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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....
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
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.
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
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
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...
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