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Emma  D Lewis

Emma D Lewis

Jun 29, 2016

Emma D. Lewis, 86, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff where she had resided for the past ten years. Emma, the daughter of the late John and Carrie Stephens Harris, was born Dec. 18, 1929 in Lodi, Mo. She was a member of First Baptist Church in...

Isaac  Wesley Nesler

Isaac Wesley Nesler

Jun 27, 2016

Isaac W. Nesler, 91, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Monday June 27, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Nesler, the son of the late Robert and Martha Moore Nesler was born July 4, 1924 in Arkansas. He was known as the "lawnmower" man and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He was united in marriage to Ethel Bailey...

George  Michael Bankert,  Jr.

George Michael Bankert, Jr.

Jun 27, 2016

George M. Bankert, Jr., of Poplar Bluff, Mo., left this world on Monday, June 27, 2016 to join his Heavenly Father and be reunited with his beloved wife of 73 years, Betty. George was born to George M. Bankert, Sr. and Ruby Adaline Shelton Bankert on Dec. 5, 1921 in Evansville, Ind. He was their only child. George married...

Christopher "Chris" Keith Davis

Christopher "Chris" Keith Davis

Jun 26, 2016

Christopher "Chris" Keith Davis went home with our Lord on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at his home in Grandin, Mo. Chris was born June 14, 1963 in St. Louis, Mo. to Donald and Sharon Hanner Davis. He grew up in the Stringtown area of Butler County and graduated from Poplar Bluff High School. Chris has worked at saw mills...

Rose Henson

Rose Henson

Jun 25, 2016

Rose Henson, of West Maude St., Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Barathaven Alzheimer's Special Care Center in Dardenne Prairie, Mo. Rosebud, the daughter of the late John and Myrtle Limbaugh Danner, was born Sept. 6, 1922 in Kennett, Mo. She was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff. Rosebud was...

Albert  Marty Castner

Albert Marty Castner

Jun 24, 2016

Albert Marty Castner, 55, of Wappapello, Mo., passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Castner, the son of the late Albert R. and Nevaline Smith Castner, was born May 22, 1961 in Railroad Flats, Calif. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy and until his illness he had worked as an electrician. Mr. Castner...

Grace Gibson

Grace Gibson

Jun 23, 2016

Grace A. Gibson of Harlingen, Texas, formerly of Fulton, Missouri passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri while visiting her son. Grace was born November 3, 1931 to the late John and Margaret (Lesperance) Ploeckelmann in Gibson, Wisconsin. She married James E. "Jim" Gibson February 29, 1964 in Waukegan,...

Carol D. Powers Hess

Carol D. Powers Hess

Jun 21, 2016

Carol D. Hess, 71, of Neosho, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at The Villages of Jackson Creek Memory Care in Independence, Mo. Carol, the daughter of the late Jess and Ellen Sharp Powers, was born Feb. 19, 1945 in Splitlog, Mo. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Poplar Bluff...

Dwayne Edwin "Dickie" Givens

Dwayne Edwin "Dickie" Givens

Jun 21, 2016

Dwayne E. "Dickie" Givens, age 72, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away at 4:52 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Dwayne, son of the late Operetus and Rudolph Tomlin, was born Feb. 25, 1943 in St. Louis, Mo. He moved to Bakersfield, Calif. as a young boy and graduated from Bakersfield High School with...

Dr. Robert Marshall Spiker

Dr. Robert Marshall Spiker

Jun 19, 2016

Dr. Robert Marshall Spiker, 95, a long-time retired chiropractor of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Dr. Spiker, the son of the late Marshall and Margret Grace Berry Spiker, was born Jan. 30, 1921 in Swayzee, Ill. He was a member of Highland Church of Christ and had...

Richard  W. Landers,  Jr.

Richard W. Landers, Jr.

Jun 18, 2016

Richard W. Landers, Jr., 86, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Landers, the son of the late Richard W. Sr. and Edna Crozier Landers, was born Nov. 19, 1929 in Morehouse, Mo. He attended Fellowship General Baptist Church and had retired from the Commercial Vehicle Division of the...

Etta (Lee)  Harris

Etta (Lee) Harris

Jun 17, 2016

Etta Harris of Oceanside, Calif., passed away at age 85 years on Friday, June 17, 2016, at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside. Mrs. Harris, the daughter of the late J. L. and Virgie (Sutton) Lee was born July 11, 1930 in Arkansas. She was a member of Family Fellowship Church in Oceanside Calif. During her earlier years she worked...

Janice  C Whitehead

Janice C Whitehead

Jun 10, 2016

Janice C. Whitehead, 63, of Greenville, Mo., died Friday June 10, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Whitehead, the daughter of Helen Crews, was born Oct. 17, 1953 in Poplar Bluff. On Feb. 14, 2000, she married the love of her life Larry Whitehead. Mrs. Whitehead was a sewing machine operator for Myatt's Drapery. She enjoyed spending...

Donald  Lee Moore

Donald Lee Moore

Jun 9, 2016

Donald Lee Moore, 78, of Wappapello, MO, formerly of St. Louis, MO, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Moore, the son of the late Joseph and Neva Brooks Moore, was born Dec. 31, 1937 in St. Louis, MO. He had retired as a supervisor for Hussmann Refrigeration in St. Louis. Mr. Moore loved to spend...

Margaret E. "Maggie" Sparkman Casinger

Margaret E. "Maggie" Sparkman Casinger

Jun 6, 2016

Margaret "Maggie" E. Casinger, 68, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Casinger, the daughter of the late Jack and Ruth Brown Sparkman, was born Sept. 22, 1947 in Butler County, Mo. She was of the General Baptist faith and had retired after many years in retail sales....

Jimmy  Ray Mangrum

Jimmy Ray Mangrum

Jun 3, 2016

Jimmy Ray Mangrum, 54, of Wappapello, Mo., passed away, Friday, June 3, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Mangrum was born Jan. 1, 1962 in Portageville, Mo. He formerly worked as a supervisor at Plastene Supply Company in Portageville and had retired after 10 years with Noranda Aluminum Inc., in New Madrid. Mr. Mangrum enjoyed fishing, hunting playing pool and...

James "Jim" L. Osborn

James "Jim" L. Osborn

May 28, 2016

James "Jim" L. Osborn, 73, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Wilson Creek Nursing and Rehab Center in Springfield, Mo. Mr. Osborn, the son of the late Jay Lee and Frances Swank Osborn, was born Dec. 31, 1942 in St. Louis, Mo. He graduated from Poplar Bluff High School and later attended Williams Baptist...

Douglas "Doug" James West

Douglas "Doug" James West

May 24, 2016

Douglas James West, 54, of Williamsville, Mo., passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. West, the son of the late Kenneth James and Dorothy Anne Chilton West, was born Feb. 9, 1962 in St. Louis, Mo. He was a member of Westwood Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, where he also...

Alice  Mae (Ray)  Poteet

Alice Mae (Ray) Poteet

May 22, 2016

Alice Mae Poteet, age 74, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Poteet, the daughter of G.B. "Pops" and Dorothy "Moms" Helen Coulson Ray, was born Feb. 10, 1942 in Canalou, Mo. She attended Fellowship General Baptist Church. During her earlier years Mrs. Poteet worked at Kneibert Clinic and...

Paul  R. Jenkins

Paul R. Jenkins

May 22, 2016

Paul R. Jenkins, 92, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Swift Creek Residential Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Jenkins, the son of the late Roy J. and Minnie C. Freeman Jenkins, was born Sept. 29, 1923 in Harviell, Mo. He was a member of Twin Springs Baptist Church and had retired in 1985 from Porter...

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