Obituaries

Apr 18, 2021

Ruth Linnell Anderson, 88, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021.  She was born July 7, 1932 in Poplar Bluff to the late Elonzo Edward and Mildred Ruth (Simpson) Brown.  She was of the Methodist faith.

She married the love of her life, Jesse O’gene Anderson, July 23, 1949 in Piggott, AR.  She kept a...

Apr 17, 2021

James Denton Hillis, 91, of Poplar Bluff, MO, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2021.  He was born January 14, 1930 in Hillard, MO to the late Jesse Franklin and Minnie Pauline (Helm-Duckett) Hillis.  He was of the First Christian faith.

He was raised in Broseley, MO and graduated high school there. He served in the Air Force...

Apr 16, 2021

Kristi Colette Richards, 59, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Friday, April 16, 2021.  She was born October 27, 1961 in Paragould, AR to the late Namon and Terasel (Parker) Johnson.  She was of the Baptist faith.

She enjoyed taking care of her home and family.  Her hobbies included doing needlepoint and caring for her cats and the...

Apr 14, 2021

Henry Leroy Hiles, Jr., 60, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021.  He was born May 31, 1960 in St. Louis, MO to Linda Olajean (Foust) Hiles and the late Henry Leroy Hiles, Sr.  He was a lifetime resident of Poplar Bluff.

He was well known for his love for all things Harley-Davidson.  He looked...

Apr 12, 2021

Virginia Alice Martin, 69, of Doniphan, MO, passed away Monday, April 12, 2021.  She was born June 21, 1951 in Rockford, IL to the late Joe and Josephine (Laplaca) Wojick.

She was a longtime resident of Grandin, MO.  Among her favorite things in life were making jewelry, cooking up a good meal, playing bingo and being with...

Apr 8, 2021

Tresa Jane Abney, 78, of Williamsville, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2021.  She was born February 1, 1943 in Keysville, MO to the late Esli and Hala (Awalt) Price.

She enjoyed doing business in the flea markets, though her true passions were collecting pig figurines and the like, feeding her humming birds, gardening and loving her grandchildren...

Apr 6, 2021

Crystal Laurel Cochran, 49, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021. She was born November 21, 1971 in Sacramento, CA to the late Larry and Wilma (Dugger) Rosenthal.

She was a friend to many but her grandchildren were her loves.

Crystal is survived by a son, Joshua Cochran and one daughter, Destiny Wondrick...

Apr 5, 2021

Bobby Lee Lawrence, 77, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Monday, April 5, 2021.  He was born September 2, 1943 in Poplar Bluff, to the late Earnest and Ruby (Guy) Lawrence.  He was of the Baptist faith.

Having a caring heart, he worked many years at the Swift Creek Residential Care Facility of Poplar Bluff.

He...

Feb 19, 2021

Jo Ann (Scott) Roberts, born 9/7/1934, passed 2/19/2021. Service is private. Remembrances in lieu of flowers can be made to: Friends of the Poplar Bluff Library, Inc. 318 Main St. Poplar Bluff, Mo. 63901

Feb 19, 2021

Rickey Lee Pennington, Sr., 68, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Monday, February 8, 2021. He was born July 8, 1952 in Naylor, MO to Julia (Jaco) Pennington and the late Harold Pennington. Rickey was a veteran, having served our nation in the Army. On January 28, 1971, he married his love and best friend, Sandy (Flatt) Pennington in Poplar Bluff....

Jan 24, 2021

George Donald Johnson, 77, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021. He was born May 29, 1943 in Naylor, MO to the late Ado Johnson and Ines E. Johnson. He was a longtime resident of the Naylor area. He was an avid fisherman, enjoyed a few good games of pool and watching the Cardinals baseball team. George is...

Jan 19, 2021

Sharon Kay Butler, 74, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021. She was born April 16, 1946 in Malden, MO to the late Luther Emerson Brown and Hazel Irene (Waddle) Brown. She was of the Baptist faith. She married Bobby Wayne Butler in May 16, 1964 in Malden, MO. She was a lively lady, enjoying singing and dancing,...

Jan 11, 2021

Jason Lee Parris, 45, of Harviell, MO, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021. He was born in Belleville, IL to Ruth (Rosamond) Parris and the late Joel Parris, Sr. He was a longtime resident of the Grandin, MO. He enjoyed bowling a few frames and fishing for the big one. His grandchildren were his pride and joy. Jason is survived...

Jan 9, 2021

Gayle D. Cates, 72, of Ellsinore, MO, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021. He was born in St. Charles, MO to the late Eursel Alvil Cate and Geraldine (Brown) Cate. He was a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff and was of the Pentecostal faith. He served our nation in the Army. His favorite things to do were ride Harleys, breaking...

Jan 3, 2021

Bobby Junior Stone, 87, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021. He was born May 2, 1933 in Bernie, MO to the late Elmer Dee Stone and Goldie Omega (Nolen) Stone. In his school days, he was a member of the Bernie High School basketball team. He would go on to marry his wife, Carol. Noted for his...

Dec 20, 2020

Imogene Sitzes, 90, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020.  She was born in Sikeston, MO to the late Reno Lambert and Flora Mae (Hunter) Lambert.  She attended the Church of Christ.

She married the love of her life, David R. Sitzes, December 25, 1949 in Sikeston, MO, which they were blessed with four children...

Dec 11, 2020

Joann Million, 65, of Williamsville, MO passed away Friday, December 11, 2020.  She was born October 2, 1955 in Dexter, MO to the late James H. Allison and Flora L. (Griffith) Allison.

She worked many years as a LPN at Cedargate Nursing Home of Poplar Bluff.  She adored her cats and loved to go fishing.

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Dec 8, 2020

Mary Margaret Freeman, 66, of Sikeston, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020.  She was born September 4, 1954 in Laurel, MS to the late John Willis Avary and Onnie Dell (Lowrimore) Avary.  She was of the Episcopal faith.

She was a long time resident of Poplar Bluff.  She received her nursing degree from Hines Junior College in...

Nov 26, 2020

John Allen Baker, 55, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020.  He was born in St. Louis on July 6, 1965 to the late Marvin Lindsey Baker and Imolene Loretta (Holt) Baker.   He was of the Baptist faith.

He served our country in the Army.  He later worked at Chrysler on the assembly line.  His...

Nov 23, 2020

Judy Yevone (Shaver) Cummings passed away peacefully, in Poplar Bluff, MO, at the age of 80 years.

Judy is survived by her 3 children, Christy Reid (Bill), Dr. Kimberly Wiseman (Greg), Marc Cummings (Kara); 8 grandchildren, Specialist Joseph Reid, Benjamin, and Timothy Reid, Emily, Alex, and Elleanna Wiseman, and Coleman and Stella Cummings; siblings, Betty Sturm (Don),...