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Lois Belle Sexton
Jul 20, 2007
Lois Belle Sexton, 90, of St. Charles, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, died July 20, 2007 in Troy, Mo. Mrs. Sexton was born January 27, 1917 in Parma, Mo. to the late Addison and Grace (Sanders) Stewart. She had worked at Mickey's Cleaners and retired from the Holiday Inn in Hazelwood, Mo. Mrs. Sexton was a member of the...

Billy Gene Nicholas
Jul 19, 2007
Billy Gene Nicholas, 71, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, July 19, 2007, in Jonesboro, Ark. Mr. Nicholas was born April 21, 1936, in Dell, Ark. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff, and was a self-employed truck driver. Mr. Nicholas was also a veteran of the United States Army. He enjoyed spending time with his...

Vernon H. Terry
Jul 19, 2007
Rev. Vernon H. Terry, 66, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, July 19, 2007 at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Rev. Terry was born June 11, 1941, in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Fellowship Southern Baptist Church; and was a retired minister as well as a retired graphic illustrator. Rev. Terry had also...

Patty A. Beaty
Jul 17, 2007
Patty A. Beaty, 72, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Beaty was born Nov. 13, 1934, in Hillard, Mo., and had retired from Wal-Mart. She was a member of the First Church of God where she had served as past president of the WCG, past Sunday School teacher and past...

Hazel Elizabeth Mciver
Jul 16, 2007
Hazel E. McIver, 78, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, July 15, 2007 at her residence. Ms. McIver was born Feb. 24, 1929, in Greenville. She was a member of Poplar Bluff Pentecostal Church, and had retired as a homemaker with the Butler County Health Department. Mrs. McIver enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, reading her Bible...

Marta Torres
Jul 16, 2007
Marta Torres y Hernandez departed this world Monday, July 16, 2007, to join her personal savior the Lord Jesus Christ. She came into this world Feb. 17, 1924, born in Havana, Cuba, to Senor y Senora Oscar Torres. Her family fled Cuba in the early 1960's. Her Mother having died at a very young age, Marta was raised by...

Thomas Lewis Pruitt
Jul 15, 2007
Thomas Lewis Pruitt, II, 21, of Iona, Minn., formerly of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, July 15, 2007 near Lake Wilson, Minn. from injuries sustained in an auto accident. Thomas was born Sept. 17, 1985, in Poplar Bluff. He lived and attended school in Poplar Bluff until the age of 10 when his family moved to Minn. Thomas was employed...

Archie C. Medley
Jul 14, 2007
Rev. Archie C. Medley, 85, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, July 14, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Rev. Medley was born Jan. 31, 1922, in Cedar Hill, Mo., and had retired from the Missouri Natural Gas Co. Rev. Medley had also pastored at numerous Baptist churches in the surrounding area, and was presently a member of...

Devonna Sue Sitzes
Jul 13, 2007
Devonna Sue Sitzes, 64, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, July 13, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Sitzes was born Jan. 26, 1943, in Arcadia Valley, Mo. She was a member of Abundant Life Christian Church, in Poplar Bluff and a homemaker. Mrs. Sitzes enjoyed spending time with her children, especially her grandchildren, writing poetry and...

Wilma Mae Barker
Jul 11, 2007
Wilma Mae Barker, 85, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Barker was born Feb. 28, 1922, in Fort Scott, Kans. She was a member of First Christian Church, and a retired business manager for J. C. Penney. Mrs. Barker enjoyed spending time with her family, cooking for the man...

Mark Frederick Kneibert
Jul 8, 2007
Mark Frederick Kneibert, 42, of Jonesboro, Ark. formerly of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, July 8, 2007 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center, in Jonesboro. Mr. Kneibert was born April 23, 1965, in Poplar Bluff. He attended Arkansas State University where he was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Faternity. Mr. Kneibert was of the Methodist faith, employed as...

Joseph E. Suttle
Jul 7, 2007
Joseph Everett Suttle, 50, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Suttle was born April 16, 1957, in Weston, WV. He was a transit driver for the disabled and elderly. Mr. Suttle was an avid sports enthusiast and especially enjoyed football and basketball. He was married to the former Alberta...

Christina I. Halbrook
Jul 6, 2007
Christina I. Halbrook, 90, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, July 6, 2007 at the Cedargate Care Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Halbrook was born May 25, 1917, in Belgrade, Mo. She attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church where she was active in the Women's Mission Association, and was a homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with her family, flower gardening and...

Alfred Bryan Thornburg
Jul 6, 2007
Alfred Bryan Thornburg, 71, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, July 6, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Thornburg was born Sept. 1, 1935, in Greenville. He was a member of Abundant Life Christian Center and a self employed auto mechanic. Mr. Thornburg was also a veteran of the United States Army National Guard; member of the...

Mary Etta Childress
Jul 3, 2007
Mary Etta Childress, 89, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at the Cedargate Care Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Childress was born Sept. 25, 1917, in Mill Springs, Mo. to the late John H. and Stella (Dykeman) Warren. She was an active member of the First Christian Church and a homemaker. A sports enthusiast, Mrs. Childress enjoyed...

Harold A. Leamon
Jul 3, 2007
Harold ""Hal"" Anderson Leamon, 59, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, surrounded by family and friends. Mr. Leamon was born Nov. 8, 1947, in Tampa, Fla. to Harold and Juanita Anderson Leamon. He was a lifelong resident of Poplar Bluff where he owned and operated Leamon Blemker Appliance Parts. He was...

Roy B. Starkey
Jul 3, 2007
Roy B. Starkey, 55, of Wappapello, died Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Starkey was born Sept. 18, 1951, in Jonesboro, Ark. and was of the Baptist faith. He was a self employed truck driver and a member of the V.F.W. and Eagles Lodge, at Wappapello. He enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren and fishing...

Wendell C. Andrews
Jul 2, 2007
Wendell C. Andrews, 50, of Puxico, died Monday, July 2, 2007 at the University Hospital, in Columbia. Mr. Andrews was born Nov. 17, 1956, in Albuquerque, NM. He was of the Christian faith and employed as a computer technician for JRW Enterprises. Mr. Andrews was a 19 year veteran of the United States Navy serving in Desert Storm and...

Raymond L. Hawn
Jul 1, 2007
On July 1, 2007 Raymond Lloyd Hawn, a loving father and grandfather went home to his Heavenly Father. Raymond was born July 19, 1943, in St. Louis to Sherman Raymond Haggett and Josephine (Bright) Haggett, who both passed away when he was young. At the age of twelve he was adopted by his stepfather, Irvin Hawn. In 1961, he...

Wyman H. Hampton
Jul 1, 2007
Wyman H. (Jim) Hampton, who looked forward to this day for many years, walked into Heaven at 10:45pm on Sunday, July 1, 2007, after suffering a massive stroke on Friday, June 29, 2007. He is now seated at the feet of Jesus with the Saints around the Throne. He was born in Malden, MO on April 10, 1914 to...