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Corriene F. Barnett
Sep 6, 2006
Corriene F. Barnett, 79, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Barnett was born Oct. 7, 1926, in Cooter, Mo. Retiring after 20 years as a machine operator with ITT Blackburn Co. in St. Louis, she was also of the Church of Christ faith and a member of the VFW...

Delbert S. Dennis
Sep 6, 2006
Delbert Silas Dennis, Sr., 88, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006 at the John J. Pershing VA Medical center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Dennis was born June 29, 1918, in Lawrenceburg, Ky., to the late Erestus and Leona (Brown) Dennis. He was a member of the First General Baptist Church and retired in 1975 from Foote's Farm...

Violet Oneida Burton
Sep 3, 2006
Violet Oneida Burton, 70, of Naylor, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Burton was born Jan. 11, 1936, in Qulin. She was of the Pentecostal faith and a homemaker. Mrs. Burton enjoyed spending time with her family, reading her Bible, sewing and creating flower crafts. On March 6, 1954, she married Paul...

Jannetta Marie Jaco
Sep 2, 2006
Janetta Marie Jaco, 63, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Jaco was born July 19, 1943, in Poplar Bluff to the late Lloyd and Goldie M. (Pitts) Mosley. She was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. Mrs. Jaco had previously worked as a CNA at several nursing homes in the Poplar Bluff...

Sylvia Violet Seib
Aug 29, 2006
Sylvia Violet Seib peacefully passed away Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Seib was born July 4, 1913, in Cape Girardeau to the late John and Mary ""Mae"" (Hopper) Caraker. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Poplar Bluff where she was a member of the KC-ettes and the St....

Victor C. Nation
Aug 27, 2006
Victor C. Nation, 91, of West Plains, formerly of Qulin, died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 at the Westview Nursing Center, in West Plains. Mr. Nation was born Nov. 10, 1914, in Butler County to the late Earl and Lucy (Roark) Nation. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, in West Plains and a retired farmer. He enjoyed...

Loy Ralph Doggett
Aug 24, 2006
Loy Ralph Doggett, 85, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006 at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Doggett was born Sept. 18, 1920, in Sedgewickville, Mo. He had retired as a laborer with the Bob Baldwill Pallet Co., and was a veteran of the United States Navy. While serving his country Mr....

Carroll D. Ellis
Aug 24, 2006
Carroll D. Ellis, 69, of Poplar Bluff, died unexpectedly Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006 at the Barnes Jewish Hospital, in St. Louis. Mr. Ellis was born Nov. 22, 1936, in Liberty, KY to the late Ray and Della (Overstreet) Ellis. He was of the Protestant faith and had retired after 18 years as the owner and operator of Ellis Grocery...

Charles Starks
Aug 24, 2006
Charles Starks, Jr., 80, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Starks was born Nov. 30, 1925 in Portageville, MO. He was a friend of the Church of the Nazarene. A retired veteran of the United States Army, he served in World War II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. Lieutenant Starks served...

Walter G. Bennett
Aug 22, 2006
Walter Bennett, 78, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006 at the Manor Care Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Bennett was born Sept. 26, 1927, in Butler County. He was a retired timber logger and an over the road truck driver. A graveside service was held Friday, Aug. 25, 2006 at the Woodlawn Cemetery, in Poplar Bluff

Bertha Hinton Keeble
Aug 18, 2006
Bertha Hinton Keeble, 81, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly St. Louis and Poplar Bluff, died Thursday August 17, 2006 at the Mt. Carmel West Hospital in Columbus. Mrs. Keeble was born October 22, 1924 in Poplar Bluff. A retired RN, she worked her entire career as a compassionate and loving nurse, starting as an LPN. Mrs. Keeble enjoyed spending time...

Myron Eugene Worley
Aug 18, 2006
Myron Eugene Worley, 70, of Gillespie, IL, formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2006 at the Hillsboro Health and Rehab Center, in Hillsboro, IL. Mr. Worley was born June 7, 1936, in Poplar Bluff to the late Ishmael G. and Mary Elizabeth (Ward) Worley. He was of the Baptist faith and retired from Federal Barge Lines as...

Anna Marie Thompson
Aug 17, 2006
Anna Marie Thompson, 82, of Poplar Bluff died unexpectedly Monday, Aug. 14, 2006 at the St. Francis Medical Center, in Cape Girardeau. Mrs. Thompson was born May 9, 1924, in Elyria, Ohio to the late Robert and Ruth Marie (McLaughlin) Miller, Sr. She was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. Mrs. Thompson enjoyed spending time with her family,...

Ava J. Langley
Aug 17, 2006
Ava J. Langley, 80, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006 at the Cedargate Care Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Langley, the daughter of the late Edward and Blanche (Polsgrove) Henderson, was born July 18, 1926 at St. Francis, AR. The retired owner-operator and baker of the Donut House, in Poplar Bluff, Mrs. Langley was a member of...

Donwell Joseph Clark
Aug 13, 2006
Donwell Clark Donwell Joseph Clark, 73, of Poplar Bluff a crime scene investigator, died at 11:34 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, 2006, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center from complications of lung cancer. He had been in poor health for eight months. Mr. Clark was born June 13, 1933, in St. Louis. He began his law enforcement career, which spanned...

Patrick Neal Sutton
Aug 11, 2006
Patrick Neal Sutton, 37, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Sutton was born March 14, 1969, in Butler County. He was employed at the Oakdale Care Center as a nurse's assistant. Survivors include his mother, Kimberly A. (Dare) Stiles and husband Kenneth, of Homewood, IL; and his father, David C. Sutton, of Pontiac,...

Virginia Lee Esmon Chronister
Aug 10, 2006
Virginia L. Esmon Chronister, 76 of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday August 6, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Chronister was born January 15, 1930 to the late Jess and Virgil (Hendrickson) Whitmer in Poplar Bluff and was a member of the Heritage Free Will Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren,...

Ruth Iona Andrews
Aug 8, 2006
Ruth Iona Andrews, 82, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday August 6, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Andrews was born September 15, 1923 to the late John Newt and Myrtle Nora (Helton) Stage. She was a retired nurse and homemaker. Mrs. Andrews was a member of the Apostolic Lighthouse Church and enjoyed working in her church, cooking for her family...

Sandra Lynn Burgess
Aug 7, 2006
Sandra Lynn Burgess, 37, of Poplar Bluff, died unexpectedly Monday, Aug. 7, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Burgess was born Jan. 14, 1969, in Gary, Ind. She was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. Ms. Burgess enjoyed spending time with her family, going to yard sales, American Muscle Cars, listening to music, and animals....

Bernice L. Fears
Aug 3, 2006
Bernice L. Fears, 85, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Fears was born Sept. 5, 1920, in Piedmont. A homemaker, she was a retired Beautician and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Fears enjoyed spending time with her family, playing cards, reading, cooking, and sewing. Survivors include five children, Charles...