ellison

Jul 29, 2016

Mark Ellison, 57, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Ellison, son of Raymond Wells and Cora Thurston Kennedy, was born Aug. 24, 1958 in Poplar Bluff. He was the previous owner and operator of Billington Heating and Cooling in Poplar Bluff and had also worked at Mid Continent Nail Corporation. Mr. Ellison...

Shirley Maize Tibbs

Jul 24, 2016

Shirley Maize Tibbs, 84, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016 at Cedargate Healthcare in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Tibbs, the daughter of the late Henry and Ethel Lewis Maize, was born Dec. 10, 1931 in Poplar Bluff. In her earlier years, Mrs. Tibbs worked in the accounting department of McPheeters Clinic. She enjoyed spending time with her...

Lura Mae Johnson Montgomery

Jul 22, 2016

Lura Mae Johnson Montgomery, 93, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, July 22, 2016 lovingly surrounded by her family. Mrs. Montgomery, daughter of the late Joseph and Nora Jaco Johnson was born Nov. 7, 1922 in Stoddard County, Mo. She was a charter member of Township Line Landmark Missionary...

Hannah Ruth Nichols Hall

Jul 22, 2016

Hannah Ruth Hall, 22, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, July 22, 2016 in Poplar Bluff. Hannah, daughter of Douglas Arthur and Ruth Ellen Elsworth Nichols, was born Jan. 11, 1994 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff, where she served as the church treasurer. Hannah enjoyed art, painting,...

Rogers Lee Ward, Sr.

Jul 21, 2016

Rogers Lee Ward, Sr., 51, of Poplar Bluff, MO formerly of Mississippi, departed this life on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Rogers, son of the late Lonzo and Jessie L. Ward, was born June 30, 1965 in Sidon, MS. He graduated from Leflore County High School and later served in the U.S. Navy,...

Michael Christopher Hefner

Jul 17, 2016

Michael Christopher Hefner, 45, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016 at his residence. Michael was born Dec. 15, 1970 in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Catholic faith and had previously worked at Bailey's Auto Body Shop as well as the Poplar Bluff City Street Department. Michael enjoyed spending time with his family, playing pool,...

John Robert Powell

Jul 16, 2016

John Robert Powell, 55, of Memphis, Tenn., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. John, the son of Captain Robert E. and Fay Kanell Powell, was born Oct. 26, 1960 in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Methodist faith. John was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School where...

Margie A. Willcut

Jul 16, 2016

Margie A. Willcut, 77, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016 at her residence. Ms. Willcut was born Nov. 15, 1938 in Hendrickson, Mo. She attended Midland Church and formerly owned and operated Margie's Dinner Bell Cafe. Ms. Willcut enjoyed cooking and was best known for her chicken and dumplings. She also cooked for Bingo and other...

Phillis Mae Medling Spell

Jul 14, 2016

Phillis Mae (Medling) Spell, 83, of Fairdealing, Mo, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016 in Oklahoma City. Phillis, one of 11 children, was born Feb. 26, 1933 in Marmaduke, Ark. to Carl and Otis McMurtry Medling. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother and a devoted caretaker to many of the local children. Phillis loved attending church, listening to...

William A. Brooks

Jul 14, 2016

William A. Brooks, 86, of Poplar Bluff, MO, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Brooks, son of the late Arthur and Gladys Finch Brooks, was born April 23, 1930 in Alto, Texas. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff, where he served on the Administrative...

Rebecca Lynne Carey Herndon

Jul 14, 2016

Rebecca Lynne Herndon, 66, of Broseley, Mo., passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Herndon, daughter of the late Donald and Pauline Ruddell Carey, was born Dec. 30, 1949 in Oblong, Ill. She was of the Pentecostal faith and was a homemaker. Mrs. Herndon enjoyed spending time with her family,...

Cheryl Jean Crismon

Jul 3, 2016

Cheryl Jean Crismon, 55, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away Sunday July 3, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Cheryl was born April 2, 1961 in St. Louis, Mo. She graduated from Linwood High School in Linwood, Mo. and was a homemaker. Survivors include her son; James Preston Crismon of Poplar Bluff; her father, James "Jim" W. Crismon...

Jackie R. (Doty) Townsend

Jul 1, 2016

Jackie Radene Townsend, 88, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, July 1, 2016 at her residence surrounded by her family and loved ones. Mrs. Townsend, the daughter of the late Raymond and Mary Spencer Doty, was born Sept. 7, 1927 in Poplar Bluff. She was a founding and charter member of Memorial Baptist Church and was a homemaker....