Obituaries

William (Bill)  Vancil

William (Bill) Vancil

Mar 3, 2015

William (Bill) H. Vancil, 63, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at John J. Pershing Veterans Hospital. He was born October 18, 1951 to Nadine Scheer and the late Norman Vancil. He was a long time resident of Poplar Bluff. Bill was a nurses aid. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, spending time Besides his mother, he is survived...

Lee  Roy White

Lee Roy White

Jan 18, 2015

Jan. 8, 2015 at Oakdale Care Center. He was married to Leta Belle Baumgarter. He was a self-employed bar owner. He enjoyed bowling and playing softball. He served the Birmingham Police De3pt. for 10 years. He is survived by one son, Jerry White of Birmingham, Mi., one daughter, Janet Stickler of White Lake, Mi., one sister, Elsie Temple of Dexster,...

Elsie  M. Blum

Elsie M. Blum

Jan 18, 2015

Regional Medical Center. She was born July 16, 1919 to the late Henry White and Addie Hillis White. She lived at Doniphan for 26 years before moving to Poplar Bluff. She was of the Lutheran faith. She was a homemaker. Elsie married Jacob Blum. He preceded her in death December 27, 1989. She is survived by two sons, John H....

Elizabeth Courtney

Elizabeth Courtney

Jan 18, 2015

Elizabeth Mae Courtney, 86, of 495 Betsy Drive, Todd, NC., passed away Sunday afternoon, January 18, 2015, at Watauga Medical Center. Mrs. Courtney was born October 7, 1928 in Corning, Ar., a daughter of the late John Jackson Alexander and Rosie Cagle Alexander. She was a homemaker and a long time member and Sunday School Teacher at Faith Tabernacle Church...

Donnell Johnson

Donnell Johnson

Jan 5, 2015

Donnell M. Johnson, 75, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was born May 8, 1939 to the late Frank Johnson and Irma Whitener Johnson in Gravelton, Mo. Donnell was a long time resident of Poplar Bluff. He was a member of the First General Baptist Church. He married Gerri Allison Oct....

Jewell  I Wetherington

Jewell I Wetherington

Jan 5, 2015

Jewell Wetherington, 92, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Jan.2,2014 at Cedergate Nursing Center. She was born Nov. 16, 1922 to the late William David Way and Rone Hutchins Way in Cruthersville, Mo. Burial at Memorial Gardens in Kennett, Mo.

Jesse  O. Anderson

Jesse O. Anderson

Jan 5, 2015

Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was born July 9, 1929 to the late Perry Anderson and Harley Inman Anderson. He was a long time resident of Poplar Bluff, Mo. He married Ruth L. Brown May 23, 1949 in Piggott, AR. She survives. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a mechanic and truck...

Ida  Mae Howell

Ida Mae Howell

Dec 22, 2014

Ida Mae Howell, 84, of Liberty, Texas, died Monday, December 22, 2014 in Houston, Texas. She was born September 25, 1930, in Buffalo, Mo. to the late Lane Beckham and Carrie Opal Warren Beckham. She lived in Liberty, Texas and was a homemaker. She is survived by her two sons, Michael Howell of Moss Bluff, Texas, and Robert Howell of...

Minnie Arnold

Minnie Arnold

Dec 20, 2014

Minnie Juanita Pope Arnold, 79, of San Jacinto, CA., 2014. She was born Dec. 17, 1934 in Dudley, Mo. to the late Isom Lavern Pope and Cynthia Louise Cryts Pope. She was of the Protestant faith. She was a long time resident of the Poplar Bluff, Mo. area. She retired after thirty years of nursing at the Lucy Lee Hospital....

Geneva Winson

Geneva Winson

Dec 20, 2014

Geneva Winson, 97, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Thursday, 1917 to the late Ira Montgomery and Laura Baker Montgomery. She was a long time resident of Poplar Bluff. She was a member of the Church of God. Before retiring Geneva was the librarian for the Housing authority. She enjoyed doing ceramics. She is survived by one son, Bob Manns of...

Edna  L. Wyatt

Edna L. Wyatt

Dec 20, 2014

Edna L. Wyatt,79, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Saturday, December 20, 2014 in Poplar Bluff. She was born March 5, 1935 in Dalton, Arkansas to the late Benjamin and Ethel Raney DuBois. She was a long time resident of Poplar Bluff. Edna was a bartender. She enjoyed cooking and serving meals to friends. She is survived by one son, Chuck...

Tony Tripp

Tony Tripp

Dec 9, 2014

Tony R. Tripp, 59, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Dec. 9, 2014. He was born August 6, 1955 to the late Cecil Tripp and Ann M. Randolph Tripp in St. Louis, Mo. Tony was a telephone operator for a credit card company. He is survived by two sons, Nathan Caldwell of Poplar Kara Tripp of Poplar Bluff and Cherish Collins...

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Dec 4, 2014

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Bobby Bilbrey

Bobby Bilbrey

Dec 4, 2014

Bobby Bilbrey, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Thursday Dec. 4, 2014 at his residence. He was born to the late Clarence Bilbrey and Kathryn Vavak Bilbrey, March 6, 1942 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Bobby attended the Thousand Hills Cowboy Church. He married Geneva Barks on September 16, 1972 in Poplar Bluff. She survives. Bobby was a self-employed auto mechanic....

Sarah  Jane Boknecht

Sarah Jane Boknecht

Dec 4, 2014

Sarah Jane Boknecht,59, died Jan. 15,2015 at her residence in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She was Dec. 13, 1955 in Yuma, Az, to the late William Lee Emerson and Phillis Jane Jeffery Emerson. She was a School teacher and is survived by one son, Andrew.

Rosie  May Sullivan

Rosie May Sullivan

Nov 12, 2014

Rosie M. Sullivan, 88, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died November 12, 2014 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Mo.  She was born August 30, 1926 in St. Louis, Mo.  Rosie was a long time resident of Poplar Bluff.  She was of the Lutheran faith.She married Hanford Lee Sullivan September 11, 1996 in Paragould, Ar.  He survives. Rosie was a homemaker....

Sammuel  F. Hammonds

Sammuel F. Hammonds

Nov 8, 2014

Samuel F. Hammonds, 89, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Oakdale Care Center of Poplar Bluff. He was born March 18, 1925 in Bessemer AL to the late Samuel Hammonds and Florence Price Hammonds. Samuel served in the United States Navy during WWII. He was a lawyer. He is survived by two sons, Jeffery Hammonds of...

Alice  M. Sims

Alice M. Sims

Nov 4, 2014

Alice M. Sims, 95, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born September 23, 1919 to the late Noble Judge and Hazel Corwin Judge, in Paulding, Ohio. Alice was a long time resident of Poplar Bluff. She was of the Pentecostal faith.Alice was married to Robert Hough. He taking care...

Mildred  L. York

Mildred L. York

Nov 2, 2014

Mildred L. York, 85, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born Jan. 28, 1929 in Detroit, Mi. to the late Robert Poplar Bluff. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. Mildred married Arthur E. York March 2, 1946 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He survives. Before retiring she...

William  C. Batson,  Jr.

William C. Batson, Jr.

Oct 23, 2014

William C. Batson, Jr., 89, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Thursday October 23, 2014 at Cedargate Care Center. He was born March 23, 1925 in Campbell, Mo. to the late William C. Batson, Sr. and Lucy Hopper Batson. He was a long time resident of Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. He married Ruby...