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Veda Ruth Bristow
Apr 5, 2007
Veda Ruth Bristow, 88, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, April 5, 2007 at the Mark Twain Caring Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Bristow, daughter of the late Lanson and Ethel Verle (Lindle) Phillips, was born Aug. 22, 1918, in Butler County. She was a member of Second Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff where she had been active in church...

Curtis Culp
Apr 5, 2007
Curtis Culp, Jr., 80, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, April 1, 2007 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Culp was born March 5, 1927, in Bath Springs, Tenn. He was a member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, at Broseley, a retired steel worker and a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Culp...

William Joseph Hadley
Apr 3, 2007
On Tuesday, April 3, 2007, William Joseph Hadley, 36, of Poplar Bluff went home to be with the Lord. William was born March 1, 1971, raised, and schooled in Poplar Bluff, graduating from PBHS in 1990. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where he was an Elder. William was active in Boy Scouts achieving the rank...

Hattie Mae Wolfe
Mar 29, 2007
Hattie M. Pennington Lewis Wolfe, 84, of Kingston, OK, formerly of Poplar Bluff, died March 29, 2007 at the Kingston Family Care Center in Kingston. Mrs. Wolfe was born June 30, 1922 in Biggers, AR to the late Lester A. and Gertie M. (Marley) Pennington. She was the fifth of nine children and at an early age she moved...

George Irven Davis
Mar 26, 2007
George Irven Davis, 80, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, March 23, 2007 at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Davis was born Feb. 2, 1927, in Fisk to the late William Howard and Celpha Jane (Campbell) Davis. He was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church and formerly employed as a security guard at...

Dorothy Lorene Pratt
Mar 23, 2007
Dorothy Lorene Pratt, 80, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, March 23, 2007 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Pratt was born March 6, 1927, in Poplar Bluff to the late Dines and Bessie (Pennington) Spradling. She was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. Mrs. Pratt had also worked as a nurse's aid at The Cedargate...

Lillian Mae Schultz
Mar 22, 2007
Lillian Mae Schultz. 86, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, March 22, 2007 at the Mark Twain Caring Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Schultz was born May 16, 1920, in Poplar Bluff. She was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. Mrs. Schultz enjoyed caring and cooking for her family, gardening and being outdoors. Survivors include four children, Charles Schultz,...

Gloria Marie Eaton
Mar 15, 2007
Gloria Marie Eaton, 79, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at the Westwood Hills Healthcare Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Eaton was born July 23, 1927, in Poplar Bluff to the late Oscar and Mildred (Beuhler) Weber. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and retired from the administrative office of Kneibert Clinic. Mrs....

Charlene Sue Donnellan Osman
Mar 15, 2007
Charlene Sue Donnellan Osman, 73, of Poplar Bluff, died March 15, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Osman was born August 28, 1933 in Emporia, Kansas. She was a homemaker and enjoyed reading, sewing, crafts and especially her dogs. Mrs. Osman was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was married to Patrick Donnellan,...

Frona Geneva Pruitt
Mar 11, 2007
Frona Geneva Pruitt, 91, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, March 11, 2007 at the Mark Twain Caring Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Pruitt was born Nov. 26, 1915, in Swinton. She was a member of Cornerstone Tabernacle, in Poplar Bluff and had retired as an inspector for the Elders Garment Factory after 20 years of service. Mrs. Pruitt enjoyed...

Ray Von Mcclure
Mar 9, 2007
Ray V. McClure, 52, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, March 3, 2007 at his residence. Mr. McClure was born April 29, 1954, in Poplar Bluff to the late James Joe Nathan and Emma Jean (Bridges) McClure. At the age of 18 he joined the United States Marine Corps and served during the Vietnam Era. Mr. McClure was a musician....

Connie Mack Decourley
Mar 7, 2007
Connie Mack DeCourley, 59, of Poplar Bluff, died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 7, 2007 in Tunica, Miss. Mr. DeCourley was born Sept. 26, 1947, in Cooter, Mo. to the late James Claude and Maggie M. (Patterson) DeCourley. He was of the Baptist faith and the manager of Train Operations Practices for Union Pacific Railroad. Mr. DeCourley was a veteran of...

Virgil W. Warfield
Mar 6, 2007
Virgil Woodrow Warfield, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at his residence as the result of a residential fire. Mr. Warfield was born July 16, 1918, in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Protestant faith and retired from General Motors. Mr. Warfield was also a World War II veteran of the United States Army, where he received...

Doyle F. Blake
Mar 4, 2007
Doyle F. Blake, Jr., of Port St. Lucie, Fla., died Sunday, March 4, 2007 at the Martin Memorial Hospital, in Stuart, Fla. Mr. Blake was born July 7, 1934, in Fort Smith, Ark., to the late Doyle F. and Loretta (Campbell) Blake, Sr. He graduated from Midwest Bible Missionary College. Mr. Blake was of the Protestant faith and had...

Juanita Golden Mcghee
Mar 2, 2007
Juanita McGhee, 82, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, March 2, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. McGhee was born July 2, 1924, near Marked Tree, Ark. She was of the Jehovah's Witnesses faith and a retired L.P.N. Mrs. McGhee enjoyed spending time with her family especially her grandchildren, sewing and dancing at Senior Citizen's dances. On Oct. 30, 2001, she...

Alfred A. Wohlgemuth
Mar 2, 2007
Alfred A. Wohlgemuth, 75, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, March 2, 2007 at the St. Francis Medical Center, in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Wohlgemuth was born March 26, 1931, in Triplett, Mo., to the late Roy I. and Oveta (Colley) Wohlgemuth. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff where he served as a Deacon and...

William Louis Alsup
Mar 2, 2007
William Louis Alsup, 83, of Williamsville, died Friday, March 2, 2007 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Alsup was born June 26, 1923, in Passacola, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith and a retired foreman for Ideal Plastics. Mr. Alsup was also a veteran of the United States Army where he was awarded a Purple...

Donald Lee Rushin
Mar 1, 2007
Donald Lee Rushin, 56, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, March 1, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Rushin was born March 24, 1950, in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Pentecostal faith and a dispatcher for City Cab, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Rushin enjoyed stock car racing, fishing and playing cards. Survivors include his daughter, Kerri...

Myra G. Barrow
Feb 27, 2007
Myra G. Barrow, 90, a lifetime resident of Poplar Bluff and Wayne County, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Barrow was born Nov. 1, 1916, in Gipsy, Mo. She was a member of the First Christian Church and a member of the Eastern Star, in Greenville where she served as Past...

Beverly A. Pipkins
Feb 27, 2007
Beverly A. Pipkins, 57, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center, in Poplar Bluff. Ms. Pipkins was born Feb. 22, 1950, in Poplar Bluff. She was of the Baptist faith and formerly employed as a medical records technician at Kneibert Clinic. Ms. Pipkins was also a member of the Eagles Lodge. She enjoyed...