Lester Edward Moore
Apr 20, 2016
Lester Edward Moore, 83, of Naylor, Mo., passed away on Monday, April 18, 2016 at his home. Mr. Moore was born on Aug. 18, 1932 in Holcomb, Mo. He worked as a farmer and a bus driver. His hobbies included farming, fishing and his grandchildren. On Aug. 30, 1955 he married Helen Ruth Thomason. She died on Nov. 22, 2009....
Bettie Raulston
Apr 16, 2016
Bettie Sue (Pitt) Raulston departed this life on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Center after a brief illness. She was 72 years old. Bettie was born March 17, 1944 to the late Robert (Bob) and Mildred Jewell (Ham) Pitt, in Poplar Bluff. Her sister Frances (Pitt) Strickland also preceded her in death. She attended New Home General...
Sandra Whitmer
Apr 15, 2016
Sandra Sue Whitmer, 70, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, April 15, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Whitmer was born August 12, 1945 in St. Louis County, Mo. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff. A homemaker, she enjoyed gardening, yard sales and going to the sale barn. She loved doing church activities. Survivors include...
Butch Rushin
Apr 15, 2016
Butch Rushin, 71, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away on Friday, April 15, 2016, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Rushin was born March 21, 1945 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Grace Christian Fellowship. For 30 years he operated Rushin Towing and was also a retired insurance adjuster. He enjoyed race cars, fishing, hunting and...
Carroll Morgan
Apr 15, 2016
Carroll Morgan, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, April 15, 2016 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Morgan was born February 29, 1944 in Biggers, Ark. He attended Fellowship General Baptist Church and worked at Greg's Auto Sales. He enjoyed watching NASCAR and fishing. On June 21, 1991, he married Linda (Joyner) Morgan in Poplar Bluff....
Raymond Simmons
Apr 14, 2016
Raymond Simmons, 42, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away suddenly on April 14, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Raymond was born on February 1, 1974 at Lucy Lee Hospital in Poplar Bluff, Mo to the late Raymond Taylor and Nancy Morley. He was later adopted by Allen and Diana Simmons. He attended Poplar Bluff and Neelyville schools. On...
Shirley Kay Swafford
Apr 13, 2016
Shirley Kay Swafford, "Squirrely", 60, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016. She was born May 4, 1955 in Wood River, Ill. A believer in God, she was a homemaker and "the boss". She enjoyed yard sales, tanning, listening to the Beatles, and being with family. On July 1, 1982 she married David Swafford, in Poplar Bluff....
Tina Sadler Stark
Apr 12, 2016
Well known gospel singer and song writer, Tina Sadler Stark, 70, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at her home. She was born January 23, 1946, in Qulin, Mo., to the late Clarence Leroy and Della Marie (Sims) Jones. She was a member of the Palace of Praise Church. She loved traveling and singing His praises...
Beatrice Lorene Foster
Apr 7, 2016
Beatrice Lorene Foster, 70, of Neelyville, Mo., passed away on Tues. April 5, 2016 at her home. Ms. Foster was born on July 26, 1945 in Kansas City, Mo. She worked as a locksmith and enjoyed watching T.V., flowers, house plants, gardening and taking care of her children. Beatrice was preceded in death by 3 husbands, Carlos Merchant, Stanley Whitmer...
Jerry Lee Alexander
Apr 7, 2016
Jerry Lee Alexander, 53, of St. Louis, MO., formerly of Neelyville, passed away on Sun. April 3, 2016. Mr. Alexander was born on Sept. 10, 1962 in St. Louis, Mo. His hobbies included, Fishing, playing cards, cardinal baseball and spending time with his family. Survivors include, his mother, Mary Lou Ramo of St. Louis, Mo.; Brothers, Mark Ramo of St....
Mary M. Mitchell Stull
Apr 7, 2016
Mary M. Mitchell Stull, 87, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Neelyville, passed away Wednesday, March 30 at Cedargate Nursing Center. Ms. Stull was born Feb. 12, 1929 in Piggott, Ark. she married James S. Mitchell on Aug. 14, 1948. He preceded her in death in 1985. Later she married Clarence Abe Stull, who preceded her in death in 1996. Ms....
Sherry Smith Willis
Apr 6, 2016
Sherry Virginia (Smith) Willis ,61, of Broseley, Mo, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016 in Titusville, Florida. Sherry was born October 13, 1954 in Poplar Bluff, Mo., to Virgil and Grace Smith. Both preceded her in death. She was a member of Ash Hill General Baptist Church, where she served as a trustee. She loved working in the church and...
Gary Neal Groves
Apr 5, 2016
Gary Neal Groves, 64, of Williamsville, Mo., passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Groves was born September 24, 1951 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of Apostolic Worship Center in Poplar Bluff. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and was a computer specialist at John...
Rhonda Lynn Smith
Apr 3, 2016
Rhonda Lynn Smith, 56, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., was born May 21, 1959, in St. Louis, Mo. and departed on April 3, 2016 at her home. She was a member of Hope Lutheran Church in High Ridge, Mo. and attended Mt. Calvary Powerhouse Church locally. She enjoyed spending time with her grandson and her many nieces and nephews, visiting with...
Glenda L. Hager
Apr 2, 2016
Glenda L. Hager, 66, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., went to be with the Lord Saturday, April 2, 2016 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born December 30, 1949, in Manila, Ark., to the late Robert Hall and Ruth (Archer) Hall. She was of the Pentecostal faith and enjoyed going to church and spending time with her grandchildren....
Nadine Mccomb
Mar 30, 2016
It was on the night of March 30, 2016 at 10:02pm, when Nadine McComb of Jefferson City, MO departed this life into eternity. She solemnly and peacefully made her transition, while being embraced by the love of her children, grandchildren, and family in the home of her eldest daughter succumbing to her battle with cancer. Even though this illness took...
Chad Pennington
Mar 28, 2016
Chad Douglas Pennington, 38, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away in Winona, MS., on March 28, 2016, in an automobile accident on his way to work. Mr. Pennington was born on July 19, 1977 at Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was a Drill site manager for Chevron Oil Co. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. A resident of Doniphan, Chad had also...
Mary Alice Hert
Mar 23, 2016
Mary Alice Hert, 73, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Hert was born July 1, 1942. She was a homemaker and enjoyed drawing, reading, playing with the cats and watching television. Her husband Ben Hert preceded her in death on October 9,2005. Survivors include her children, Mary Gean Hert,...
William S. Bayne
Mar 22, 2016
William S. Bayne, 41, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Bayne of was born December 26, 1974 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of First Liberty Missionary Baptist Church and enjoyed fishing and hunting. On August 1, 2014 he married Debbie Bayne in Corning, Ark. She survives....
Edna Kay Bounds
Mar 20, 2016
Edna Kay Bounds, 63, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born June 29, 1952 in Oxford, Mississippi to the late T.D. Joiner and her mother Rosie Etta Johnson. Mrs. Bounds was of the Baptist faith and was baptized at an early age. She was a homemaker and...
