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Ludean Osborn
Apr 21, 2008
Ludean Osborn, 83, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, April 21, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Osborn was born May 15, 1924, in Hazelton, IN. She was a member of Westwood Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Osborn enjoyed spending time with her family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. On Aug. 28, 1943, she married James Loyd Osborn. He preceded her...
Jessie W. Sconce
Apr 18, 2008
Jesse Walter Sconce, 95, of Poplar Bluff died Friday April 18, 2008 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Sconce was born Aug. 18, 1912, in Many Springs, Mo. He was a member of First Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon and Sunday School teacher. Mr. Sconce had retired as an independent contractor for Star Route Mail...
Harold A. West
Apr 16, 2008
Harold A. ""Hal"" West, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Doniphan died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. West was born Sept. 23, 1923, in Kingston, Pa. He had retired after 32 years with Michigan Bell Telephone Co. Mr. West was a member of First United Methodist Church, in Poplar Bluff and a past member...
Thurman P. Selvidge
Apr 16, 2008
Thurman ""Pete"" Selvidge, 87, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Selvidge was born Dec. 25, 1920, in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Baptist faith, and had retired after 30 years in the United States Air Force. Mr. Selvidge was a former POW and received a Purple Heart. He also...
James Doyle Crawford
Apr 16, 2008
James Doyle Crawford, 82, of Wappapello died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Crawford was born Dec. 22, 1925, in Kennett, Mo., and was of the Baptist faith. He was a former owner and operator of a transport truck, and had retired as a farmer and thoroughbred horse trainer. He was also a veteran of the United...

Maxine M. Conover
Apr 13, 2008
Maxine M. Conover, 86, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, April 13, 2008 at the residence of her daughter, in Arnold, Mo. Mrs. Conover was born Jan. 14, 1922, in Mill Spring, Mo. She was of the Nazarene faith, and was a homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with her family and gardening. On June 29, 1946, she married Alfred M....
Shirley Ann Hayes
Apr 12, 2008
Shirley Ann Hayes, 64, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, April 12, 2008 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Hayes was born February 4, 1944 in Pocahontas, Ark. to the late Mager E. and Tula Mae (Cox) Helsel. She was a small business owner of a Bar and Grill. She was a member of the Calvary Community Church...
Leo E. Boeving
Apr 9, 2008
Leo Edward Boeving, 89, a prominent retired businessman of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at The Manor, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Boeving was born April 8, 1919, in Poplar Bluff. He was a life long member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and was one of their first lectors, past member of the Church Council and a member...
Gerald L. Reatherford
Apr 8, 2008
Gerald L. ""Jerry"" Reatherford, 56, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Reatherford was born Aug. 27, 1951, in Pana, Ill. He was of the Baptist faith, and had retired from Poplar Bluff Water and Sewer Dept. Mr. Reatherford was also a veteran of the United States Army having served during...

Georgiabelle Heaton
Apr 5, 2008
Georgiabelle Heaton, 81, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday April 5, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Heaton was born June 28, 1926, in Poplar Bluff to the late George and Bessie (Bullock) Miller. She was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Heaton was also a member of the Monday Study Club, very active with...
Bertha K. Gaebler
Apr 5, 2008
Bertha K. Gaebler, 99, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, April 5, 2008 at Mark Twain Caring Center. Mrs. Gaebler was born October 24, 1908, in Hamel, Ill. to the late Adolph and Minnie (Kroeger) Lueker. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, and former member of LWML. Mrs. Gaebler was a homemaker, and enjoyed quilting, gardening and flowers...
Wilbur E. Mills
Apr 4, 2008
Wilbur E. ""Bud"" Mills, Jr., 65, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, April 4, 2008 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Mills was born April 1, 1943, in Ironton, Mo. He was a member of New Covenant Fellowship Church, and had retired in 1999 from M&A Electric Coop. Since 1989, Mr. Mills and his wife Linda owned and operated...
Gladys E. Gaehle
Apr 2, 2008
Gladys E. Gaehle, 86, of O'Fallon died Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at Clark's Mountain Nursing Center, in Piedmont. Mrs. Gaehle was born Aug. 24, 1921, in Poplar Bluff to the late John James and Lela Estelle (Devor) Patterson. She was of the Lutheran faith, and was a retired secretary. Mrs. Gaehle enjoyed flower gardening, traveling and baking. Survivors include...
Cecil Johnson
Apr 1, 2008
Cecil Johnson, 85, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Johnson was born Jan. 31, 1923, in Poplar Bluff. He had retired as an auto mechanic for Childress Chevrolet Co. in Poplar Bluff, and was a veteran of the United States Navy where he was awarded a Victory Medal, American Medal,...

Juanita Willcut
Apr 1, 2008
Juanita G. Willcut, 76, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at the residence of her daughter, in St. Louis. Mrs. Willcut was born July 20, 1931, in Rector, Ark., to the late Rudy and Olive (Edwards) Braman. She was of the Baptist faith, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Willcut enjoyed spending time with her family especially her...
Shelby Joy Johnson
Apr 1, 2008
Shelby Joy Johnson Shelby Joy Johnson, 65, of Wappapello died Saturday, March 29, 2008 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Johnson was born Oct. 4, 1942, in Dodgeville, Wisc. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church, and had retired from the Delphi Division of the General Motors Co. Mrs. Johnson enjoyed shopping, collecting angels and growing flowers...
Matt Kronz
Apr 1, 2008
Matt Kronz, 82, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Kronz was born Nov. 17, 1925, in Elk City, Okla., and was a member of the Catholic Church. He served in the United States Marines during World War II, and later retired after 22 years with the...
Flossie Jane Jaco
Mar 30, 2008
Flossie Jane Jaco, 89, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, March 30, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Jaco was born May 21, 1918, in Russellville, Ark., and was of the Baptist faith. She and her late husband, E. W. ""Jake"" Jaco owned and operated Jaco's Grocery on Hwy 142, in Poplar Bluff for many years. Mrs. Jaco enjoyed spending time...
Mary M. Southard
Mar 29, 2008
Mary M. Southard, 78, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Greenville, died Saturday, March 29, 2008 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Southard was born March 21, 1930, in Loda, Ill. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, and was a homemaker. During her earlier years Mrs. Southard worked as a CNA at the Poplar...
Pansy Ross
Mar 29, 2008
Pansy Ross, 84, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, March 29, 2008 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Ross was born Dec. 25, 1923, in Qulin, Mo. She was a member of First Christian Church, in Poplar Bluff, and was a member of the Royal Order of Eastern Star. Mrs. Ross along with her late husband, Jesse J. Ross,...