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Robert L. Sutton
Nov 12, 2006
Robert L. ""Bob"" Sutton, Sr., 83, prominent businessman of Poplar Bluff, died unexpectedly Sunday Nov. 12, 2006 at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Sutton was born Aug. 17, 1923, in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of the First Christian Church, and the owner and operator of Sutton Real Estate and Loan Co.,...

Floyd M. Whitmer
Nov 12, 2006
Floyd M. Whitmer, 85, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Whitmer was born April 15, 1921, in Poplar Bluff to the late Andrew Alan and Bertha (Dunlap) Whitmer. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff and a self-employed contractor. Mr. Whitmer was also a...

Rose Marie Little
Nov 10, 2006
Rose Marie Little, 76, died November 10, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Little was born March 30, 1930 at Tamms, Illinois to the late Sydney and Sarah (Lett) McDaniel; and was a homemaker. She was a charter member of the River of Life Church and was very dedicated and active in the church and mission...

Nora Lou Whitlock
Nov 9, 2006
Nora Lou Whitlock, 76, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Whitlock was born Aug. 28, 1930, in Swifton, Ark. She was a member of the Bible Baptist Church; a retired riverboat and restaurant cook; a member of the Eagles Lodge; a member of the AmVets Post 141; a lifetime member of the VFW...

Lillie Mae Reed
Nov 9, 2006
Lillie Mae Reed, 77, of Broseley, died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, in St. Louis. Mrs. Reed was born Oct. 16, 1929, in Steele, Mo. She was a member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, in Broseley, a homemaker and a former leader of the 4-H Club. Mrs. Reed enjoyed spending time with her family, and...

Clifford William Cozort
Nov 6, 2006
Clifford William Cozort, 61, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, Nov. 6, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Cozort was born Jan. 29, 1945, in Poplar Bluff to the late Clifford M. and Ora (Joiner) Cozort. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church, in Poplar Bluff and had retired from the Chrysler Corp. Mr. Cozort enjoyed...

Helen Zoe Davis
Nov 6, 2006
Helen Zoe Davis, 84, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, Nov. 6, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Davis was born March 7, 1922, in Eureka, Ill. to the late Peter P. and Hazel (Richards) Darst. She was of the Methodist faith and a homemaker. Mrs. Davis loved to read and travel. On Feb. 13, 1969, she...

Leslie Godbey Brooks
Nov 4, 2006
Leslie Godbey Brooks, 93, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Nov. 4th, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center after complications of congestive heart failure. Mr. Brooks was born Oct. 27, 1913, in St. Louis. He graduated from Logansport, Ind. High School and served in the Civilian Conservation Corps. A veteran of the United States Navy during World War...

Lesley Ann Marshall
Oct 31, 2006
Lesley Ann Marshall, 29, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Marshall was born April 12, 1977, in Kirkwood. She graduated from Doniphan High School and Cosmetology School, in St. Louis. Mrs. Marshall was a homemaker and a member of Fairview General Baptist Church, in Doniphan. She previously had worked...

Mildred C. Carr
Oct 31, 2006
Mildred (Clark) Carr, a life-long resident of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006 at her home after a brief illness; being 83 years, 3 months and 11 days. Mrs. Carr was born July 20, 1923, in St. Louis, Mo., to Columbus B. and Myrtle (Christian) Clark. On Jan. 16, 1949, she married E. E. ""Bus"" Carr, in...

Winfred Leonard Ross
Oct 31, 2006
Winfred Leonard Ross, 87, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Ross was born Nov. 5, 1919, in Piedmont. He retired after 20 years as a welder for Engel Industries, in St. Louis. Mr. Ross was a member of Little Brushy Church, at Wappapello and a veteran of the United...

Edwards John A.
Oct 24, 2006
John Alvin Edwards, 67, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Edwards was born Nov. 25, 1938, in Poplar Bluff. Retired from the United States Air Force as well as the United States Army, he served one tour of duty in Korea and two tours in Vietnam. For his service...

Imogene H. Couch
Oct 24, 2006
Imogene H. Couch, 92, of Aledo, Ill., formerly of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at the Mercer County Hospital, in Aledo. Mrs. Couch was born May 3, 1914, in Poplar Bluff. She had retired after 31 years as an elementary school teacher in the Poplar Bluff Schools. Mrs. Couch was a member of the First Christian Church,...

June W. Rice
Oct 22, 2006
June W. Rice, 69, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006 at the Mark Twain Caring Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Rice was born Jan. 15, 1937, in Malden. She was a homemaker and a member of Cornerstone Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church, in Poplar Bluff where she had worked in the church nursery for 21 years. Mrs. Rice...

Rufus Higgs
Oct 21, 2006
Rufus Higgs, Jr., 48, of Qulin, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006 at the Patterson Living Center, in Qulin. Mr. Higgs was born Sept. 26, 1958, in Poplar Bluff. He was disabled and had resided at the Patterson Living Center, in Qulin for the past 11 years. Mr. Higgs attended Calvary Baptist Church, in Campbell and Fagus General Baptist Church....

Opal Marie Williams
Oct 21, 2006
Opal Marie Williams, 84, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center, in Sikeston. Mrs. Williams was born Sept. 15, 1922, in New Madrid County, Mo. to the lateBen Wesley and Lucille Ellen (Truell) Ward. She had retired from the Coca Cola Bottling Co. Mrs. Williams enjoyed spending time with her family and...

Eldon C. Luck
Oct 17, 2006
Eldon C. Luck, 88, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Luck was born Feb. 13, 1918, in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Baptist faith and had retired as a worker in the lumberyards of Metz Lumber Co., Meeks Lumber Co. and Gamblin Lumber Co. Mr. Luck had also served in the Civilian...

J. C. Burgess
Oct 17, 2006
J. C. ""Jay"" Burgess, 60, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006 at the Manor Care Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Burgess was born Sept. 20, 1946, in Morgan County, Tenn. He was of the Baptist faith and a self-employed auto mechanic. He enjoyed building and racing Mopar and Muscle cars. On Feb. 3, 2004, he married Brenda...

Pearl M. Thomas
Oct 17, 2006
Pearl M. Thomas, 89, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Thomas was born Oct. 19, 1916, in Broseley. She was a member of the New Home General Baptist Church where she was also a member of the Quilting Club. Mrs. Thomas had retired as a teacher for the Fisk schools and as a...

Vera Frances Kelly
Oct 10, 2006
Vera F. Kelly, 83, of Wappapello, formerly of Flint, Mich., died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006 at the Genesys Regional Medical Center, in Grand Blanc, Mich. Mrs. Kelly was born Sept. 6, 1923, in Portageville. She was of the Protestant faith and a homemaker. Mrs. Kelly enjoyed spending time with her family. On Jan. 31, 1941, she married Lloyd R....