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Howard Thomas Ballew
Oct 1, 2008
Howard Thomas Ballew, Sr., of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 at the John McClelland VA Medical Center, in Little Rock, Ark. Mr. Ballew was born Feb. 14, 1925, in Fredericktown, Mo. He was a member of Walton Chapel Church; was retired after 34 years with Missouri Pacific; and was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr....
Andrew Raymond Edgin
Sep 29, 2008
Andrew Raymond Edgin, 87, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Edgin was born Sept. 6, 1921, in Leachville, Ark. He attended Cornerstone Tabernacle, and had retired from General Motors. Mr. Edgin enjoyed woodworking and fishing. On April 20, 1963, he married Martha Vaughn, in Auburn Heights, Mich. She survives....
Phyllis Ann Rimel White
Sep 28, 2008
Phyllis Ann Rimel White, 60, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. White, daughter of the late Jacob L. and Lucille (McDowell) Rimel was born Oct. 27, 1947, in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of Holy Cross Episcopal Church. Mrs. White graduated from Van Buren High School, class of 1966, and later received...
William Carl Heaton
Sep 28, 2008
Buckie William Carl Heaton, 64, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Heaton, son of the late Carl D. and Fennie Irene (Oakes) Heaton, was born May 24, 1944, in Bassett, Ark. He enjoyed building things, collecting John Deere and motorcycle memorabilia and playing the guitar. Survivors include five sisters, Donis Lemings and husband...
Wanda Talcott
Sep 18, 2008
Wanda Talcott, 58, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Talcott was born Sept. 3, 1950, in Blytheville, Ark., and was of the Baptist faith. She had worked part-time at Carol's Hallmark Store, in Poplar Bluff, and was a member of the Poplar Bluff Elks' Lodge. Mrs. Talcott enjoyed...
Roger William Stanfill
Sep 18, 2008
Roger William Stanfill, 55, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Stanfill was born Nov. 18, 1952, in Kennett, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith, and was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Stanfill enjoyed playing the piano, collecting jewelry and model cars and fishing. Survivors include his...
Dolores E. Bethel
Sep 17, 2008
Dolores E. Bethel, 84, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Bethel, the daughter of the late Lee and Maude (Stage) Tidwell, was born March 27, 1924, in Poplar Bluff. She had retired from B & H Auto Electric as a secretary, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Bethel enjoyed traveling...

Sally Marie Tucker
Sep 17, 2008
Sally M. Tucker, 74, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Tucker was born April 17, 1934, in Dyersburg, Tenn. She was of the Baptist faith, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Tucker enjoyed spending time with her family, knitting, sewing and fishing. Her first husband, Wesley Bonds preceded her in death...
Ruddy C. Reno
Sep 17, 2008
Ruddy ""Bud"" Reno, 71, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Reno was born Feb. 10, 1937, in Marston, Mo., and was of the Pentecostal faith. He had retired from J. S. Alberici Iron Works, in St. Louis, and was a member of the Iron Workers Local Union 518, also in St. Louis. Mr....
Carroll H. Revelle
Sep 15, 2008
Carroll H. Revelle, 76, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Sept. 15, 2008 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Revelle, son of the late Melvin and Chlora (McNeeley) Revelle, was born Aug. 5, 1942, in Delta, Mo. He was a member of First Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff, and had retired from the U.S. Postal Service after...

W. Earle Leslie
Sep 11, 2008
W. Earle Leslie, 75, of Farmington, died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 at Parkland Hospital, in Farmington. Mr. Leslie was born Aug. 12, 1933, in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Baptist faith, and had retired from General Motors. Mr. Leslie was a veteran of the United States Marines having served in Korea, and was a member of the National...
Deloy F. Henn
Sep 9, 2008
Deloy F. Henn, 78, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical center. Mr. Henn, son of the late John M. Henn and Velva (Allen) Henn Pool, was born Feb. 3, 1930, in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of First Church of God, and had retired as an outboard motor mechanic. Mr....

Vilray I. Choisser
Sep 8, 2008
Vilray I. Choisser, 85, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Sept. 8, 2008 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Choisser was born March 2, 1923, in Messler, Mo. He was a veteran of the United States Army, and had retired as a mail carrier for the U. S. Postal Service, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Choisser enjoyed hunting and...
Frances Mae Allensworth
Sep 7, 2008
Frances M. Allensworth Frances Mae Allensworth, 88, of Broseley, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2008 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Allensworth was born Jan. 8, 1920, in Poplar Bluff, and was of the General Baptist faith. For 35 years she worked for Modern Laundry and Cleaning while raising her five children before retiring. Mrs. Allensworth enjoyed spending time...
Lloyd Raymond Whitmer
Sep 5, 2008
Lloyd R. Whitmer, 68, of Poplar Bluff, died September 5, 2008 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Whitmer was born November 4, 1939 to the late Andrew Allen and Bertha Leona (Dunlap) Whitmer in Poplar Bluff. He was a wholesaler and retailer of used furniture and enjoyed spending time with his family, hunting, fishing and flea marketing....
Enid Healy Snee
Sep 1, 2008
Enid Healy Snee, 94, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Sept. 1, 2008 at The Manor, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Snee was born Aug. 3, 1914, in Stonefort, Ill. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, in Poplar Bluff, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Snee previously served as a volunteer The March of Dimes, in Calif. as...
James Ray Willis
Aug 31, 2008
James Ray Willis, 73, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008, at his residence. Mr. Willis was born June 22, 1935, in Corning, Ark. He attended Green Forest Church of Christ, and had retired from General Motors. Mr. Willis enjoyed spending time with his family, woodworking and playing dominoes. On Nov. 17, 1956, he married Madeline Keller. She...
Edna Delorce Burkhart
Aug 30, 2008
Edna Delorce Burkhart, 83, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Burkhart was born March 15, 1925, in Kennett, Mo. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Burkhart enjoyed sewing, gardening and shopping. On July 29, 1943 she married Edgar Burkhart, in Broseley, Mo. He preceded her in...
Randy Dale Freeman
Aug 29, 2008
Randy Dale Freeman, 48, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 in Poplar Bluff as the result of an accident. Mr. Freeman was born April 16, 1960, in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of New Life Christian Church, in Poplar Bluff, and was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Mr. Freeman was a disabled veteran of the...
Betty M. Swindle
Aug 27, 2008
Betty M. Swindle, 66, of Doniphan formerly of Parma died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, in Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Swindle was born Nov. 15, 1941, in Parma, Mo. She was a member of His Place, in Doniphan, and owned and operated Stop-N-Go Convenience Store, in Poplar Bluff from 2000 - 2008. Mrs. Swindle enjoyed spending time...