Obituaries

Michael "Mike" L. Fox

Aug 31, 2016

Michael "Mike" Leroy Fox, 51, of Puxico, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Fox, the son of Franklin "Leroy" and Marylin Gray Fox, was born Sept. 9, 1964 in Poplar Bluff. In 2015, he retired from Tyson Food Corporation due to failing health. Mr. Fox loved to hunt and fish as long as he...

Lorene Christian

Aug 28, 2016

Lorene Christian, 90, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Christian, the daughter of the late William Henry and Josie Wheeler Hubbard, was born Dec, 25, 1925 in Briar, Mo. She was an active member of First Church of God and was a homemaker. Mrs. Christian was...

Charles Alexander "Buddy" Shelby, Jr.

Aug 28, 2016

Charles Alexander (Buddy) Shelby, Jr., of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Shelby, son of the late Charlie and Velma Richars Shelby, was born Jan. 9, 1930 at Lilbourn, Mo. Buddy was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served during the Korean War. He later started his career in Consumer Finance...

Louis John "L.J." Watson

Aug 27, 2016

Louis John (L.J.) Watson, 89, of Poplar Bluff passed from this life into the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was surrounded by his loving family and Pastor and friend, Steve Proctor. Mr. Watson was born on June 7, 1927 in Rector, AR to the...

Robert Thomas Rowland

Aug 23, 2016

Robert Thomas Rowland, age 17, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Robert, son of David E. Rowland, and the late Diane Lynn Mansfield Rowland, was born December 4, 1998 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and would have been an eleventh...

Lavon M. Griffith

Aug 22, 2016

LaVon M. Griffith, 82, of Wappapello, Mo. passed away Monday, Aug. 22, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Griffith, the daughter of the late Alfred and Opal Vokes Busey, was born July 24, 1934 in Waterloo Iowa. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Griffith enjoyed spending time with her family and crafting, collecting bears and robins, fishing and a love of...

Mildred Landreth

Aug 22, 2016

Mildred Landreth, 86, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Monday, Aug. 22, 2016 at her son's residence in Salem, Mo. Mrs. Landreth, the daughter of the late Clarence and Margaret Livingston Pierce, was born Oct. 24, 1929 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of First Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Over the years Mrs. Landreth worked in retail...

Daniel M Jaco

Aug 22, 2016

Daniel M. Jaco, 61, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., went home to be with his Lord on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Jaco, the son of the late Jewel and Virginia Shaffer Jaco, was born March 20, 1955 in Bellville, Ill. He enjoyed spending time with the loves of his life, his...

Louisa F Holsapple

Aug 20, 2016

Louisa F. Holsapple, 91, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Holsapple, the daughter of the late John F. and Rosa Staggs Bristol, was born July 19, 1925 in Ravenden, Ark. She was of the Pentecostal faith and a homemaker. Mrs. Holsapple enjoyed going to church, working...

Mary L. Tibbs (Parsons) Lafond

Aug 19, 2016

Mary L. Tibbs LaFond, 85, of Wappapello, Mo., passed away Friday, Aug. 19, 2016 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. LaFond, daughter of the Victor Harrison and Bertie Kearbey Parsons, was born Oct. 17, 1930 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of Lakeland Assembly of God and was a homemaker. During her earlier years, Mrs....

George W Varner

Aug 19, 2016

George W. Varner, 89, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, August 19, 2016 at Westwood Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Varner, the son of the late Henry and Alta Willsey Varner, was born Jan. 20, 1927 in Rest, Kans. He attended Benedict High School in Kansas and served as an Elder at LeRoy Christian Church. Mr. Varner...

Ginger Sue Myers

Aug 16, 2016

Ginger Sue Myers, 44, of Greers Ferry, Ark., passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016 in Butler County, Mo. after the car she was driving traveled into flood waters and was swept off the roadway. Mrs. Myers was born Nov. 10, 1971 in Kennett, Mo. She was of the non-denominational faith and was a homemaker. Mrs. Myers enjoyed spending time...

James Mack Davis

Aug 12, 2016

James Mack Davis, 73, of Wappapello, Mo. passed away Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Davis was born February 2, 1943 in Stanford, Ark. He was a former member of the Army National Guard and was a member of Wappapello Eagles, as well as the AmVets Post 106 in St. Peters, Mo. Mr. Davis was a retired...

Delois Venita (White) Conner

Aug 8, 2016

Delois V. Conner, 77, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Monday, Aug. 8, 2016 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Conner, the daughter of the late McKinley P. White and Mary E. (Weatherford) Cochran was born July 6, 1939 in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of The Palace of Praise and had retired as a CNA from...

Ronald Eugene Gilliland

Aug 8, 2016

Ronald Eugene Gilliland, 68, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Monday, Aug. 8, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Gilliland was born Sept. 18, 1948 in Nevada, Mo. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff and was a retired educator. After receiving his Bachelor's Degree in Education with a Minor in...

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...