Obituaries

Aline Murphy

Aline Murphy

Jan 29, 2011

Aline Murphy, 70 longtime resident of the Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday 19, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Murphy was born March 25, 1940 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was a homemaker, and a member of Jehovah's Witness Church. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, embroidery, and cooking. She was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Murphy; mother, Maudie Zalman; and father,...

Elsie Sparks

Elsie Sparks

Jan 12, 2011

Elsie L. Sparks, 80, longtime resident of Poplar Bluff, Mo died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Sparks was born August 24, 1930 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was a homemaker, and enjoyed babysitting, reading, scrapbooking, sewing, and listening to country music. preceded her in death. Survivors include three sons, Ricky Sparks and wife, Deenie,...

Artie  Mae Hillis

Artie Mae Hillis

Jan 12, 2011

Artie Mae Brewer Hillis, 89, died Tuesday, Jan.4, 2011 at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. Mrs. Hillis, daughter of the late Richard (Dick) Brewer and Mary (May) Waggoner Brewer was born Feb, 22, 1921. On Jan. 1, 1937, she married Thomas Nelson Hillis at Cash, AR. He preceded her in death on June 23, 1990. Artie was a...

Laverne  I. Ristig

Laverne I. Ristig

Jan 12, 2011

Laverne I. Ristig, 84 of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Ristig was born, May 15, 1926 in Poplar Bluff. She lived in Anchorage, Alaska for 40 years before moving back to Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Ristig was a member of the First Christian Church and loved raising her children. On November 30, 1946 she married...

Robert  D. Phillips

Robert D. Phillips

Feb 1, 2006

Robert Donald Phillips, age 94, passed away at his Bremerton home early on the morning of 31 January 2016. Robert was born in E. St. Louis Illinois on 15 April 1921 to Donald Rollie Phillips and Mary Emily (Wantland) Phillips and was called "Buddy" by his family. He grew up during the Great Depression years in Maplewood Park which is...

Kenneth  Roy Million

Kenneth Roy Million

Dec 29, 1993

May 24, 2014 at his home. He was born November 26, 1934 to the late Vollie and Helen Black Million in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was a long time resident of Butler County. He was a mechanic, a construction worker, and a professional bird dog trainer. Kenneth enjoyed hunting and fishing. On May 16, 1983 he married Joann Owens. She...

Alta  L. Mansfield

Alta L. Mansfield

Dec 29, 1993

Alta L. Mansfield, 98, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, April1, 2014 at Oakdale Assisted Living of natural causes. She was a life-long resident of the Bay Springs, Pike Slough and Harviell areas in Butler County, except for a brief residency in St. Louis, Mo. Alta was one of 12 children born to the late Charles and Ivy Chatman. She...

Sandra  L. Cates

Sandra L. Cates

Jun 22, 1962

Sandra Lea "Sandy" Cates was born on August 4th, 1962. She passed away on Wednesday, June 22nd at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was fifty-three years old at the time of her death. She was preceded in death by her mother Doris and her father William Cates of Ohio. She is survived by her roommates and a host of...

Nora  L. Marshall

Nora L. Marshall

Feb 22, 1921

Nora L. Marshall, 94, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Broseley, died Feb. 22, 1921 in Kentucky to the late Thomas Crowell and Ellen Hooten Crowell. She was a longtime resident of Broseley, Mo. where she met and married William T. Marshall. They both attended the Heritage Freewill Baptist Church. Nora retired as a dietition at Lucy Lee Hospital in...